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Yankee Doodle Dandy (6-Jun-1942)
Director: Michael Curtiz Writers: Robert Buckner; Edmund Joseph Lyrics and Music: George M. Cohan Keywords: Musical, Drama, WWI, Biography, Tap Dancing Romanticized musical biography of composer George M. Cohan, and incontrovertible proof that Jimmy Cagney can dance. Of all Cagney's films this was his favorite. Excellent musical numbers, staging and costumery. Won Cagney the the Oscar for Best Actor, and also awarded Best Score and Best Sound; additionally received five other nominations including Best Picture.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| George Barbier |
Actor |
19-Nov-1864 |
19-Jul-1945 |
Life Begins at Forty |
| James Cagney |
Actor |
17-Jul-1899 |
30-Mar-1986 |
New York tough guy |
| Walter Catlett |
Actor |
4-Feb-1889 |
14-Nov-1960 |
Bringing Up Baby |
| Rosemary DeCamp |
Actor |
14-Nov-1910 |
20-Feb-2001 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Eddie Foy, Jr. |
Actor |
4-Feb-1905 |
15-Jul-1983 |
The Pajama Game |
| Walter Huston |
Actor |
6-Apr-1884 |
7-Apr-1950 |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
| Frances Langford |
Singer |
4-Apr-1914 |
11-Jul-2005 |
Hooray for Hollywood |
| Joan Leslie |
Actor |
26-Jan-1925 |
12-Oct-2015 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Irene Manning |
Actor |
17-Jul-1912 |
28-May-2004 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Odette Myrtil |
Actor |
28-Jun-1898 |
18-Nov-1978 |
Out of the Fog |
| S. Z. Sakall |
Actor |
2-Feb-1884 |
12-Feb-1955 |
Casablanca |
| George Tobias |
Actor |
14-Jul-1901 |
27-Feb-1980 |
Abner Kravitz on Bewitched |
| Minor Watson |
Actor |
22-Dec-1889 |
28-Jul-1965 |
Guadalcanal Diary |
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