Editing Irving Berlin (section)

==Awards and honors==
*[[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] in 1943 for "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" in ''[[Holiday Inn (film)|Holiday Inn]]''.<ref name=tcm>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/14740%7C73253/irving-berlin#biography "Irving Berlin: Biography"] TCM, retrieved May 9, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1943 The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners"] 
oscars.org, retrieved May 13, 2018</ref>
*US Army Medal of Merit from General [[George Marshall]] at the direction of President [[Harry S. Truman]].<ref name=tcm/><ref name=NYT-obit/>
*[[Tony Award]] in 1951 for Best Score for the musical ''[[Call Me Madam]]''.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/call-me-madam-imperial-theatre-vault-0000006062 " ''Call Me Madam'' Broadway"] ''Playbill'' (vault), retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>
*[[Congressional Gold Medal]] in 1954 from President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] for contributing many patriotic songs, including "God Bless America".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.senate.gov/CRSpubs/d096b2b7-3221-4cec-b99c-3ba5774b0750.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105103218/http://www.senate.gov/CRSpubs/d096b2b7-3221-4cec-b99c-3ba5774b0750.pdf |archive-date=November 5, 2016 |url-status=live| title=Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2016| last=Glassman| first=Matthew Eric| date=February 13, 2017}}</ref>
* Special [[Tony Award]] in 1963.<ref name=vault>[http://www.playbill.com/person/irving-berlin-vault-0000006468# "Irving Berlin Awards"] ''Playbill'' (vault), retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>
*[[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1968.<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/lifetime-awards "Lifetime Achievement Award"], Grammy.com, retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>
*[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1970, which "celebrated its First annual Induction and Awards Ceremony in New York City".<ref>[https://www.songhall.org/profile/Irving_Berlin "Irving Berlin, Songwriters Hall of Fame"], Songhall.org, retrieved May 9, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.songhall.org/ceremony/1970_awards_and_induction_ceremony "January 1st, 1970: 1970 Inaugural Induction Ceremony"], Songhall.org, retrieved May 13, 2018</ref>
*[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 1977 by President [[Gerald Ford]]. The citation reads, in part: "Musician, Composer, Humanitarian, And Patriot, Irving Berlin Has Captured The Fondest Dreams And Deepest Emotions Of The American People In The Form Of Popular Music."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0067/1563058.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906170024/http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0067/1563058.pdf |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |url-status=live| title=Medal of Freedom Citations| website=John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library| date=January 3, 1977| access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>Nordlinger, Jay (December 17, 2007).[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443562/medals-freedom "A Tasty Presidential Perk"] ''[[National Review]]''.</ref>
*[[Lawrence Langner]] [[Tony Award]] in 1978.<ref name=vault/>
*[[Medal of Liberty]] during [[Liberty Weekend|centennial celebrations for the Statue of Liberty]] in 1986.<ref>Rimer, Sara. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/02/nyregion/12-naturalized-citizens-to-get-medal-of-liberty.html "12 Naturalized Citizens To Get Medal Of Liberty"], ''The New York Times'', March 2, 1986</ref>
*100th-birthday celebration concert was for the benefit of [[Carnegie Hall]] and [[ASCAP]] on May 11, 1988.<ref name=NYT-obit/> 
*Jewish–American Hall of Fame in 1988.<ref name=jonon/><ref>[http://www.amuseum.org/jahf/virtour/page21.html "Irving Berlin (1888-1989)"] amuseum.org, retrieved May 13, 2018</ref>
*Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on February 1, 1994.<ref>[http://www.walkoffame.com/irving-berlin "Irving Berlin"] walkoffame.com, retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>
*[[American Theater Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theaterhalloffame.org/members.html#B|title=Theater Hall of Fame &#124; The Official Website &#124; Members &#124; Preserve the Past • Honor the Present • Encourage the Future|website=Theaterhalloffame.org|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/whos-in-the-theatre-hall-of-fame-com-100731# "Who's in the Theatre Hall of Fame"], ''Playbill'', June 12, 1996</ref>