Ethan Mordden.Broadway Babies
Ethan Mordden. Broadway Babies. NY: Oxford University Press, 1983.
America’s Songs II
Michael Lasser. America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Postwar Years. Routledge, 2013. The second volume in the series, containing material on "Buds Won't Bud," "Down with Love," "Last Night When We Were Young," "In the Shade of the New Apple Tree" and "Fun to Be Fooled," the latter lyric written with Ira … Continue Reading ››
Stephen Nelson
Stephen Nelson. "Only a Paper Moon": The Theatre of Billy Rose. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1985, 1987. This examination of the impresario's stage career includes a discussion of some of the musical revues to which Yip contributed songs.
W. Rigdon, ed.Notable Names in the American Theatre
W. Rigdon, ed. Notable Names in the American Theatre. Clifton, NJ: J.T. White, 1976.
Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Goldstein
Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Goldstein, eds., Creators and Disturbers: Reminiscences by Jewish Intellectuals of New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1982. Chapter 8: "From the Lower East Side to 'Over the Rainbow'," p. 137.
Deena Rosenberg
Deena Rosenberg. Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin. 2nd ed. University of Michigan Press, 1997. Contains numerous quotes by Yip on his friendship with the Gershwins, his collaborations with Ira and the atmosphere of life in the world of musical theatre and film during the Golden Age of American popular songwriting.
Deena Rosenberg and Harold Meyerson
Deena Rosenberg and Harold Meyerson. Essay for The Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960, devoted solely to great lyricists of the golden age of song writing. Spring 2002.
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim. Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes. Knopf, 2010. Contains several references to Yip, including an full essay on page 99
Michael Sragow.Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master
Michael Sragow. Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master, Pantheon, 2008. This well researched biography of the prolific Hollywood Golden Age movie director contains a chapter about Fleming's contributions to The Wizard of Oz in which Yip's role in that production is discussed from a fresh perspective.
Larry Stempel
Larry Stempel. Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater, W.W. Norton and Company, Ltd., 2010. A section of this book ('"Harburg's Circle," beginning on page 426) neatly summarizes Yip's satirical contributions to the Broadway musical.