Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie's singing voice was partially dubbed by Sally Sweetland.
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Premiere at New York's Hollywood Theatre on May 29, 1942. Tickets were available only to those who bought war bonds. Former New York governor Al Smith and his wife are in the horse-drawn carriage.
James Cagney as George M. Cohan performing "The Yankee Doodle Boy" from Little Johnny Jones
George M. Cohan
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George Michael Cohan was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer.
Cohan in 1918
Cohan and his sister Josie in the 1890s
The Four Cohans in 1915
Sam H. Harris (1928)