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  1. Frances Cagney, actor James Cagney's beloved "Billie," his wife for 64 years, died Oct. 10 in the rural Upstate New York farmhouse where she and her husband found respite from his fame. She was 95. The Cagneys had lived in Stanfordville, 54 miles south of Albany, working as gentlemen farmers, since 1955.

  2. Oct 17, 1994 · He first met Frances Willard (Billie) Vernon (her parents had wanted a boy) when she was dancing in the chorus and he was a specialty performer in the 1920 New York musical “Pitter Patter.”

  3. Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879 and remained president until her death in 1898.

  4. When Frances Willard Vernon was born on 19 June 1899, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, her father, Louis Linn Vernon, was 53 and her mother, Alta Virginia Welch, was 42. She married James Francis Cagney Jr. on 28 September 1922, in New York City, New York, United States.

  5. Oct 10, 1994 · Frances Willard (Billie) "Willie" Cagney formerly Vernon. Born 19 Jun 1899 in Iowa, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Louis Linn Vernon and Alta Virginia (Welch) Vernon. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of James Francis Cagney Jr — married 28 Sep 1922 in New York, New York, United States. [children unknown]

  6. There he met his future wife, Frances Willard Vernon, who coached him on dancing routines. She was a native of Des Moines, Iowa, and they married in 1922. For ten years (1920-1929) they played the vaudeville circuit—sometimes together.

  7. Obituary: Frances Willard (Vernon) Cagney 1899 - 1994. FRANCES CAGNEY , WIFE OF ACTOR, DIES AT 95. Frances Cagney , wife of the late actor Jimmy Cagney , has died. She was 95. Mrs. Cagney died Monday at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Conn., after a long illness.

  8. Frances Willard Vernon. Nickname. Bill. Mini Bio. Frances Cagney was born on June 19, 1899 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. She was married to James Cagney. She died on October 10, 1994 in Sharon, Connecticut, USA. Family. Spouse. James Cagney (September 28, 1922 - March 30, 1986) (his death, 2 children) Children. James Cagney Jr. Casey Cagney Thomas.

  9. Born Frances Willard Vernon, June 19, 1901; died Oct 10, 1994, in Fishkill, NY; m. James Cagney (actor), Sept 28, 1922 (died Mar 30, 1986). In vaudeville, had a sister act with Wynne Gibson, then toured with husband.

  10. Oct 10, 1994 · Death: October 10, 1994 (95) Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. Place of Burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA. Immediate Family: Daughter of Lewis Lynn Vernon and Alta V. Vernon. Wife of James Cagney.

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