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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Marriage Attempted. Mary Cohan, estranged daughter of Actor George Michael Cohan (who never forgave her for eloping with a banjo player in 1927); and one George Ranken, an accordion player. Balked by Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia laws that called for several days' wait. Elopers Cohan & Ranken returned to their Manhattan nightclub jobs. Said she: "Now I don't know if we'll get married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 11, 1940 | 3/11/1940 | See Source »

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