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George M. Cohan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George M. Cohan died of cancer in New York City and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Cohan was awarded a congressional medal in recognition of his contibution to the war effort (1917–18) through his songs "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Over There." In the 1960s, a statue of Cohan was erected at Broadway and 47th Street in Manhattan. George's family were traveling Vaudeville performers, and he joined them on stage while still an infant, at first as a prop, later learning to dance and sing soon after he could walk and talk. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_M._Cohan

George M. Cohan George M. Cohan died in New York City and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. George M. Cohan became one of the leading Tin Pan Alley songwriters, publishing several hundered original songs, noted for their catchy melodies and clever lyrics. George M. Cohan (July, 1878- November 5, 1942) was a United States songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer. www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-George_M._Cohan.html

Great Performances . Artists . George M. Cohan PBS Cohan's creative drive at that time was remarkable; Atkinson describes him as being capable of writing 140 pages of a script at one sitting, at night after performing a show, and of cutting it by almost two-thirds to fit into one act of a play. Cohan's early shows marked the peak of his inventiveness as a creator of musical theater; in later efforts, although still writing hit songs at times, he tended to repeat his familiar plot formulas and rehash his attitudes. In 1919, however, Cohan's reputation took a downturn as a result of his choosing the wrong side in an important political issue, the Actors' Equity strike of that year. www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/shows/songbook/multimedia/bio_cohan2.html

George M. Cohan: A Biography Although noted for their honesty, the Cohans certainly would have found it hard to resist the publicity value of a performer being "born on the Fourth of July." While my guess is that the 3rd is his actual birth date, it seems silly to begrudge George a charming piece of his legend. George M. Cohan at the age of 10, with the violin he so disliked. George was only seventeen, but his songs, skits and shrewd management quickly brought The Cohans greater recognition. www.musicals101.com /cohanbio1.htm

Great Performances . Artists . George M. Cohan PBS Whether George M. Cohan was born on July Fourth, as he loved to claim, or on the third as more recent reviewers maintain, there is no doubt that he was a real "Yankee Doodle Dandy," to use a famous phrase from one of his earliest hit songs. His parents were traveling vaudevillians on the small-city circuit; Cohan was carried onstage as an infant in a skit of his father's. At this point, Cohan, who handled the family's business as well as writing most of its material, was yearning for the bigger stage: Broadway. www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/shows/songbook/multimedia/bio_cohan.html

Getting Audited? Can't Find All Of Your Records? No Problem George Cohan had the dubious honor of being one of the first IRS audit victims. George replied that he was always on the run, and had little time to document many of his expenses. Today, the Cohan Rule is the antidote to the auditor who says, "no deduction without documentation." However, acceptance of the Cohan Rule approximations is always discretionary with a court; a taxpayer is not automatically entitled to make an approximation in a tax matter. www.unclefed.com /AuthorsRow/Daily/fwdgetaudited.html

George M. Cohan Biography George would do sentimental recitations; a bootblack specialty, and often perform a "buck and wing dance." By age 11, he was writing special material, and by age 13 he was writing songs and lyrics for the act. George was writing the songs and the sketches; He became the starring actor. In 1917, Cohan composed his greatest hit song. www.geocities.com /Athens/Delphi/9910/cohan_bio.html

First World War.com - Who's Who - George M Cohan George Michael Cohan (1878-1942) was, by his own account, born in Providence, Rhode Island on 4 July (even though his baptismal certificate noted the event as a day earlier) and went on to become a central figure in American musical and theatrical circles during the first half of the twentieth century. Following America's entry into World War One in 1917 Cohan penned what quickly established itself as the leading American marching song of the war, Over There; Cohan was formally recognised for the role this song played in boosting wartime morale with his award of the Congressional Medal of Honor - albeit belatedly in 1940. Cohan died on 5 November 1942 aged 64 from cancer. www.firstworldwar.com /bio/cohan.htm

Famous Rhode Islanders: George M. Cohan Cohan wrote more than 40 plays and musicals, and he produced, directed, and starred in most of them. Cohan’s plays include Broadway Jones (1912) Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913), and The Song- and Dance Man (1923). He wrote musicals such as Little Johnny Jones (1904), Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (1906), and George Washington, Jr. www.senate.gov /~reed/cohan.htm

The 5th Avenue Theatre - George M. Cohan George M. Cohan might not be a household name today, but he was once known coast to coast as a successful actor, singer, dancer, playwright, composer, librettist, director and producer. In tribute, a statue of George M. Cohan was erected in the 1960s in Times Square, towering above the popular TKTS booth. David Armstrong's new musical tells the story of George M. Cohan in a novel way, vastly different from the 1942 film. www.5thavenuetheatre.org /archive/ydd_cohan.shtml

