Home Privacy Policy George M. Cohan George M. Cohan (1878-1942) was born in Providence, Rhode Island. As a child, he preformed with his parents and sister in a popular vaudeville act called The Four Cohans. Cohan began to write songs and vaudeville sketches as a teen-ager. He became a leading figure in the American theater during the early 1900's. Cohan wrote more than 40 plays and musicals, ...

An account of the early development of American musical comedy, specifically the contributions of George M. Cohan.