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My wife and I watched Yankee Doodle Dandy, the 1942 film about the life of musician/actor/song-writer George M. Cohan who wrote a number of patriotic songs and musicals, including songs like "Grand Old Flag" and "Over There."
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And perhaps there was some of this in the 1940s too, and earlier.
In the film, some people scoff at Cohen's "vulgar flag-waving" but the thing is that Cohen's plays are generally successful...he says something to the effect that he's a regular guy who makes plays for regular guys.
I think there's something to that.
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I think there's something to that.
I do, too. Being widely viewed (or read) can be something of a compliment to the work.
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