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Yip Harburg

1896 - 1981

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Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (with Jay Gorney), "April in Paris", and "It's Only a Paper Moon", as well as all of the songs for the film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow". He was known for the social commentary of his lyrics, as well as his leftist leanings. He championed racial, sexual and gender equality and union politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yip Harburg is the 2,150th most popular musician (down from 2,106th in 2019), the 11,551st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,048th in 2019) and the 860th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Yip Harburg ranks 2,150 out of 3,175. Before him are WestBam, Bill Laswell, Criss Oliva, Uri Caine, Boris Brejcha, and Arcadi Volodos. After him are Hiromi Uehara, Patricia Barber, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Dennis Chambers, Victor Wooten, and Edwin Hawkins.

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Among people born in 1896, Yip Harburg ranks 266. Before him are V. K. Krishna Menon, Adele Astaire, Herb Drury, Uberto De Morpurgo, William Cameron Townsend, and Elliott Nugent. After him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pavel Antokolsky, R. C. Sherriff, Louis Fischer, Ian Wolfe, and Ivan Dresser. Among people deceased in 1981, Yip Harburg ranks 277. Before him are Robert Russell Bennett, Zoltán Huszárik, Malcolm MacDonald, Boris Sagal, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, and Douglas Lowe. After him are Margaret Lindsay, Louise Lorraine, Harry Chapin, Nikolai Tishchenko, Ivan Udodov, and Jan van Diepenbeek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yip Harburg ranks 11,553 out of 20,380. Before him are D. J. Cotrona (1980), Brian Van Holt (1969), Richard Zare (1939), John Adams Dix (1798), Brenda Joyce (1917), and William Gillette (1853). After him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), John Litel (1892), Adolphus Greely (1844), Shawn Johnson East (1992), Stephen Dunham (1964), and Ryan Eggold (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Yip Harburg ranks 860. Before him are Paul Winter (1939), Josh Homme (1973), Roger Miller (1936), Bill Laswell (1955), Criss Oliva (1963), and Uri Caine (1956). After him are Patricia Barber (1955), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Dennis Chambers (1959), Victor Wooten (1964), Edwin Hawkins (1943), and Alison Sudol (1984).

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