July 4-related trivia
Yesterday, Stephen Foster, born July 4 was an answer. Today also regards a composer, among other talents.
Name the entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer and subject of a famous biopic, born July 3rd, who's most famous song features someone born on July 4th.
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Born to a vaudevillian family in 1878, Cohan went on to write, compose and produce musicals with songs like “Yankee Doodle Boy” “Over There”, “Send My Regards To Broadway”, and “it’s a Grand Old Flag”.
Broadway dancer turned the OG movie gangster, James Cagney went back to his roots to play Cohan in biopic “Yankee Doodle Dandy” which is appropriate for today.
Anyone visiting Time Square sees his statue.
(In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie)