Theatre Trivia Tweet: Israel Isidore Beilin

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Israel Isidore Beilin

Israel Isidore Beilin was a contemporary of George Gershwin.

His real name is Israel Isidore Beilin and he’s responsible for composing some of Broadway’s biggest hit tunes. What is the name by which everyone knows this composer/lyricist?

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Israel Isidore Beilin is the proper name of Irving Berlin. Berlin adopted his new name after a printer misspelled his name on a published piece of music he had written. Israel Isidore Beilin liked Irving Berlin and took the name as his own.