Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 film by Michael Curtiz
Movie film Q1321622
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Yankee Doodle Dandy

Summary

Yankee Doodle Dandy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yankee Doodle Dandy received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy received the Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[4].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy received the Academy Award for Best Sound[5].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy was directed by Michael Curtiz[7].
  • Robert Buckner wrote the screenplay for Yankee Doodle Dandy[8].
  • Julius J. Epstein wrote the screenplay for Yankee Doodle Dandy[9].
  • Philip G. Epstein wrote the screenplay for Yankee Doodle Dandy[10].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy's composer is recorded as Ray Heindorf[11].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy's genre is biographical film[12].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy's genre is musical film[13].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy's genre is war film[14].
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy's genre is drama film[15].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was James Cagney[16].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Joan Leslie[17].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Walter Huston[18].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Richard Whorf[19].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was George Tobias[20].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Rosemary DeCamp[21].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was S. Z. Sakall[22].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Irene Manning[23].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Frances Langford[24].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was George Barbier[25].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Walter Catlett[26].
  • A cast member of Yankee Doodle Dandy was Douglas Croft[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Hal B. Wallis[28] and Jack Warner[29]. Yankee Doodle Dandy was directed by Michael Curtiz[7]. Screenwriters include Robert Buckner[8], Julius J. Epstein[9], and Philip G. Epstein[10]. Cast members include James Cagney[16], Joan Leslie[17], Walter Huston[18], Richard Whorf[19], George Tobias[20], and Rosemary DeCamp[21].

Publication

The original language of Yankee Doodle Dandy was English[30]. Genres include biographical film[12], musical film[13], war film[14], and drama film[15]. It is part of National Film Registry[31]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[33], in United States[34], founded in 1929[35]; Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[4], an Academy Awards[36], in United States[37]; and Academy Award for Best Sound[5], an Academy Awards[38], in United States[39]. Yankee Doodle Dandy's review score is recorded as 7.7[40].

Why It Matters

Yankee Doodle Dandy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Yankee Doodle Dandy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[4], and Academy Award for Best Sound[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Main subject World War II
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