George M. Cohan, the son of Irish immigrants – often described as the man who owned Broadway – dominated American theater from 1901 until 1940. During that four-decade period, the man born on the ...

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Some books are worth reading multiple times, and “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation” (2000), by Joseph J. Ellis, is one of those great works. Several years ago it had been on my summer ...

On July 4, we sing America's praises. And by sing, we do mean sing. There have probably been more love songs dedicated to Uncle Sam than to all the girls named Marie in all the country songs ever ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine — George M. Cohan is played by James Cagney in the 1942 musical biography, Yankee Doodle Dandy, being shown by Ogunquit Performing Arts at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St., Wednesday ...

In honor of the Fourth of July, which is Monday, SAM is running some classic answers. Have a fun, festive and safe holiday weekend, everyone! Q: Is the likeness of Uncle Sam based on a real person?