Irving berlin biography kids

Here are some of the most interesting and important facts about this fascinating man.

1. Irving Berlin lived to be 101 years of age.

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He was born on May 11, 1888 and died on September 22, 1989. 

2. He was born in Tyumen, Russia and his real name is Israel Isidore Baline.

3. At the age of five in 1893, his family settled in New York City in the United States. He spent his youth on the Lower East Side.

4. His father died when he was 13 and he had to stop schooling to help support the family.

Berlin became a newspaper boy, hawking The Evening Journal.

5. His very first earning was five pennies that constituted his first day's receipts, his contribution to the family budget.

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His other 7 siblings also worked in shirt and cigar factories.

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6. Izzy, as he was fondly called, left his home when he was 14 years of age. He is also known to be called “Irvie”.

7. Berlin worked as a singing w