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You’re a Grand Old Kitty

Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 Nominee

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I have two cats and the alternate title is one of the many weird things I sing to them. Who knew that George M. Cohan, played by Jimmy Cagney himself, was responsible for the origins of my kitty serenades? The last film in a set of ultra-patriotic films of the year, Yankee Doodle Dandy didn’t assuage my anxiety about the end of World War II still looming, but it provided even more fondness for the lead actor and for the magic of entertainment in times of strife. Those biopics are an Academy favorite and after this one, I understand why.

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One response to “You’re a Grand Old Kitty”

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    Suz

    So interesting that you just commented (in an around-the-corner way) that soldiers in movies don’t fascinate you – but this entertainer – during war-time, sure did! Just proves the expression ‘Make Love, not War’ is spot-on. ‘Aim’ for that instead!

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