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"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
by Robert Buckner
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An Annotated Database
| Title Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| George M. Cohan was an American institution rising from song-and-dance man in Vaudeville, to actor, writer and producer on Broadway. He had as many as three Broadway shows running simultaneously. Some of his songs are still popular today. And he was given the Congressional Medal of Honor by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the WWI for composing: "Over There" and "You're a Grand Old Flag." This son of Irish immigrants was proud to be an American.
James Cagney, an Irish-American from New York City, made his start on the vaudeville stage making him a perfect choice to play Cohan, a role that would bring him the best actor Academy Award.
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| Year 1942 |
Type Musical |
Rating NR |
| Director Michael Curtiz |
Writer Robert Buckner
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Cast James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Mary
Walter Huston,
Richard Whorf,
Irene Manning,
George Tobias |
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