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George M. Cohan is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Sound American born on 3 july 1878 at Providence (USA)

George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan
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Nationality USA
Birth 3 july 1878 at Providence (USA)
Death 5 november 1942 (at 64 years) at New York City (USA)

George Michael Cohan (pronounced Ko-han; July 3, 1878November 5, 1942), known professionally as George M. Cohan, was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer.

Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans." Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote, composed, produced, and appeared in more than three dozen Broadway musicals. Cohan published more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including the standards "Over There", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "The Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag". As a composer, he was one of the early members of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He displayed remarkable theatrical longevity, appearing in films until the 1930s, and continuing to perform as a headline artist until 1940.

Known in the decade before World War I as "the man who owned Broadway", he is considered the father of American musical comedy. His life and music were depicted in the Academy Award-winning film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and the 1968 musical George M!''. A statue of Cohan in Times Square in New York City commemorates his contributions to American musical theatre.

Best films

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
(Songs) The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody
(1929)
(Sound)

Usually with

Russell Bassett
Russell Bassett
(3 films)
Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent
(4 films)
George Barbier
George Barbier
(2 films)
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
(3 films)
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George M. Cohan (30 films)

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Actor

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
, 2h6
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp
Rating75% 3.7958153.7958153.7958153.7958153.795815
In the early days of World War II, Cohan comes out of retirement to star as President Roosevelt in the Rodgers and Hart musical I'd Rather Be Right. On the first night, he is summoned to meet the President at the White House, who presents him with a Congressional Gold Medal (in fact, this happened several years previously). Cohan is overcome and chats with Roosevelt, recalling his early days on the stage. The film flashes back to his supposed birth on July 4, whilst his father is performing on the vaudeville stage.
The Phantom President
The Phantom President (1932)
, 1h18
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, Jimmy Durante, George Barbier, Alan Mowbray, Charles Middleton
Roles Theodore K. Blair / Peter Varney
Rating58% 2.908062.908062.908062.908062.90806
It tells the fictional story of American presidential candidates, based on the novel by George F. Worts. A colorless stiff candidate for President is replaced in public appearances by a charismatic medicine show pitchman.
High Stakes
High Stakes (1931)
, 1h12
Directed by Lowell Sherman
Origin USA
Actors Lowell Sherman, Mae Murray, Karen Morley, Edward Martindel, Leyland Hodgson, Alan Roscoe
Roles Mrs. Leonore Gregory
Rating65% 3.255773.255773.255773.255773.25577
Barbary Sheep
Barbary Sheep (1917)
, 50minutes
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Elsie Ferguson, Lumsden Hare, Pedro de Cordoba, Maude George, Alex Shannon, George M. Cohan
Rating63% 3.1956653.1956653.1956653.1956653.195665
As described in a film magazine, following the close of the London social season, Katharine (Ferguson) suggests to her husband that they take a trip to Africa, and when Sir Claude (Hare) learns that there is excellent hunting, the pair book passage. Out in the desert Katharine meets Benchaalal (de Cordoba), who is proud of his conquests of the feminine tourists. In the moonlight of the beautiful desert Benchaalal declares his love for Katharine. Sir Claude, through accident, learns of Benchaalal and returns home unexpectedly from a hunting expedition. Not finding Katharine in the apartment, he becomes suspicious and going out on the mountain sees Benchaalal and Katharine in the desert below. Benchaalal endeavors to take Katharine into his arms, but Katharine frees herself from the undesired embrace. Sir Charles is about to fire upon Benchaalal when the man is killed by a crazed merchant. Reconciliation and a happy reunion take place between Sir Claude and Katharine.
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)

Directed by Hugh Ford
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Anna Q. Nilsson, George M. Cohan, Hedda Hopper, Warren Cook, Purnell Pratt, Joseph Smiley
Roles George Washington Magee
Rating59% 2.9819952.9819952.9819952.9819952.981995
As described in a film magazine, George Washington Magee (Cohan) bets a companion $5,000 that he can write a bestseller in twenty-four hours. He goes to a isolated summer hotel in the mountains, receives the only key to the place, and sets about his task. Soon he is interrupted by complications as guests arrive, unexpected and uninvited, each with their own key to the deserted hotel. Two hundred thousand dollars gets deposited in the hotel safe, a young woman is shot, and, while the author hold the crooks at bay waiting for the police to arrive, they cook up a scheme to turn the tables on George. The woman's body disappears from the room, and the crooks are marched off to prison by U.S. Secret Service men. The caretaker returns the following night and congratulates the author on his success, and a lady reporter capitulates under the smiles of the industrious writer.

Scriptwriter

House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
, 1h40
Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Sheila Keith, Julie Peasgood
Rating62% 3.100653.100653.100653.100653.10065
Kenneth Magee (Desi Arnaz, Jr.), a young writer, bets $20,000 that he can write a Wuthering Heights-calibre novel in 24 hours. To get in the mood for the undertaking, he goes to a deserted Welsh manor. Upon his arrival, however, Magee discovers that the manor is not as empty as he was told. Still there are Lord Grisbane (Carradine) and his daughter, Victoria (Sheila Keith), who have been maintaining the mansion on their own. As the stormy night progresses, more people come to the mansion, including Lord Grisbane's sons Lionel (Price) and Sebastian (Cushing), Magee's publisher's secretary, Mary Norton (Julie Peasgood), and Corrigan (Lee), a potential buyer of the property.
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Margaret Lindsay, Arthur Shields, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Theatre Play
Rating59% 2.952762.952762.952762.952762.95276
Writer Kenneth Magee bets he can finish a novel in a short period of time.
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
, 57minutes
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Jack Benny, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Anderson, Edmund Gwenn, Anne Revere, Margaret Seddon
Roles Theatre Play
Rating63% 3.194273.194273.194273.194273.19427
Richard Clarke is a lawyer with his own legal practice in Pottsville, New York. His black paralegal assistant continuously claims that Clarke is far too nice a man to be a profitable businessman, since he always fails to demand payment from his poor clients and never take on those he doesn't believe are innocent. But Clarke's main problem is that he is hopelessly in love with the lovely Janie Brown. Janie's wealthy father has decided that Janie will marry the even wealthier bachelor Bill Potts. Clarke remains completely oblivious of this fact.
Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
, 1h38
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Arthur Shields, Forrester Harvey, James Burke
Roles Theatre Play
Rating63% 3.196543.196543.196543.196543.19654
In Ireland, Jerry Kelly (George Murphy) marries his sweetheart, Nellie Noonan (Judy Garland) over the objections of her ne'er-do-well father, Michael Noonan (Charles Winninger), who swears never to speak to Jerry again, even though he reluctantly accompanies the newlyweds to America, where Jerry becomes a policeman, and all three become citizens. Michael continues to hold his grudge against Jerry, even when Nellie dies while giving birth to little Nellie.
Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live (1940)
, 58minutes
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Lee Patrick, Roscoe Karns, George Reeves, William Hopper
Roles Theatre Play
Rating57% 2.868112.868112.868112.868112.86811