Editing George Gershwin (section)

===Last years: 1936–1937===
After the commercial failure of ''Porgy and Bess'', Gershwin moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California. In 1936, he was commissioned by [[RKO Pictures]] to write the music for the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]]. Gershwin's extended score, which would marry ballet with [[jazz]] in a new way, runs over an hour. It took Gershwin several months to compose and orchestrate. Gershwin had a ten-year affair with composer [[Kay Swift]], whom he frequently consulted about his music. The two never married, although she eventually divorced her husband [[James Warburg]] to commit to the relationship. Swift's granddaughter, Katharine Weber, has suggested that the pair were not married because George's mother Rose was "unhappy that Kay Swift wasn't Jewish".<ref>{{cite news|author=Sidney Offit|url=http://momentmag.com/moment/issues/2011/10/book_memory.html|title=Sins of Our Fathers (and Grandmothers) |work=Moment Magazine|date=September–October 2011|access-date=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011080733/http://momentmag.com/moment/issues/2011/10/book_memory.html|archive-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> The Gershwins' 1926 musical ''Oh, Kay'' was named for her.{{sfn|Hyland|2003|p=108}} After Gershwin's death, Swift arranged some of his music, transcribed several of his recordings, and collaborated with his brother Ira on several projects.<ref>[http://www.kayswift.com/bio.html ''Kay Swift biography'' (Kay Swift Memorial Trust)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203041421/http://www.kayswift.com/bio.html |date=December 3, 2019 }}. kayswift.com. Retrieved December 28, 2007.</ref>