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 ...

David Armstrong's new take on the life of George M. Cohan, "Yankee Doodle Dandy!," was a half-dozen years in the making, so the debut of this ultra-patriotic musical during wartime is nothing more ...

Seventy-five years ago this Memorial Day—May 29, 1942—the classic thrice-Oscar-winning film "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942) premiered in New York City to great fanfare. And, what a different time it was.

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY is a movie anyone can see and enjoy. No sex, violence or profanity – just lively entertainment. It is good enough to watch on any day, not just the Fourth of July. As YANKEE DOODLE ...

Most Americans grew up singing the song Yankee Doodle for fun and learning, but during the American Revolution it played a much different role in society. NEW YORK—Most Americans grew up singing the ...

The street that runs parallel to Interstate 195 in Providence's Fox Point neighborhood is known as George M. Cohan Boulevard. It's named for the Providence-born composer and performer whose life ...

"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 ...