Frances Gershwin Godowsky, Frankie Gershwin

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2012
  • A mini documentary about Frances Gershwin Godowsky, Frankie Gershwin. George and Ira Geshwin's little sister who was a artist of her own right. She loved to sing, dance and won awards for her painting.
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Комментарии • 34

  • @vova47
    @vova47 11 лет назад +8

    I have met this delightful lady and visited her fabulous apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side
    and played some Gershwin songs for her on her grand piano.
    And she liked my playing and wanted me to play for her daughter Alexis.
    That is the experience that I shall never forget. Thank you for bringing back the memories!

  • @pennychrisman3294
    @pennychrisman3294 10 лет назад +12

    Just a lovely, and totally charming lady. I was an RN For mr godowsky. During his long illness. Frances was a grand story teller...and a lovely person...no airs or snobbishness. The months I spent with her were most enjoyable. Thank. You for bringing her to life on the video. Penny chrisman

  • @UKMike2009
    @UKMike2009 10 лет назад +9

    A great lady. I still cherish a vinyl album of Frances singing the songs of George and Ira in her clear voice - surely the most honest of interpretations of the Gershwin songbook.

  • @johnpretorius7266
    @johnpretorius7266 3 года назад +1

    Such a delightful lady. Beautiful people the Gershwins.

  • @ehradecky1
    @ehradecky1 12 лет назад +3

    Stunningly attractive woman! Why in the world am I finding out about Ms.Godowsky only now? I am sure she led a charmed life! Bless her!

  • @mustafa1name
    @mustafa1name 11 лет назад +2

    What a delight. Thanks so much nitegodofsky. This spirit of the twenties shines brightly!

  • @zoeandcara
    @zoeandcara 12 лет назад +3

    What a woman! Thanks for posting this.

  • @SolomonsSeals
    @SolomonsSeals 10 лет назад +4

    Thank you Leila Godowsky for making this film of your grandmother Frankie! The old film footage is Precious! I only wish there was some film made of Leopold Godowsky (the original) in his lifetime. Hard to imagine that there is none. Please do let us know if there is, even a glimpse..:)

  • @frankiegershwin
    @frankiegershwin 12 лет назад +1

    Thanks so much for posting this. I reposted it as soon as I saw it up. Great to have available for the public!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @marielameiergarcia
    @marielameiergarcia 5 месяцев назад

    Gracias Daniel Hoexter por compartir este enlace.

  • @JackGibbonsHQ
    @JackGibbonsHQ 12 лет назад +2

    A lovely film, beautifully put together. Thank you so much for sharing this and including the extra clips of George and Ira too. I remember being transfixed years ago when Ed Jablonski first showed me the wonderful clip of her dancing! Wonderful to see it again!

  • @xfhghe
    @xfhghe 7 лет назад +2

    My, what a sweet lady!

  • @likemyviolin
    @likemyviolin 10 лет назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @rudewayz1413
    @rudewayz1413 Год назад

    ✨🌹 THIS WOMAN HAS CLASS AND SHE CAN DANCE 😘😁

  • @citizen1163
    @citizen1163 7 лет назад +1

    what a beauty!

  • @annaalyakrinskaya3560
    @annaalyakrinskaya3560 7 лет назад +14

    She my great grandmother :)

    • @tchrisou812
      @tchrisou812 5 лет назад

      Did you know her? I'd bet she had some great stories.

    • @robertberger9089
      @robertberger9089 5 лет назад

      @@tchrisou812 who dat is ?

    • @ferociousgumby
      @ferociousgumby 3 года назад

      @@robertberger9089 Doesn't seem likely.

  • @keithsanders7278
    @keithsanders7278 9 лет назад +1

    If you would like to hear Frances,her album 'For George and Ira' is available as an iTunes download. I also have the vinyl mentioned below and can confirm that the download replicates that LP.

  • @georgestrum3478
    @georgestrum3478 9 лет назад +1

    While attending a concert of Gershwin music, Frances sat right behind where I was seated. Being curious I turned around during the performance to catch a peek and she looked at me and glared like "What?" I never was so embarrassed.

  • @TheDerek47
    @TheDerek47 9 лет назад

    I love it; thank you for uploading.

  • @cosmo9287
    @cosmo9287 6 лет назад +1

    She was at a party in Paris with Cole Porter and George Gershwin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @virginiwoolf
    @virginiwoolf 3 года назад +1

    He must have been a great brother

  • @ruthhellkamp926
    @ruthhellkamp926 3 года назад

    she has her brother's eyes....too.

  • @kyleethekelt
    @kyleethekelt 3 года назад +2

    Hurray for Frances. She's so right about singers not knowing how to phrase. Even so-called top-level pop singers have no clue about phrasing. most of them can only manage about six words per breath.

  • @johnwright291
    @johnwright291 3 года назад

    She was a foxy lady in the home movies taken by the pool.

    • @johnwright291
      @johnwright291 3 года назад

      Wow dig those dance moves. Riskay for the time.

    • @bottlesalts
      @bottlesalts Год назад

      Maybe was riskay, but I love seeing slice of life footage from decades ago where you see people having fun just as they do today

  • @NYSavoyard
    @NYSavoyard 9 лет назад

    Whoever created this video --- PLEASE CORRECT THE SPELLING OF "FRANCES" on the opening title! It's not "Francis" --- that's the male version of the name!

  • @db7sib7m
    @db7sib7m 11 лет назад

    She seems a little bit like Alicia de Larrocha, isn't she?

    • @MrMogensd
      @MrMogensd 3 года назад

      Alicia de Larrocha was my teacher. I don't really think so.

  • @sandrashevey8252
    @sandrashevey8252 11 лет назад

    So this was produced by her daughter or grand-daughter...don`t you think they could have structured it in such a way as to show us about discrmination and ridicule of Jewish performers ie Fanny Briace. The doc makes the woman look like a clown. Unfair. Untrue. Nazi montage. Bad form.