§25. George M. Cohan. XVIII. The Drama, 1860–1918. Vol. 17. Later National Literature, Part II. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21 In his generous modesty, Ade has always maintained that George M. Cohan, the many-handed wonder of Yankee-doodle-flag farces and Over There music, was more typically American than he. Cohan is the type of manager-playwright who has his pulse on the moment; he grows rich on local allusion. Dooley, Ade, and Cohan show, by the success they have had at the hands of the public, that as a people we are capable of enjoying humour, comic and trenchant, at our own expense. www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/227/1125.html

Jon Peterson: The George M. Cohan Revue Cabaret Scenes Performance Review The show offers a brisk look at the importance of George M. Cohan’s musical contribution, but does not reveal much about the man. It is, however, a breezy way to spend a summer evening and hopefully an impetus to give further study to this overlooked theatre giant. Danny’s Skylight Room started the summer off with the pulsing patriotism of George M. Cohan, the irrepressible Yankee Doodle Dandy who wrote many of our most spirited tunes and delivered the impetus for the growth of American musicals with his 1904 play, Little Johnny Jones. Cohan was a supercharged performer who produced his own musicals as well as starred in them. www.cabaretscenes.com /PrinterFriendly/CohanRevuePrinterFriendly.htm

First World War.com - Vintage Audio - Over There Written by George M. Cohan the song was widely performed by various artists (initially by Charles King) from its publication in 1917. Cohan later recalled that the words and music to the song came to him while travelling by train from New Rochelle to New York shortly after the U.S. had declared war against Germany in April 1917. Cohan himself was formally recognised by Congress with the award of the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor - albeit in 1940. www.firstworldwar.com /audio/overthere.htm

George M. Cohan George M. Cohan, "The Yankee Doodle Boy," and "The Father of Musical Comedy," lived a life of music from the time he was very young. His parents were in vaudeville, and when young George first appeared on stage with them, he stole the limelight. He was a prolific songwriter, and in his lifetime over 500 of his works were published and celebrated by the U.S.A. He wrote Broadway musicals and comedy, and virtually controlled the theater for a number of years. luvstomcats.org /pr09mCOHAN.htm

Dancer History Archives by StreetSwing.com - George Michael Cohan - Main Page George Cohan is mainly remembered for the many songs he composed such as "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "You're a Grand Old Flag", "Give My Regards to Broadway", and "Over There" which became a national battle hymn for WW1. Started his carrier in his family vaudeville shows at the age of nine, which included his sister Josephine, and would be named "the Four Cohans". Cohan died of Cancer in New York in 1942. www.streetswing.com /histmai2/d3cohan1.htm

Playbill News: George M. Cohan, Musical Comedy Pioneer, Sings in World Premiere, Yankee Doodle Dandy!, at Seattle's 5th Avenue George M. Cohan, the American showman and songwriter already celebrated in the stage musical, George M!, and the 1942 James Cagney picture, "Yankee Doodle Dandy," is center stage once more in a brand new American musical. We've had to create material to tell George M. Cohan's life story: Some of which are existing tunes we didn't know the lyrics to, so Albert wrote new lyrics. Cohan and his sister, Josephine eventually became full partners in the family vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans." As a teenager, he began writing songs and vaudeville skits, by age 20 he was performing, writing, and managing the family's business. www.playbill.com /news/article/85742.html

George Michael Cohan George M. Cohan is remembered for penning such rousing tunes as “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Give My Regards to Broadway,&; “Grand Old Flag,” and the war anthem “Over There,” which earned him a 1936 Congressional Medal. George Michael Cohan - Cohan, George Michael, 1878–1942, American showman, b. Cohan was a lifelong song-and-dance man. He began headlining in vaudeville at age eight, toured for ten years with his parents and sister as “The Four Cohans,” and launched a lucrative songwriting career while still a teenager. www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0900048.html

George M. Cohan, His Life & Music George Michael Cohan was one of the most flamboyant and talented luminaries of the early American musical stage. Cohan knew in his heart that this land is the greatest in the world and did his best to contribute to our collective joy and unity through wonderful music that will live on forever as long as there is an America. George and his sister Josephine were carried along on this nomadic existence and were integrated into the act as soon as they were able to. parlorsongs.com /issues/2004-7/thismonth/feature.asp

Cohan, George M. --  Encyclopædia Britannica Cohan, George M. A songwriter, actor, playwright, and producer, Cohan became famous as the “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” His music was sentimental and reflected an American viewpoint. Cohan, George M. American actor, popular songwriter, playwright, and producer especially of musical comedies, who became famous as the “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9024664?tocId=9024664

