George M Cohan
/ˌdʒɔːdʒ em ˈkəʊhæn/
/ˌdʒɔːrdʒ em ˈkəʊhæn/
- George Michael Cohan (1878-1942) a US actor and writer of musical plays that praised America. His best-known songs include Give My Regards to Broadway (1904), You're A Grand Old Flag (1904) and the First World War song Over There (1917) for which he received a special medal from Congress. The film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was the story of his life, with James Cagney playing Cohan.
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