Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less than six months after the United States officially entered World War II, actor James Cagney's most acclaimed film — and ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine — George M. Cohan is played by James Cagney in the 1942 musical biography, Yankee Doodle Dandy, being shown by Ogunquit Performing Arts at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St., Wednesday ...

INCONCEIVABLE – That’s how James Cagney’s fans must have felt when Warner Bros. announced he’d play the lead in the musical biography of George M. Cohan, America’s favorite entertainer, composer, ...

Pop quiz: Which of the following songs are familiar to you? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Give My Regards to Broadway," "It's a Grand Old Flag," "Over There." For extra credit, how many of these songs ...

Where would we be on the Fourth of July without all of that glorious, glorious music? I’ve always thought that, without all those rousing patriotic songs and marches, the flags would lose their snap ...

You — and everyone (of a certain age) — know the songs “Yankee Doodle Boy,” “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” You’re probably not sure how — but you do — and you can’t help ...

Broadway Records latest album, the Studio Cast Recording of YANKEE DOODLE DANDY!, is now available digitally, in stores, and at www.BroadwayRecords.com. The life and times of legendary showman George ...

One thing you can say about most biographies is that the first part is absorbing and the rest is ho-hum. How a distinguished person became a distinguished person is interesting. Not so interesting is ...

“Yankee Doodle Dandy,” from Warner Bros. in 1942, is a fast-moving biopic on the life of George M. Cohan, who dominated Broadway in the early part of the 20th century (he had as many as five shows ...

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" is rah-rah, rousingly American and great box office, no matter how you slice it. It's a tribute to a grand American gentleman of the theatre - George M. Cohan - whose life and ...