Cohan, George M.

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From the description of Scripts of George M. Cohan, 1933-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455917

From the description of George M. Cohan play scripts, 1928, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71208762

Dramatic author, composer, manager, and actor.

From the description of Letter to Elizabeth Freeman, 1920. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510230

American composer.

From the description of Over there : sound recording, ca. 1917-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384860

Dramatic author, composer, manager, actor.

From the description of Papers, 1904-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155489804

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American composer.

From the guide to the George M. Cohan sound recording : Over there, 1917-1918, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Locke, Robinson, 1856-1920,. Robinson Locke Collection, 1870-1920. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. The little millionaire [collection] : in three acts / by George M. Cohan. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Alfred Frueh caricatures, 1906-1962 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Robinson Locke Collection, 1870-1920 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Johnston, Mabel. Mabel Johnston fashion sketches, 1920-1939. Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Gladys Marcus Library
referencedIn Kauser, Alice, ca. 1872-1945. Papers of Alice Kauser, ca. 1895-1940 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Francis Wilson papers, 1875-1958 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Waggoner, Les, Sheet Music Collection 2011-387., 1887-1936 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Abott, Bessie, 1878-1919,. Autograph album of Hartman Hotel, 1903-1918. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968. Theatrical caricatures : linocuts. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Olive Brosell autograph book, 1905-1912 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Fifty miles from Boston [collection] : in three acts / by George M. Cohan. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Over there [microform] / [arr. by] Bellstedt. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn McIntyre, John Thomas, 1871-1951. Papers, 1898-1952. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Common clay courtroom burlesque : from the "Cohen revue of 1916" / by George M. Cohan. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. George M. Cohan play scripts, 1928, undated. Library of Congress
creatorOf Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933. Ring Lardner papers, 1805-2003, bulk 1885-1987. Newberry Library
referencedIn Olive Reeves-Smith Papers, 1879-1964, 1920-1961 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Wittop, Freddy. Freddy Wittop costume designs, 1964-1968. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. THEY KNEW GEORGE M. COHAN National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Letter, 1941, Oct. 24, [New York?], to "Dear Friend". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966. Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966 bulk (1924-1966). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Seven keys to Baldpate, [ca. 1910-1914]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection., 1860-1950 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Records of the Selective Service System (World War I). 1917 - 1939. Draft Registration Cards. 1917 - 1918. World War I Draft Registration Card for George Michael Cohan National Archives at Atlanta
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Forty-five minutes from Broadway : manuscript, ca. 1906. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Over there : sound recording, ca. 1917-1918. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Charles B. Dillingham papers, 1903-1931, 1910-1927 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Prompt books and related materials from productions at the Harvard University Loeb Drama Center Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Frank Murphy autograph book, 1930-1942. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Seaton, George, 1911-1979. Meanest man in the world : [screenplay / by George Seaton and Allan House]. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Michael Stewart Papers, 1948-1987 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Miscellaneous screen, stage, and radio scripts, ca. 1859-2007. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Records of the Post Office Department. 1773 - 1971. Records Concerning Musical Compositions National Archives at Washington, D.C
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Letter to Elizabeth Freeman, 1920. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Collection of George M. Cohan music manuscripts, lyric sheets, and published material, circa 1922-1938, 1933-1934 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Marcin, Max, 1879-1948. House of glass. In 4 acts. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Stark, George W. (George Washington), 1884-1966. George W. Stark papers, 1939-1964. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. The talk of New York [collection] : a musical play in four acts / by George M. Cohan. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Life's funny proposition : typescript, [19--?]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Lepman, Harry, 1904-1970. Harry and Sara Lepman collection, 1880-1945 (bulk 1914-1918). Library of Congress
creatorOf Seaton, George, 1911-1979. "The meanest man in the world" : [screenplay / by George Seaton and Allan House]. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. THEY KNEW GEORGE M. COHAN National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968. Alfred Frueh caricatures, 1906-1962. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Brady, Gabriel M. George M. Cohan : the original "Yankee Doodle Dandy": typescript, ca. 2001. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1976 March 8. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn R.H. Burnside Papers, 1893-1949 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936. Papers, 1773-1935, (bulk 1890-1930). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Lambs (New York, N.Y.). Lambs Club records, 1880-1973. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Joel Grey papers, 1904-2001, 1949-2001 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Freuh, Alfred, 1880-1968. Alfred Freuh woodcuts cartoons, 1905-1925. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Actors' Fund of America Photographs and Audio-Visual Materials, 1880-2006 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Lauro Ayestarán Collection, 1830-1966, (bulk 1850-1950) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Souvenir programs of theatrical productions, 1883-1965. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987. Papers, 1960-1969. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Records, 1897-1984. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Edison Sheet Music Collection, 1830-1958, (bulk 1890-1940) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Scripts of George M. Cohan, 1933-1934. Library of Congress
