james cagney

     

James Francis Cagney Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an Acaemy Award-winning American film actor who won acclaim for a wide variety of roles, including the career-launching The Public Enemy. He was an accomplished vaudeville performer, won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a song-and-dance man in 1942 for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy, but is still best known for his 'tough guy' roles

Trivia about james cagney

  • He told Frank Gorshin, "I never said...'mmm you dirty rat!'"
  • His "Legends Of Hollywood" stamp is a dandy; in fact, it shows him from "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
  • Will Rogers said, "Everytime I see him work, it looks to me like a bunch of firecrackers going off all at once"
  • This actor had his last theatrical film role as police commissioner Waldo in "Ragtime"
  • In 1949's "White Heat" he reaches the "top of the world" before blowing up
  • The fifth Legends of Hollywood stamp put him on the top of the envelope, Ma!

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