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GEORGE M. COHAN

“The Man Who Owned Broadway”  

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EARLY LIFE

-Born July 3rd, 1878

-Irish by decent

-Father and Mother had a

traveling variety show 

-He never really had a home.

-“The Two Barney‟s” 

-“The Four Cohan‟s” 

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 A FAMILY ACT

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 T H E B E G I N N I N G S O FH I S M U S I C

“It is unclear as to whether or not this song  was indeed a Cohanoriginal or an imported

song…” -Richard A. Reublin,

The Parlor Songs Academy  

"Cohan said he never wrote abetter song than „Venus...,‟ that

it was a personal favoriteamong all of the songs he'd written. And he kept it in printas long as he lived …

„Venus…‟ was credited solely to Cohan.” -Chip Deffa

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HIS LIFE AND CAREER TAKESOFF!

"Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, my father

thanks you, my sister thanksyou, and I thank you!” 

-George M. Cohan

“WIDOW : I hope to see more of you!GEORGE: I'm going in bathing tomorrow .”

-Script of The Governor's Son  

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BACK TO SUCCESS

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SUCCESS (CONT.)

“I'll never be happy now until Iown a part of Broadway. Just a

little part, mind you. The toppart.” -George M. Cohan

“Cohan changed the definition of a Broadway leading man. Tap dancing with alightness that seemed to resist gravity while still looking manly, he broke out of theinvisible box that had long restricted male dancers in the theatre. Cohan's danceroutines covered the whole stage, even sending him up the side of the prosceniumfor back flips.” -John Kenrick, Cohan 101 

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MORE POPULAR SHOWS

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OWNING BROADWAY 

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GOING SOLO

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 THE END

“ Give my regards to Broadway 

Remember me to Herald Square 

Tell all the gang at Forty-Second Street 

That I will soon be there 

Whisper of how I'm yearning 

To mingle with the old time throng 

Give my regards to old Broadway 

 And say that I'll be there e'er long!”  

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SOURCES

Kenrick, John. "George M. Cohan: A Biography." George M. Cohan: A Biography. Musicals 101, 2004. Web. 07 Sept.2012.

Reublin, Richard A. "The Music of George M. Cohan." George M. Cohan, His Life & Music. The Parlor Songs Academy, July 2004. Web. 05 Sept. 2012.

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