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      • 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. His death climaxed more than a year's painful illness and was not unexpected. His family and his closest friend were with him when he died.
  1. 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. His...

  2. 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".

  3. 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. His...

  4. 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. Starring James Cagney, who went on to win the...

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  5. May 28, 2024 · Died At Age: 64. Actors Singers. Died on: November 5, 1942. place of death: Manhattan, New York, United States. U.S. State: Rhode Island. Ancestry: Irish American. City: Providence, Rhode Island

  6. Jul 2, 2019 · Cohan was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940 for his efforts to boost World War I morale with patriotic songs like “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “Over There.” He died two years later in 1942.

  7. The Four Cohans were reunited after George's death in 1942 at the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York. [4]

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