Irving Cohn (21 February 1898 in
London
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– 12 July 1961 in
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
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) was a
British-
American songwriter, best known for "
Yes! We Have No Bananas
"Yes! We Have No Bananas" is an American novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn published March 23, 1923. It became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks) when it was recorded by Billy Jones, Billy Murray, Arthur Hall, Irvi ...
", which he co-wrote with
Frank Silver in 1923.
He is sometimes credited as Irving Conn.
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1898 births
1961 deaths
American male songwriters
British emigrants to the United States
English songwriters
Musicians from London
20th-century American male musicians
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