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I grew up watching on television the Warner Brothers movies of the 30's and early 40's, and especially the gangster films with Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and the wonderful Jimmy Cagney. Cops and crooks -- I could not get enough. Cagney was the most magnetic, confident, likeable screen actor, and created many memorable screen characterizations over his career, with never a false note ...
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 ...
James Cagney, the cocky and pugnacious film star who set the standard for gangster roles in ''The Public Enemy'' and won an Academy Award for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in ''Yankee Doodle Dandy,'' died yesterday at his Dutchess County farm in upstate New York. He was 86 years old. Mr. Cagney had been hospitalized earlier this month at ...
James Cagney. James Francis Cagney, Jr. (n. 17 iulie 1899 - d. 30 martie 1986) a fost un actor de film american. Deși a fost apreciat pentru gama sa largă de roluri, Cagney rămâne cel mai cunoscut pentru rolurile sale de "dur". În 1999, Institutul American de Film l-a clasat pe locul 8 în topul celor mai mari staruri ale tuturor timpurilor.
James Cagney. Last year, when the Trustees of the American Film Institute nominated a candidate to receive our first Life Achievement Award, their choice fell appropriately, perhaps almost inevitably, on John Ford. With a similar conviction of unavoidable rightness, this year they have selected James Cagney. Unchallengeably, his work fulfills ...
Jul 15, 2023 · Yet, the legendary James Cagney worked hard to be able to make such a claim. He was born on July 17, 1899, in New York City. His family was poor, and Cagney was sickly as a child.
James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor who won acclaim for a wide variety of roles and won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1942, for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy.
