July 11
Gershwin, George
b. September 26, 1898 d. July 11, 1937
Composer. He is best remembered for his compositions with his equally talented lyricist older brother, Ira Gershwin. They are responsible for such hit songs as "Someone to Watch over Me" (1926), "Love Walked In" (1937), "Love is Here to Stay" (1937), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924), and for such musicals as "Of Thee I sing" (1931 - the first musical to ever win a Pulitzer Prize), and "Porgy and Bess" (1935). Born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, New York, of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. Cause of death: Brain Tumor.
Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor 'Lady Bird'
b. December 22, 1912 d. July 11, 2007
Presidential First Lady. Born Claudia Alta Taylor to T.J. and Minnie Taylor. A maid noticed that she was as cute as a "Lady Bird," and the nickname stuck. In 1918 when she was six years old, her mother died. Their aunt Effie Pattillo raised Lady Bird and her two older brothers, for the most part. In 1933, she graduated from The University of Texas, earning a BA in Liberal Arts, followed by a Bachelors in Journalism the next year. Cause of death: Natural causes.
b. September 26, 1898 d. July 11, 1937
Composer. He is best remembered for his compositions with his equally talented lyricist older brother, Ira Gershwin. They are responsible for such hit songs as "Someone to Watch over Me" (1926), "Love Walked In" (1937), "Love is Here to Stay" (1937), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924), and for such musicals as "Of Thee I sing" (1931 - the first musical to ever win a Pulitzer Prize), and "Porgy and Bess" (1935). Born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, New York, of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. Cause of death: Brain Tumor.
Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor 'Lady Bird'
b. December 22, 1912 d. July 11, 2007
Presidential First Lady. Born Claudia Alta Taylor to T.J. and Minnie Taylor. A maid noticed that she was as cute as a "Lady Bird," and the nickname stuck. In 1918 when she was six years old, her mother died. Their aunt Effie Pattillo raised Lady Bird and her two older brothers, for the most part. In 1933, she graduated from The University of Texas, earning a BA in Liberal Arts, followed by a Bachelors in Journalism the next year. Cause of death: Natural causes.
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