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George M. Cohan

Date of Death: November 05, 1942 (64)

Birth Place: Providence, RI, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1940
The Vagabond

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1937
Performer

The President of the United States

[Broadway]
1937
Ed Fulton

[Broadway]
1936
Calvin Miller

[Broadway]
1935
William Hallowell McGee

[Broadway]
1933
Nat Miller

[Broadway]
1933
Parker

[Broadway]
1931
Joe Townsend

[Broadway]
1930
Hap Farrell

[Broadway]
1930
The Vagabond

[Broadway]
1929
Draper

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1927
John Malone

[Broadway]
1925
Joseph Gilson

[Broadway]
1923
John Farrell

[Broadway]
1921
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[Broadway]
1920
Richard Clarke

[Broadway]
1918
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[Broadway]
1918
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1914
The Defensive Attorney

Leo Getrichstein

George Babbitt

[Broadway]
1912
Jackson "Broadway" Jones

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1912
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[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1911
Robert Spooner

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1908
Percy Springer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1907
Augustus Wright

[Broadway]
Return Engagement [Broadway], 1907
George Belgrave

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1906
Algy Wheelock

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1906
George Belgrave

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1904
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[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1903
Augustus Wright

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1901
Algy Wheelock

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has George M. Cohan been in?

George M. Cohan has appeared on Broadway in 30 shows.

How many West End shows has George M. Cohan been in?

George M. Cohan has not appeared in the West End

How many shows has George M. Cohan written?

George M. Cohan has written 45 shows including The Governor's Son (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Running for Office (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Little Johnny Jones (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), 45 Minutes from Broadway (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Popularity (Playwright), George Washington, Jr. (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Honeymooners (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Talk of New York (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Fifty Miles from Boston (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Yankee Prince (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Cohan and Harris Minstrels [1908] (Composer), The American Idea (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Man Who Owns Broadway (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (Composer), The Little Millionaire (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Broadway Jones (Playwright), The Miracle Man (Playwright), Hello, Broadway! (Sketches/Composer/Lyricist), Hit-the-Trail-Holiday (Playwright), The Cohan Revue of 1916 (Bookwriter), The Cohan Revue of 1918 (Bookwriter), A Prince There Was (Playwright), The Voice of McConnell (Composer), Madeleine and the Movies (Playwright), Little Nellie Kelly (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), American Born (Playwright), The Home Towners (Playwright), Baby Cyclone (Playwright), The Merry Malones (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Whispering Friends (Playwright), Billie (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Gambling (Playwright), The Song and Dance Man (Playwright), Friendship (Playwright), Pigeons and People (Playwright), Seven Keys to Baldpate (Playwright), Dear Old Darling (Playwright), Fulton of Oak Falls (Playwright), The Return of the Vagabond (Playwright), George M! (Composer), The Tavern (Playwright), Dancin' (Composer/Lyricist), Yankee Doodle Dandy (Composer/Lyricist), George M. Cohan Tonight! (Composer/Lyricist).

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