Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was born May 11,1888 to Moses and Leah Beilin. He was the youngest of eight children. When they moved to America because of a fire incident, the two oldest children chose to stay behind. When they arrived at Ellis Island, since they were healthy, they passed the tests easily. They took a ferry to Manhattan, where Moses's cousin was waiting for them. There they moved into a basement apartment. When they arrived, what they didn't know was that they have arrived at the worst possible time. Then, the united states was in the middle of america's worst ecinomic depression. Moses could only find part-time jobs. Isreal(Irving Berlin) started attending public school at the age of 7. every dayafter school,he would sell news papers to help support the family. But soon after they arrived in america, one of Irving's sisters dided, then tow yearslater ,his father,Moses,died.Irving decided to drop out of school and sell papers as a full time job.when he was 13,he made a decision that would change his life.He would leave home, familly,friends, and school and growup by himself. sonn after he became an orphan, he switched jobs and became a busker. one time when he was busking, he got into a fight with another boy and got stabed with a knife.then he was quickly rushed to the hospital but soon recoverd. later on, he got a safer and better job as a singing stooge. But ,a few weeks later he got an even better job as a singer in the PelhamCafe in chinahina town new york. there he worked as a singer and was paid seven dollars a week and the coins tossed at him. soon after he got fired and quickly got a job at another restraunt. there he wrote a song called Saddie salome. In 1913, he got married to Dorothy Gotze. But 5 monthes after he got married, he burried his wife. then he wrote the song when I lost you. soon after that,hefounded the Irving Berlin Music Co.which is still on today. later on, world war twobroke out and he drafted into the army.After the ar, he met a woman named Ellin mackay and they quickly fell in love with each other. They got married soon afterward. Then in 1964,the new king ( Elvis presly) took over.and thenThatwas the end of his carrer and ided on september 22,1974.