McGowan, John

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 626 words | Copyright

McGowan, John (1892–1977), actor, singer, and playwright. A native of Muskegon, Michigan, he began his career as a vaudeville song‐and‐dance man, then became a leading man in musical comedy (often under the name Jack McGowan), introducing “The Love Nest” in Mary (1920) and “I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise” in George White's Scandals of 1922. He next turned to playwriting, with his most successful endeavor being Excess Baggage (1927). Subsequently McGowan collaborated on the books for such musicals as Hold Everything! (1928), Flying High (1930), and Girl Crazy (1930).

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