| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Berlin, Irving |
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| DATES: | 1888–1989 |
| VARIANTS: | Originally Israel Baline. |
| Russian-born American songwriter who wrote more than 1,500 songs, including “Alexander's Ragtime Band” (1911), and several musical comedies, such as Top Hat (1935) and Annie Get Your Gun (1946).
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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