“Yankee Doodle Dandy”

1. A song by George M. Cohan. The refrain begins, “I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy, / A Yankee Doodle, do or die….”

Example Sentences

Is Chalamet going to be the latest actor to win an Oscar for playing a music legend, a not-always-proud tradition that goes back to James Cagney’s energetic portrayal of entertainer George M. Cohan in the 1942 film “Yankee Doodle Dandy”? Maybe.

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Jimmy Cagney’s old schmaltz vehicle "Yankee Doodle Dandy" looks restrained by comparison.

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And a patriotic medley that follows, featuring “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” is as blandly perfunctory as a middling college halftime show.

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"I know of only two tunes: one of them is Yankee Doodle Dandy, and the other isn't."

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Luise Rainer and James Cagney were first to win lead actress and actor awards for tuneful characters, for “The Great Ziegfeld” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” respectively.

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