Irving Berlin

Berlin, Irving  1888 - 1989: Irving Berlin composed over 900 songs, including such classics as "White Christmas" and "God Bless America." He also wrote 19 musicals and 18 scores for movies that include stars such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Berlin started his musical career when he was a singing waiter at the age of 19. While working as a waiter in Chinatown, he gained credit for songwriting when he wrote the words to "Marie from Sunny Italy." From that point on, he not only received credit for songwriting, but he also gained recognition for writing his own tunes. Berlin never learned how to formally play the piano or read music, but that didn't stop him from becoming "one of America's most outstanding writer's."

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