Actress Rosemary DeCamp portrayed George M. Cohan's mother, Nellie, but what's interesting is that Rosemary was actually several years younger than on-screen son James Cagney. By all reports ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. George M. Cohan was 64 ...

George M. Cohan, the son of Irish immigrants ... Six years later, in 1942, Jimmy Cagney portrayed Cohan in “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” a role that earned him an Oscar for Best Actor.

On this day in 1936, the House Committee on the Library voted to award a Congressional Gold Medal to George M. Cohan ... He was later portrayed by Jimmy Cagney in the 1942 movie “Yankee Doodle ...

“George M ... loud-mouthed steamroller Cohan. This is a double-jeopardy role because it’s haunted not only by the legend of Cohan himself but also by James Cagney’s Oscar-winning portrayal ...

George M. Cohan was 64, and had just a few weeks to live, when producers showed him the movie they'd made about his astonishingly productive life. Starring James Cagney, who went on to win the ...

George M. Cohan, the son of Irish immigrants ... Six years later, in 1942, Jimmy Cagney portrayed Cohan in “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” a role that earned him an Oscar for Best Actor.