George M Cohan

George Michael Cohan (1878-1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and theatrical producer. Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote, composed, produced, and apeared in more than three dozen Broadway musicals. Cohan wrote more than fifty shows and published more than three hundred songs during his lifetime. Known in the decade before World War I as "the man who owned Broadway," he is considered the father of American musical comedy.