Biography - Irving Berlin: An American Song (A&E DVD Archives)
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Actor: Irving BerlinBrand: A&E
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-07-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
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- Though he was born in 1888 in Russia, he came to be synonymous with the music of his adopted homeland. In a career that spanned half a century, he penned some of the most recognizable and enduring songs of all time. Jerome Kern may have said it best: "Irving Berlin has no place in American music--he is American music." Incredibly, the composer ofics like "Cheek to Cheek," God Bless America" and
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Movie Review: An Immigrant's Love of America
Summary: 5 Stars
There are so many wonderful stories of immigrants who struggled and overcame poverty to achieve greatness in some field. Irving Berlin's life experience is eloquently captured in this excellent biography. The Russian Jewish boy who left his impoverished Lower East Side New York family to avoid being a burden and became one of the greatest American composers of popular songs, songs like "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Easter Parade," "White Christmas," and "God Bless America," is the subject of a most inspiring story....There is only one minor correction I would make: the box of the A&E DVD says the running time is "approx. 100 mins.," when in fact the program runs about 87 minutes.
Summary of Biography - Irving Berlin: An American Song (A&E DVD Archives)
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