Michael Owen

So his life became more one of observation rather than activity, whereas George's life would have been a 180-degree difference from that.

So his life became more one of observation rather than activity, whereas George's life would have been a 180-degree difference from that.

So his life became more one of observation rather than activity, whereas George's life would have been a 180-degree difference from that.

Well, all three of the writers who were friends, Harold Arlen, the composer, and Yip Harburg and Ira, who had been classmates and writing partners together before, when Arlen and Harburg had been hired to write the score at MGM for Wizard of Oz, they played the tune, Arlen's tune, that became Over the Rainbow for Ira because he was a sounding board. And

Well, all three of the writers who were friends, Harold Arlen, the composer, and Yip Harburg and Ira, who had been classmates and writing partners together before, when Arlen and Harburg had been hired to write the score at MGM for Wizard of Oz, they played the tune, Arlen's tune, that became Over the Rainbow for Ira because he was a sounding board. And

Well, all three of the writers who were friends, Harold Arlen, the composer, and Yip Harburg and Ira, who had been classmates and writing partners together before, when Arlen and Harburg had been hired to write the score at MGM for Wizard of Oz, they played the tune, Arlen's tune, that became Over the Rainbow for Ira because he was a sounding board. And

I must say that that was the way it was with all these writers of that period. They were all generally friendly to each other. I don't think there was a lot of competition. I mean, there was competition, obviously, but there wasn't angry competition.

I must say that that was the way it was with all these writers of that period. They were all generally friendly to each other. I don't think there was a lot of competition. I mean, there was competition, obviously, but there wasn't angry competition.

I must say that that was the way it was with all these writers of that period. They were all generally friendly to each other. I don't think there was a lot of competition. I mean, there was competition, obviously, but there wasn't angry competition.

So when the song was finished, or at least when Harburg and Ireland thought the song was finished, they came over to Ira's house and Ireland sat down at the piano and played the tune and Harburg sang the song. And Ira liked it a lot, but he felt like that there was something missing at the end, a coda

So when the song was finished, or at least when Harburg and Ireland thought the song was finished, they came over to Ira's house and Ireland sat down at the piano and played the tune and Harburg sang the song. And Ira liked it a lot, but he felt like that there was something missing at the end, a coda

So when the song was finished, or at least when Harburg and Ireland thought the song was finished, they came over to Ira's house and Ireland sat down at the piano and played the tune and Harburg sang the song. And Ira liked it a lot, but he felt like that there was something missing at the end, a coda

And so Ira was the one who came up with the line about bluebirds flying at the end, which is one of the more famous lines from the song.

And so Ira was the one who came up with the line about bluebirds flying at the end, which is one of the more famous lines from the song.

And so Ira was the one who came up with the line about bluebirds flying at the end, which is one of the more famous lines from the song.

Right. And I think that sums up the song in many ways. It sums up the film. It sums up Dorothy's journey. But I think he just was helping out his friends, and whether he got credit for that or not didn't really make that much difference to him.

Right. And I think that sums up the song in many ways. It sums up the film. It sums up Dorothy's journey. But I think he just was helping out his friends, and whether he got credit for that or not didn't really make that much difference to him.

Right. And I think that sums up the song in many ways. It sums up the film. It sums up Dorothy's journey. But I think he just was helping out his friends, and whether he got credit for that or not didn't really make that much difference to him.

He did not get credit, no, no.

He did not get credit, no, no.