| E. Y. Harburg AKA Isidore Hochberg Born: 8-Apr-1896
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 4-Mar-1981
Location of death: West Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Accident - Automobile
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Songwriter Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Wizard of Oz Father: Lewis Hochberg
Mother: Mary Ricing
Wife: Alice Richmond (m. 23-Feb-1923, div. 1929, two children)
Wife: Edelaine Roden (m. 18-Jan-1943)
High School: Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY
University: City College of New York (1917)
Oscar for Best Music Original Song 1940 for The Wizard of Oz (with Harold Arlen)
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1972
Hollywood Blacklist
Author of books:
Rhymes for the Irreverent (1965, poetry)
At This Point in Time (1976, poetry)
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