Cinema Treasures George M. Cohan's Theatre Built for George M. Cohan, the all-around entertainer of the early 20th century, in 1911, this theater, located on Times Square on the corner of Broadway and 43rd Street, was attached to the existing Fitzgerald Building. Cohan's opened with a transfer from the Gaiety, "Get Rich Wallingford", which was the first of a series of early successes on the theater's stage. Cohan's Theatre was demolished in 1938, along with the Fitzgerald Building, and replaced by stores less than a year later. cinematreasures.org /theater/4330

The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: 5th Avenue's new 'Yankee Doodle' shows George M. Cohan's life, warts and all Those adjectives often were applied to the early-20th-century Broadway superstar George M. Cohan and to the array of crowd-pleasing musicals and plays he wrote, composed and starred in. A prior bio-musical, the 1968 Broadway tuner "George M!" paid homage to Cohan and showcased the myriad talents of lead actor Joel Grey. Cohan sided against the powerful new union, drawing the enmity of many Broadway colleagues and destroying his long partnership with producer Sam Harris. seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2001910153_yankee23.html

Original Artwork: Harry Schaare: George M. Cohan His parents were traveling vaudevillians and when George and his sister Josephine joined the act, the family became known as "The Four Cohans." By age 13, he was writing songs and lyrics for the act. Known as the "Father of American Musical Comedy" George M. Cohan was born on July 3, 1878, in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up in a show-biz family. Cohan soon became the starring actor and was also selling original songs to other vaudeville performers. www.artworkoriginals.com /EB5SCPM5.htm

George M. Cohan The 1968 Broadway musical George M! celebrated his work, a statue of Cohan stands in Duffy Square in New York City, and people all over America still sing his songs. George and his older sister, Josephine, often slept in the dressing room while their parents performed onstage. Cohan wrote the play, the music, and the lyrics for many of his shows. www.sbgmusic.com /html/teacher/reference/composers/cohan.html

CABARET HOTLINE BREAKING NEWS - GEORGE M. COHAN'S GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER JOINS COHAN REVUE GEORGE M. Writer/director Chip Deffaa, perhaps the foremost living authority on Cohan, is presenting "THE GEORGE M. COHAN REVUE" at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/) on Tuesday, December 7th and Monday, December 13th, both shows at 6:30 pm. Jon Peterson, who stars as George M. Cohan in the "Revue," previously starred in the U.S. national tour of "Cabaret." He then covered that role on Broadway, and recently reprised the role at the Westchester Broadway Theater. She will help narrate a show in which her own celebrated great-grandfather, George M., and her great-grandmother, Agnes (who perfomed in several Cohan musicals) are represented. www.svhamstra.com /NEWS2004/News2004CohanDec.shtml

George Michael Cohan Biography / Biography of George Michael Cohan Biography Biography George M. Cohan was born July 3, 1878 (legend has it as July 4), in Providence, R.I., the son of vaudevillians. The American actor and playwright George Michael Cohan (1878-1942) was one of the most versatile personalities in the American theater. Each Biography is written by a biographical expert or professional educator and is a complete resource on the individual. www.bookrags.com /biography-george-michael-cohan

MSN Encarta - Search Results - George M Cohan Cohan, George M(ichael) (1878-1942), American playwright, composer, producer, and actor, famous for his debonair, fast-paced style as a song and... MSN Encarta - Search Results - George M Cohan Exclusively for MSN Encarta Premium Subscribers--quickly search thousands of articles from magazines such as Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, and Smithsonian. ca.encarta.msn.com /George_M_Cohan.html

© Melody Lane, George M. Cohan MIDI Song Pages George M. Cohan was the reknowned American playwright, actor, songwriter and manager of his day. George M. Cohan's most famous song; he was Words and Music by George M. Cohan (1922) www.melodylane.net /standards4.html

Broadway Emperor: 1910-1919 George M. himself explained the difference between the clubs. Cohan was still at the top of the Broadway game, he suffered perhaps the more revue style musicals from Cohan, "The Cohan Revue of 1916," and www.members.tripod.com /davecol8/id21.htm

Information about U.S. Proofcard®: 15¢ George M. Cohan Set of 2 Playwright, songwriter, stage director, actor, dancer, producer -- George M. Cohan was all of these. At the age of twenty he was managing The Four Cohans, and at twenty-three he was a successful playwright, a bright light on Broadway's Great White Way. Broadway knew Cohan as a brisk and bounding young man who was forever waving Old Glory. www.unicover.com /EA4PADQ5.HTM

GEORGE MICHAEL COHAN - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED GEORGE M. Born in 1878 on the third of July! Cohan for his 1904 Broadway show, Little Johnny Jones. The song "Yankee Doodle Boy" (also known as "Yankee Doodle Dandy") was written by George M. www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2002/sea/GEORGE_MICHAEL_COHAN.htm

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