James Cagney
b.7/17/1889 New York, NY
d.3/30/1986
Son of Irish immigrant and bartender in New York First acting role was on Broadway as a female impersonator Academy Award Best Actor “Yankee Doodle Dandy” 1942 American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award 1974 The Kennedy Center Honors Award 1980 Congressional Gold Medal 1984 First cinematic movie: “Sinner’s Holiday” 1930
Filmography:
Sinner’s Holiday, Public Enemy, Taxi, Here Comes the Navy, Devil Dogs of the Air, G-Men, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ceiling Zero, The Fighting 69th, Captains of the Clouds, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The West Point Story, What Price Glory, Mister Roberts, Faces, The Gallant Hours, Ragtime
Devil Dogs of the Air
