Irving Cohn

{{short description|British-American songwriter (1898–1961)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} '''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.<ref Name="Berlin">{{cite book |title= The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin |last= Berlin |authorlink= |author2=Irving Berlin |author3=Robert Kimball |author4=Linda Emmet |year= 2005 |publisher= Hal Leonard Corporation |location= |isbn= 1-55783-681-7 |page= 210 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ArxJGmmIQR8C&q=%22Irving+Cohn%22&pg=PA210}}</ref> He is sometimes credited as '''Irving Conn'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naxos.com/person/Irving_Conn/23467.htm|title=IRVING CONN (1898 - 1961)|work=naxos.com|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref>

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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