Progress and Property.(Brief Article)
American Theatre, December, 2001 by Channick, Joan
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An ironic consequence of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is that Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" will generate triple its usual $200,000 in royalties this year because of the song's numerous public performances. Those royalties will go to Berlin's favorite charities--the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
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Originally written for a 1918 revue from which it was cut, the song was revised into its familiar form in 1938, when it became a "peace" song for a world on the brink of war. Two years later, Berlin gave the song's copyright to a fund established "for the ...
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