Kay Swift
Katherine Swift ( April 19, 1897 - January 28, 1993 ) was an American composer of popular and classical music,
Swift was trained as a composer at the Institute of Musical Art (which became the Juilliard School ). She was married to James Warburg, with whom she had three children. Swift went down in music history as the first female composer to compose a musical . Fine and Dandy , written in 1930, contains some of their best known songs; the theme song became a jazz standard . Your composition Can't We Be Friends? (1929) also became known as a hit. Swift also arranged and completed some of George Gershwin's works , such as his Prelude and Sleepless Night (1946).
Web links
- KaySwift.com
- Gershwinfan.com Katharine Weber, granddaughter of Swift, answered questions about her grandmother on the forum on this site
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- Ohl, Vicki Fine & Dandy: The Life and Work of Kay Swift . Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10261-5
- Hyland, William G. George Gershwin: A New Biography . Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-98111-8
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| SURNAME | Swift, Kay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swift, Katherine (real name); Warburg, Katherine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1897 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1993 |