biography
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Cohan, George Michael (Keohane)
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| (1878–1942)
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| Actor, playwright, and director, born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He wrote, composed, directed, and was often the high-spirited star of 20 musicals. He also wrote many patriotic songs, including ‘You're a Grand Old Flag’, ‘Give My Regards to Broadway’, and ‘Over There’. He began his career in vaudeville as a child with his family, one of The Four Cohans. His first Broadway production was The Governor's Son (1901) and his first successful show was Little Johnny Jones (1904). Other shows include Forty-five Minutes from Broadway (1906), Broadway Jones (1912), Hello, Broadway (1914), and The Song and Dance Man (1923). He also adapted other people's works for the stage, including the mystery novel Seven Keys to Baldpate. He made successful appearances as an actor in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! (1934) and as the president in I'd Rather Be Right (1937). His autobiography, Twenty Years on Broadway appeared in 1925, and his career inspired the film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), starring James Cagney. |
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