 While Ira Gershwin fashioned the lyrics for this movie in 1946, the  composer George Gershwin had died in 1937. With the aid of long time  friend Kay Swift (herself a composer), Ira put together a number of  Georges unpublished melodies to provide a score for the film. "For  You, For Me, for Evermore" became popular enough to make "Your Hit  Parade" for two weeks.