About Irving Cohn
Lived 1898 – 1961 (aged 62–63). Irving Cohn was a songwriter and composer.
Irving Cohn (21 February 1898 – 12 July 1961) was a British-American songwriter, best known for "Yes! We Have No Bananas", which he co-wrote with Frank Silver in 1923. He is sometimes credited as Irving Conn.
Cohn was born in London on 21 February 1898. He died in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in the United States, on 12 July 1961 at the age of 63.
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Who was Irving Cohn?
British-American songwriter
When was Irving Cohn born?
Irving Cohn was born on 21 February 1898 in London.
When did Irving Cohn die?
Irving Cohn died in 1961 in Fort Lee.
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Irving Cohn was a songwriter and composer.
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