question: Where was the writer of "Puttin' On the Ritz" born?
answer: Imperial Russia
context: Title: Inez Holden
  Passage: Beatrice Inez Lisette (Paget) Holden (21 November 1903- 30 May 1974) was a British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist, also known for her association with George Orwell.  Born at Wellesbourne, Warwickshire to Wilfred Millington Holden (of the family listed in Burke's Landed Gentry 1952 edition as 'Holden of Bromson', a branch of the family of 'Holden of Hawton and Sibdon'; he served as a Lieutenant in the Bihar Light Horse and 15th Hussars) and Beatrice Mary Byng Paget (the daughter of Herbert Byng Paget, of Darley House, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, of the family listed in Burke's Landed Gentry as 'Paget of Loughborough'), with an elder brother, Wilfred Herbert, born in 1902, she was a cousin of the twins Celia Mary and Mamaine, who became Arthur Koestler's second wife.  Her first memory was her father shooting at- and missing- her mother; their relationship was a fraught one, as was Holden's own relationship with her mother, who was considered to be the second best horsewoman in England.  She kept fifteen chargers, but although her extravagant nature allowed her to visit the Ritz when in London, her daughter did not benefit from it.  According to Bluemel (in 'George Orwell and the Radical Eccentrics', which devotes considerable attention to Holden), Holden's status as 'a dropout from the gentry class who worked as both factory hand and intellectual' is a contributing factor in the value of her work both generally speaking and for feminist scholars.
  Title: Irving Berlin
  Passage: Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.  His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook.  Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five.  He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911.  He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
  Title: Puttin' On the Ritz
  Passage: "Puttin' On the Ritz" is a song written by Irving Berlin.  He wrote it in May 1927 and first published it in December 2, 1929.  It was registered as an unpublished song August 24, 1927 and again on July 27, 1928.  It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film "Puttin' On the Ritz" (1930).  According to "The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin", this was the first song in film to be sung by an interracial ensemble.  The title derives from the slang expression "to put on the Ritz", meaning to dress very fashionably.  The expression was inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel.
citations: Irving Berlin Puttin' On the Ritz