Known in the decade before World War I as "the man who owned Broadway", he is considered the father of American musical comedy. His life and music were depicted in the Oscar-winning film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and the 1968 musical George M!. A statue of Cohan in Times Square, New York City, commemorates his contributions to American musical theatre.Mondello, Bob. "George M. Cohan, 'The Man Who Created Broadway', Was an Anthem Machine", NPR, December 20, 2018, accessed July 14, 2019
