Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg, Yiddish: ysydvr hvkbrg; April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

Harburg and Gorney were offered a contract with Paramount: in Hollywood, Harburg worked with composers Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, and Burton Lane, and later wrote the lyrics for The Wizard of Oz, one of the earliest known "integrated musicals," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for "Over the Rainbow."  Of his work on The Wizard of Oz, his son (and biographer) Ernie Harburg has said:  So anyhow, Yip also wrote all the dialogue in that time and the setup to the songs and he also wrote the part where they give out the heart, the brains and the nerve, because he was the final script editor. And he--there were eleven screenwriters on that--and he pulled the whole thing together, wrote his own lines and gave the thing a coherence and unity which made it a work of art. But he doesn't get credit for that. He gets lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, you see. But nevertheless, he put his influence on the thing.  Working in Hollywood did not stop Harburg's career on Broadway. In the 1940s, he wrote a series of "book" musicals with social messages, including the successful Bloomer Girl (1944), set during the Civil War, which was about temperance and women's rights activist Amelia Bloomer. Harburg's best known Broadway show, Finian's Rainbow (1947) was, in its original production, possibly the first Broadway musical with a racially integrated chorus line, and features his "When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich." It was made into a film in 1968 starring Fred Astaire and Petula Clark, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. CANNOTANSWER

What were some of the other book musicals?
Harburg's best known Broadway show, Finian's Rainbow (1947) was, in its original production, possibly the first Broadway musical with a racially integrated chorus line,
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg (född Isidore Hochberg, jiddisch: ysydvr hvkbrg; 8 april 1896 - 5 mars 1981) var en amerikansk populär sånglyriker som arbetade med många välkända kompositörer. Han skrev texterna till standarden "Broder, kan du skona en dime?" Harburg och Gorney erbjöds ett kontrakt med Paramount: i Hollywood arbetade Harburg med kompositörerna Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, och Burton Lane, och skrev senare texterna till The Wizard of Oz, en av de tidigast kända "integrerade musikalerna", för vilka han vann Academy Award för bästa musik, Original Song för "Over the Rainbow." Om sitt arbete med Trollkarlen från Oz har hans son (och levnadstecknare) Ernie Harburg sagt: Så hur som helst skrev Yip även all dialog på den tiden och upplägget till låtarna och han skrev också delen där de ger ut hjärtat, hjärnan och nerven, eftersom han var den sista manusredaktören. Och han - det var elva manusförfattare på det - och han drog ihop hela saken, skrev sina egna rader och gav saken en sammanhållning och enhet som gjorde det till ett konstverk. Men han får inte äran för det. Han får texter av E. Y. Harburg, förstår du. Men ändå satte han sitt inflytande på saken. Att arbeta i Hollywood stoppade inte Harburgs karriär på Broadway. På 1940-talet skrev han en rad "bokmusikaler" med sociala budskap, bland annat den framgångsrika Bloomer Girl (1944), som utspelade sig under inbördeskriget, som handlade om temperans och kvinnorättsaktivisten Amelia Bloomer. Harburgs mest kända Broadwayshow, Finian's Rainbow (1947) var, i sin originalproduktion, möjligen den första Broadwaymusikalen med en rasintegrerad refrängrad, och innehåller hans "When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich." Den gjordes till en film 1968 med Fred Astaire och Petula Clark i huvudrollerna, regi av Francis Ford Coppola. CANNOTANSWER Vilka var några av de andra bokmusikalerna?
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg, Yiddish: ysydvr hvkbrg; April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981) was an American popular vocal lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standard "Brother, can you spare a dime?" Harburg and Gorney were offered a contract with Paramount: in Hollywood, Harburg worked with composers Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, and Burton Lane, and later wrote the lyrics of The Wizard of Oz, one of the earliest known "integrated musicals", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for "Over the Rainbow." About his work with the Wizard of Oz, his son (and biographer) Ernie Harburg has said: So anyway, Yip also wrote all the dialogue at the time and the arrangement of the songs and he also wrote the part where they give out the heart, brain and nerve, because he was the last script editor. And he - there were eleven screenwriters on it - and he pulled the whole thing together, wrote his own lines and gave the matter a unity and unity that made it a work of art. But he doesn't get credit for it. He gets lyrics from E. Y. Harburg, you see. Yet, he put his influence on the matter. Working in Hollywood did not stop Harburg's career on Broadway. In the 1940s, he wrote a series of "book musicals" with social messages, including the successful Bloomer Girl (1944), set during the Civil War, dealing with temperance and women's rights activist Amelia Bloomer. Harburg's most famous Broadway show, Finian's Rainbow (1947) was, in its original production, possibly the first Broadway musical with a racially integrated chorus rank, and features his "When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich." It was made into a 1968 film starring Fred Astaire and Petula Clark, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. What were some of the other book musicals?
Harburgs mest kända Broadwayshow, Finian's Rainbow (1947) var, i sin originalproduktion, möjligen den första Broadwaymusikalen med en rasintegrerad refrängrad,
Harburg's most famous Broadway show, Finian's Rainbow (1947) was, in its original production, possibly the first Broadway musical with a racially integrated chorus rank,