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James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and movie director who had many roles in his long career, and won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1942 for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy . Like James Stewart, Cagney became so familiar to the public that they usually referred to him as "Jimmy" Cagney.
Biography. The American gangster film, and the output of Warner Bros. in its most influential decade, would be unimaginable without the contributions of James Cagney. One of talking pictures' first generation of actors, Cagney forever romanticized the figures of the criminal and the con artist with his jittery physical dynamism and breakneck ...
Jul 18, 2016 · Mr. Creighton said his fascination with Mr. Cagney began in acting school, when a teacher said, “You remind me of Cagney.”. Mr. Creighton hunted down Mr. Cagney’s movies. This was harder in ...
Mar 31, 1986 · James Francis Cagney was born July 17, 1899, on New York’s Lower East Side, the son of an easygoing Irish saloon keeper and an Irish-Norwegian mother, whose shimmering red hair he adored as a ...
Mar 7, 2023 · James Cagney is an actor of contradictions. He made a Hollywood career out of playing murderous thugs, but what he really excelled at was singing and dancing. His rags-to-riches story is equal parts turbulent and bizarre—a life story that needs to be told. 1. He Was Sickly.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., född 17 juli 1899 i New York i New York, död 30 mars 1986 i Stanford i Dutchess County, New York, var en amerikansk skådespelare och dansare.Cagney är känd för filmer som Public Enemy - samhällets fiende nr 1 (1931), Storstadens marodörer (1932), Panik i gangstervärlden (1938), Glödhett (1949), Dej ska jag ha!
James Cagney was born on July 17, 1899 to James Francis Cagney, Sr. and Carolyn Nelson. His father was of Irish descent, and worked as a bartender and amateur boxer. His mother was part Norwegian and part Irish. He was the second of seven children. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1918, and attended Columbia College ...
