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George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 [1] – November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans".
Dec 20, 2018 · George M. Cohan was 64, and had just a few weeks to live, when producers showed him the movie they'd made about his astonishingly productive life.
Jul 2, 2019 · At most every Independence Day parade across the U.S. you’re sure to hear the familiar sounds of “Yankee Doodle Boy.” But who exactly is George M. Cohan, the man behind the tune that's as much a harbinger of summer as barbecues and fireworks?
George M. Cohan, the Yankee Doodle Dandy of the American stage who gave his country its greatest song of the first World War died yesterday at 5 A.M. in his home overlooking Central Park.
George M. Cohan. Actor: The Phantom President. American composer, librettist, actor, dancer, author, director, and producer on the stage. Started his career in his family vaudeville shows, came to Broadway at the beginning of the 20th century.
Jun 29, 2024 · George M. Cohan (born July 3, 1878, Providence, R.I., U.S.—died Nov. 5, 1942, New York, N.Y.) was an American actor, popular songwriter, playwright, and producer especially of musical comedies, who became famous as the “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”
George M. Cohan wrote, composed, directed and acted in his own plays and was famous for his star-spangled patriotic tunes. But he also wrote in other styles—always simple, elegant and undeniably American. Many of his lesser-known works contained a wry cynicism and dry, semi-cantankerous manner.
George M. Cohan. Actor: The Phantom President. American composer, librettist, actor, dancer, author, director, and producer on the stage. Started his career in his family vaudeville shows, came to Broadway at the beginning of the 20th century.
A dynamic entertainer, songwrighter, playwright, director, and producer, Cohan practically invented American musical comedy. The great Cohan hits--from "Give My Regards to Broadway" to "Mary" to "You're a Grand Old Flag"--are timeless bits of Americana.
This extraordinarily prolific showman accomplished more in his 64 years (1878-1942) than can be encompassed in any single book, play, or film. He wrote hundreds of spirit-lifting songs, wrote or co-wrote more than 50 plays, produced or co-produced more than 80 plays.
