KnowraGeorge M. CohanLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to George M. Cohan, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 1Related 10Compared with 1Broadway theatreRelated: His songs and stage persona helped shape Broadway's popular image.VaudevilleBroader topic: His career connected vaudeville performance styles with the development of American musical comedy.Tin Pan AlleyRelated: Cohan's songs moved between Tin Pan Alley publishing, vaudeville, and the Broadway stage.Ziegfeld FolliesRelated: His songs and theatrical work illustrate the popular Broadway talent surrounding the Follies era.Book musicalRelated: His work helped move American musicals toward contemporary characters and settings.Actors' Equity AssociationCompared with: Cohan's opposition illustrates the divide between performers' union demands and producer interests.American musical theatreRelated: His fast-paced shows and patriotic songs helped define an early Broadway style.James CagneyRelated: Cagney portrayed Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy, drawing on his own dance training.Musical comedyRelated: His energetic songs and stage persona helped define American musical comedy.Show tuneRelated: His theatrical songs helped establish a distinctively American Broadway sound.Walter HustonRelated: Huston portrayed President Roosevelt in a film centered on Cohan's life and songs.James Whitcomb RileyRelated: Like Cohan, Riley built a public career partly through live performance and an identifiable stage persona.