While the music would have survived Cohan anyway (true art usually outlives the artist), the fact that Yankee Doodle Dandy has existed for the past 82 years and is deemed such a classic, the world ...

The subgenre of musical biographies is no exception to the general rule -- as demonstrated... 'Yankee Doodle' musical falls short of being dandy Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Yankee Doodle Dandy! features a book by David Armstrong, music and lyrics by George M. Cohan, new music and lyrics by Albert Evans. The studio cast recording is produced byJames A. Rocco.

Happy 4th of July or day after, actually! Fun fact…I am a Yankee Doodle Dandy born on the 4th of July. Since it is a national holiday, I’ve never had ...

An amazing entertainer and songwriter, George M. Cohan is known as the Father of American Musical Comedy. ... I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam ...

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" is rah-rah, rousingly American and great box office, no matter how you slice it. It's a tribute to a grand American gentleman of the theatre - George M. Cohan - whose life ...

Yankee Doodle Dandy was Cagney’s last film at Warner Brothers. He left the studio to form his own production company. Other great roles lay ahead, like White Heat (1949) and Mister Roberts (1955 ...