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The piece is remembered for several songs, such as its title song, "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway", originally sung by Moore, and for tunes about its leading lady character, "Mary Is a Grand Old Name" and "So Long Mary", both sung in the original production by Templeton, which were performed in recreations of the original stage play within ...
What is known is that Mary Cohan was adored by her larger-than-life father. The song "Mary's a Grand Old Name," written by George M. Cohan for the Broadway musical Only 45 Minutes from Broadway and featured in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy, was reportedly written by Cohan for his daughter, Mary. [8] Mary Cohan Ronkin died in 1983.
George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 [1] – November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans". Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote ...
Fay Templeton (December 25, 1865 – October 3, 1939) [1] was an American actress, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Her parents were John J. Templeton and Alice Van Asse, both of whom were actors/vaudevillians; Fay followed in their footsteps, making her Broadway debut in 1900. Templeton excelled on the legitimate and vaudeville stages for ...
George M! is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter ...
Mary was originally titled The house that Jack built, and it was only when the musical reached Broadway that its name was changed to Mary (Isn't It A Grand Old Name!); although usually the title is simplified further to Mary. [2] The musical was first performed at the Garrick Theatre in Philadelphia on April 5, 1920. [3]
Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical drama film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". [2] It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie's singing voice was partially dubbed ...
"That Old Black Magic" B-side [16] "For Me and My Gal" July 26, 1942 Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with Orchestra directed by David Rose George W. Meyer Edgar Leslie E. Ray Goetz: Single A-side [16] "When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose)" Percy Wenrich Jack Mahoney "For Me and My Gal" B-side [16] "That Old Black Magic" Judy Garland