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George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 – 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.
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Jul 2, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of George M. Cohan, a prolific songwriter, director, producer, and actor who created patriotic anthems like "Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag". Discover his achievements, controversies, and trivia in this blog post by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Learn about the life and career of George M. Cohan, a pioneer of American musical theatre and a prolific composer, librettist, actor, and producer. Find out his achievements, awards, family, quotes, and trivia on IMDb.
- July 3, 1878
- November 5, 1942
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...
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.”
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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.
