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ance in cast of Daniel Boone. Starred for season of 1890 in title role of Peck's Bad Boy; then became member of vaudeville company, "The Four Cohans," including his parents and sister Josephine. Soon suceeded father, Jerry, as author of vaudeville sketches used by group; before he was twenty-one, had written more than one hundred fifty sketches, chiefly for other performers. Expanded original vaudeville sketch into full-length musical play Running for Office, first legitimate stage production of the Four Cohans, 1901. Had his own first success in musical play Little Johnny Jones, 1904, in which he played the character always associated with his career, The Yankee Doodle Boy. Wrote more than forty dramas and musical shows, appearing in many of them including: The Wise Guy; The Governors Son; Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway; George Washington, Jr.; Popularity; The Talk of New York; Fifty Miles from Boston, 1907; The Man Who Owns Broadway, 1908; The Yankee Prince, 1909; Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, 1910; The Little Millionaire, 1911; Seven Keys to Baldpate, 1913; Hit-the-Trail Holiday, 1915; The Tavern, 1920; The Song and Dance Man, 1923; American Born, 1925; The Baby Cyclone, 1927; The Merry Malones, 1927; Billie, 1928; Gambling, 1929. For many years figure in commercial side of theater as producer of plays and manager of some forty performers here and abroad. Produced more than a hundred and fifty theatrical attractions; built and operated theaters, George M. Cohan Theater, New York, and Four Cohans Theater, Chicago. Wrote hundreds of songs, both words and music, mostly for own plays, especially "Over There," song of World War I, for which he received Congressional Medal, presented by F. D. Roosevelt, two decades later. Last stage appearance in I'd Rather Be Right. Songs: "Give |
My Regards to Broadway"; "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy"; "Grand Old Flag"; "So Long Marv"; "Mary is a Grand Old Name"; "Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Cohen, Sol B., violinist, composer director; b. Urbana, 111., Jan. 11, 1891. ASCAP 1944. Educ: Chicago Musical Coll. and Ecole Normal de Mu-sique, Paris. Pupil of Emile Sauret and Hugo Heermann, Chicago; Jeno Hubay, Budapest; Ottokar Sevcik, violin, Prague; Max d'Ollone, composition, Paris. Debut as violinist, Chicago 1911. Recitals throughout Midwest; was in first violin section of Los Angeles Philh. and Cincinnati Symph. Wrote and arranged scores for motion pictures in Hollywood 1921-24. Musical director with Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn Ballet 1929-30. Conducted Peoria Symph. Orch. 1942-43. Member of faculty at National Music Camp, Interlochen, Mich., 1936. Director of music Spring-dale School, Canton, N.C., 1944-49. Composer of numerous sacred songs under pen name of Andre Vaneuf. Works: "The White Swan" (song), Ballad of Olympus (for symph. orch.); Contrapuntal Capers (for string orch.); works for woodwind and brass instruments. Home: Urbana, 111. Address: 1609 No. Nor-mandie Ave., Hollywood, Calif.
Cole, Nat ("King"), composer, author, recording artist; b. Montgomery, Ala., March 17, 1919. ASCAP 1948. Educ: public schools; piano with private tutors. Organized own band while in high school. Organized original King Cole Trio, 1936, became stage, radio and night club attraction. Songs: "I'm a Shy Guy"; "Straighten Up and Fly Right"; "That Ain't Right"; "It's Better to be By Yourself; "Just for Old Times' Sake"; "Calypso Blues." Home: Hollywood, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
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