Yip

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Yip was the nickname of E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, the American lyricist best known for writing the words to songs such as "Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lyricist
atheist
human
librettist
lyricist
pacifist
poet
political activist
screenwriter
socialist
songwriter
alsoKnownAs E. Y. Harburg
Edgar Y. Harburg
linked to: E. Y. Harburg
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
birthName Isidore Hochberg
collaboratedWith Burton Lane NERFINISHED
Harold Arlen
Jay Gorney
Jerome Kern
Jule Styne
Vernon Duke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Jewish American
linked to: Jewish Americans
genre musical theatre
popular music
givenName Edgar Yipsel Harburg
linked to: E. Y. Harburg
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American popular song
Tin Pan Alley
linked to: Tin Pan Alley era
nickname Yip
notableFor writing lyrics for The Wizard of Oz
writing the lyrics to Over the Rainbow
notableWork April in Paris
Bloomer Girl (lyrics)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
Finian's Rainbow (lyrics)
linked to: Finian's Rainbow

Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
If I Only Had a Brain
It's Only a Paper Moon
Jamaica (lyrics)
linked to: Jamaica Farewell

Lydia the Tattooed Lady
Old Devil Moon
Over the Rainbow
The Wizard of Oz (lyrics)
linked to: The Wizard of Oz
occupation librettist
lyricist
poet
screenwriter
songwriter
placeOfBirth Lower East Side, Manhattan
linked to: Lower East Side

New York City
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
sexOrGender male

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E. Y. Harburg nickname Yip
Yip nickname Yip