george m. cohan

     

The only film role Jimmy Cagney played twice; the 2nd time was in "The 7 Little Foys"

Trivia about george m. cohan

  • He's the best-remembered member of the 1890s troupe, The Four Cohans
  • This "Yankee Doodle Dandy" composer was actually born on July 3 in 1878
  • "Little Johnny Jones" was the first play he wrote expressly for Broadway, not for Vaudeville
  • He not only wrote & directed "Little Johnny Jones", he also played the title role
  • It's a small, but "Grand Old Flag" that adorns his mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx
  • Dad Jerry, mom Nellie, sister Josie & he formed the Vaudeville act the Four Cohans
  • Born in 1878, his middle initial M. stood for Michael
  • James Cagneyin "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
  • On April 6, 1917 America entered World War I & this composer wrote "Over There"
  • James Cagneyin "The Seven Little Foys"
  • His 1906 musical "George Washington, Jr." featured the song "You're A Grand Old Flag"
  • The play "LIttle Johnny Jones" introduced his "Give My Regards to Broadway"
  • "Give My Regards to" this Broadway legend whose statue in Times Square is seen here:

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