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James Cagney Biography (1899-1986)

Full name, James Francis Cagney, Jr.; born July 17, 1899, in New York, NY; died of a circulatory ailment in Stanfordville, NY, March 30, 1986; son of James (a bartender and saloon owner) and Carolyn (Nelson) Cagney; married FrancesWillard "Willie" Vernon (an actress, singer, and dancer), 1922; children: (adopted) James Jr. (died, 1984), Cathleen.

From his obituary in The New York Times, CTFT learned that after his retirement in 1961, James Cagney enjoyed his upstate New York farm where he raised Morgan horses, wrote verse, became a successful farmer, sailed, painted, and played classical guitar. "Absorption in things other than self," he observed, "is the secret of a happy life."

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

July 17, 1899

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

March 30, 1986

Stanfordville, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--As a "chorus girl" in a female impersonation act, vaudeville, 1919.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Chorus, specialty dancer, Pitter Patter, NY, 1920.
• Penny Arcade, NY, 1930.
• Outside Looking In, NY, 1931.
• Women Go on Forever, NY, 1931.
• FILM DEBUT--Sinners Holiday, Warner Brothers, 1930.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Doorway to Hell, Warner Brothers, 1930.
• Other Men's Women, Warner Brothers, 1931.
• The Millionaire, Warner Brothers, 1931.
• The Public Enemy, Warner Brothers, 1931.
• Smart Money, 1931.
• Blonde Crazy, Warner Brothers, 1931.
• Taxi!, 1932.
• The Crowd Roars, Warner Brothers, 1932.
• Winner Take All, 1932.
• Hard to Handle, 1933.
• Picture Snatcher, 1933.
• The Mayor of Hell, 1933.
• Footlight Parade, 1933.
• Lady Killer, Warner Brothers, 1933.
• Jimmy the Gent, 1934.
• He Was Her Man, 1934.
• Here Comes the Navy, 1934.
• The St. Louis Kid, 1934.
• Devil Dogs of the Air, 1935.
• G-Men, 1935.
• The Irish in Us, 1935.
• Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Warner Brothers, 1935.
• Frisco Kid, 1935.
• Ceiling Zero, 1935.
• Great Guy, 1936.
• Something to Sing About, 1937.
• Boy Meets Girl, 1938.
• Angels with Dirty Faces, Warner Brothers, 1938.
• The Oklahoma Kid, 1939.
• Each Dawn I Die, 1939.
• The Roaring Twenties, 1939.
• The Fighting 69th, 1940.
• Torrid Zone, 1940.
• City for Couquest, 1941.
• The Strawberry Blonde, 1941.
• The Bride Came C.O.D., 1941.
• Captain of the Clouds, 1942.
• George M. Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Warner Brothers, 1942.
• Johnny Come Lately, United Artists, 1943.
• Blood on the Sun, United Artists, 1945.
• 13 Rue Madeleine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
• The Time of Your Life, 1948.
• White Heat, Warner Brothers, 1949.
• The West Point Story, 1950.
• Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, 1950.
• Come Fill the Cup, 1951.
• Starlift, 1951.
• What Price Glory, 1952.
• A Lion Is in the Streets, 1953.
• Run for Cover, Paramount, 1955.
• Love Me or Leave Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955.
• the Captain, Mister Roberts, Warner Brothers, 1955.
• The Seven Little Foys, Paramount, 1955.
• Tribute to a Bad Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
• These Wilder Years, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
• Man of a Thousand Faces, Universal, 1957.
• Short Cut to Hell, Paramount, 1957.
• Never Steal Anything Small, Universal, 1958.
• Shake Hands with the Devil, United Artists, 1959.
• The Gallant Hours, United Artists, 1960.
• One, Two, Three, United Artists, 1961.
• Rheinlander Waldo, Ragtime, Paramount, 1981.
• PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; PRODUCER, WITH BROTHER,WILLIAM Johnny Come Lately, United Artists, 1943.
• Blood on the Sun, United Artists, 1945.
• The West Point Story, United Artists, 1950.
• Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, 1950.
• Come Fill the Cup, 1951.
• Starlift, 1951.
• A Lion Is in the Streets, 1953.
• director, Short Cut to Hell, Paramount, 1957.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• "Soldier from the War Returning," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1956.
• Scenes from Mister Roberts, on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1955.
• This Is Your Life, tribute to William Wellman, NBC.
• Night of One Hundred Stars, 1982.
• NBC Magazine with David Brinkley, NBC.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Terrible Joe Moran, 1984.
• Writings;AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• Cagney by Cagney, 1976.