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Date of Birth
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08-April-1896
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Place of Birth
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Lower East Side
(New York City, New York, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, E.Y. Harburg, Edgar Yipsel Harburg, Isidore Hochberg, Yip
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Profession
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Lyricist, Screenwriter, Film Score Composer
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Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," "April in Paris," and "It's Only a Paper Moon," as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow."
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