Actor james cagney biography his farm

American actor and dancer (1899–1986)

James Francis Cagney Jr. (;^[1] July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)^[2] was an American actor and dancer.

Actor james cagney biography his farm

On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances.^[3]

Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), City for Conquest (1940) and White Heat (1949), finding himself typecast or limited by this reputation earlier in his career.^[4] He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role in the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).

In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him eighth on its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of