COHAN, GEORGE MICHAEL ), American actor, author, and producer, was born in Providence (R.I.), July 4, His parents were of the theatrical profession, and at an early age he appeared with them in juvenile parts, subse quently taking comedy roles in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage. Also at an early age he began writing plays and popular songs.
A vivid description of his early experiments and the stage career of the "Four Cohans" is given in his autobiography, Twenty Years on Broadway and the Years it Took to Get There (1925) . He has written and produced many plays and musical revues, in the majority of which he also acted.
Among his productions may be mentioned The Governor's Son (1901) ; Forty-five Minutes From Broadway ; The Talk of New York (1907) ; Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford Broadway Jones (1912) ; Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913) ; musical revues in 1914, 1915, and 1916; The Taverjt (1920); The Song-and-Dance Man (1923); American Born (1925). In addition he wrote numerous musical numbers. One of his songs, Over There, had an international vogue during the World War.