George Cohan

By
Adriana
FIgueroa
The Life of Cohan
● Born in July 3, 1878
● Began writing his own papers and songs for the
family act while in his teens
● From 1899 to 1907 Cohan was married to Ethel
Levey from 1889 to 1907, which was an musical
comedy actress and dancer.
● They got divorced because of the accusation of
adultery.
● Become famous by his song “Yankee Doodle
Dandy”
● He died of cancer in November 5, 1942
The Impact of His Work
● One of his works “Over There” about the World
War I authorized him a special medal in 1940.
● His career was the subject of a motion picture.
● Cohan is “The Man Who Created Broadway”
● He's widely considered the father of American
musical comedy with more than 50 shows in his
name.
● He is not known because he wrote one anthemic
song, but because with all his achievements, he
was what you might call an "anthem machine."