Mary Ellin Barrett

God Bless America, White Christmas, and There''s No Business Like Show Business are just some of the more than 1,000 songs written by Irving Berlin. Here is an affectionate, intimate, frank memoir of America''s most famous and enduring songwriter of this century by his daughter. Photos.

Mary Ellin Barrett is an American writer and the eldest daughter of American compost, Irving Berlin. She majored in music at Barnard College. Through her career, she worked for notable many publications, including Time Magazine and Cosmopolitan Magazine.