It was George Gershwin. Ira was his brother, and the lyricist. Gershwin wrote both popular songs (with his brother,) and great "classical" masterworks (by himself).

He is a good topic for a folk/blues forum, as he is the only white man ever to have beaten a black guy in a pre-blues "shouting" match.

It is really sad how many serious illnesses go undiagnosed, or are diagnosed as "mental illness" or "hypochondria"!!! Grrrrrrr.