George M. Cohan
American entertainer, composer and playwright (1878-1942) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 64
George Michael Cohan was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer.
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Adolph Zukor Produced Barbary Sheep (1917)
Russell Bassett Also in Broadway Jones (1917)
Alan Menken Influenced by George
Norman Taurog Directed The Phantom President (1932)
Anna Q. Nilsson George produced Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)
Maurice Tourneur Directed Barbary Sheep (1917)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Barbary Sheep (1917)
Ring Lardner Also in Fast Company and Elmer, the Great
Tom Forman Directed A Prince There Was (1921)
Marshall Neilan Directed Hit-The-Trail Holliday (1918)
Rowland V. Lee Directed Gambling (1934)
Sol Lesser Produced The Meanest Man in the World (1923)
Joseph Kaufman Directed Broadway Jones (1917)
Edwin H. Knopf Directed Fast Company (1929)
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Cohan and his sister Josie in the 1890s
The Four Cohans in 1915
Sam H. Harris (1928)
Cohan in a 1933 photograph by Carl Van Vechten.
1908 sheet music cover for Cohan & Harris Minstrels
Cohan's statue in Duffy Square (the northern portion of Times Square), Manhattan, New York City
Cohan's mausoleum in Woodlawn CemeteryAwards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1942 · aged 64