creatorOf Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987. Michael Stewart Papers, 1948-1987. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Jack-O-Lantern. Statements by notable people for the Celebrities issue, 1916 May. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Marcin, Max, 1879-1948. The house of glass [music] : a drama in four acts / by Max Marcin and George M. Cohan. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Forty-five minutes from Broadway [microform] / by Geo. M. Cohan. University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931-1932. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf George M. Cohan sound recording : Over there, 1917-1918 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Little Nellie Kelly : vocal collection. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Michael Stewart scores, 1870-1984 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987. Michael Stewart scores, 1870-1984. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Moffett,. Portrait of George M. Cohan and family, 191- New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers, 1849-1961 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Lambs Club records, 1880-1973 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Papers, 1909-1958. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection, 1860-1950. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Mick Moloney Irish-American Music and Popular Culture Irish Americana Collection, 1817-1995 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Irving Berlin sheet music, 1909-1957. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Moss, George H. George Moss collection, 1885-1935 (bulk 1900-1925). Library of Congress
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. [Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc.]. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. The yankee prince [collection] : in three acts / by George M. Cohan. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. Rise of Rosie O'Reilly : vocal collection. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Harry Bache Smith Papers TXRC92-A42., 1773-1935 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Brosell, Olive. Olive Brosell autograph book, 1905-1912. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966, 1924-1966 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Brunel, E.,. Photograph : of George M. Cohan, [ca. 1925-1940]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Otto Harbach Papers, 1870-1990, 1895-1963 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Brown, Chamberlain. Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers, 1849-1961. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Dillingham, Charles B., 1868-1934. Charles B. Dillingham Papers, 1903-1931, bulk (1910-1927). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Papers, 1904-1933. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith Ackman, Herman Mrs person
associatedWith Actors' Fund of America. corporateBody
associatedWith American-Irish Historical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith American Play Company, Inc. (New York) person
associatedWith American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). corporateBody
associatedWith Ayestarán, Lauro. person
associatedWith Bellstedt, Herman, person
associatedWith Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 person
associatedWith Brady, Gabriel M. person
associatedWith Brosell, Olive person
associatedWith Brosell, Olive. person
associatedWith Brown, Chamberlain person
associatedWith Brown, Chamberlain. person
associatedWith Brunel, E., person
associatedWith Burnside, R. H., 1870-1952 person
associatedWith Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921. person
associatedWith Dillingham, C. B. (Charles Bancroft), 1868-1934 person
associatedWith Dillingham, Charles B., 1868-1934. person
associatedWith Dunn, Edwin W. person
associatedWith Freuh, Alfred, 1880-1968. person
associatedWith Friars Club (New York, N.Y.). corporateBody
associatedWith Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968. person
associatedWith Grey, Joel, 1932- person
associatedWith Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963 person
associatedWith Jack-O-Lantern. corporateBody
associatedWith Janis, Elsie, 1889-1956 person
associatedWith Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnston, Mabel. person
associatedWith Kauser, Alice, ca. 1872-1945. person
associatedWith Lambs (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lambs (Theatrical club : New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933. person
associatedWith Lepman, Harry, 1904-1970. person
associatedWith Locke, Robinson, 1856-1920, person
associatedWith Lonsdale, Frederick, 1881-1954 person
associatedWith Marcin, Max, 1879-1948. person
associatedWith McIntyre, John Thomas, 1871-1951. person
associatedWith Millholland, Charles Bruce person
associatedWith Moffett, person
associatedWith Moloney, Mick (Michael) person
associatedWith Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966. person
associatedWith Moss, George H. person
associatedWith Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. person
associatedWith O'Brien, Seumas, 1880- person
associatedWith Philadelphia Orchestra. corporateBody
associatedWith Railroad Hour Radio Program corporateBody
associatedWith Reeves-Smith, Olive, 1894-1972 person
associatedWith Samuel Stark person
associatedWith Seaton, George, 1911-1979. person
associatedWith Smith, Harry Bache, 1860-1936 person
associatedWith Sousa Archives for Band Research. corporateBody
associatedWith Sousa Preservation Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Stark, George W. (George Washington), 1884-1966. person
associatedWith Stark, Samuel. person
associatedWith Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987. person
associatedWith Symphony Australia. corporateBody
associatedWith Thomas A. Edison, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Waggoner, Les person
associatedWith Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935 person
associatedWith Wittop, Freddy. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
New York (State)--New York
United States
United States
Subject
Theater
Theater
American drama
Band music, Arranged
Detective and mystery plays
Drama
Drama
Musical revue, comedy, etc.
Musicals
Music in the theater
Popular music
Performing arts
Prompt-book
Revues
Songs with piano
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 Songs and music
Occupation
Actors
Composers
Dramatists
Entertainers
Theatrical managers
Activity

Person

Birth 1878-07-03

Death 1942-11-05

Americans

French,

English

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