| James Cagney  AKA James Francis Cagney, Jr.
Born: 17-Jul-1899
Birthplace: Manhattan, NY
Died: 30-Mar-1986
Location of death: Stanfordville, NY
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: New York tough guy Appeared in more than 60 films. Though Irish and not a Jew, Cagney was fluent in Yiddish. Father: James Francis Cagney, Sr. (bartender, d. 1918)
Mother: Carolyn
Brother: William Cagney
Sister: Jeanne Cagney
Wife: Frances Vernon ("Bill", m. 28-Sep-1922, until his death)
Son: James Cagney, Jr. (adopted)
Daughter: Cathleen ("Casey", adopted)
High School: Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY (1918)
University: Columbia College
Dutch Treat Club (1944-86)
Hollywood Anti-Nazi League
Screen Actors Guild President (1942-44)
Oscar for Best Actor 1943 for Yankee Doodle Dandy
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1974
Kennedy Center Honor 1980
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6502 Hollywood Blvd.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1984
Irish Ancestry
Norwegian Ancestry Maternal
Asteroid Namesake 6377 Cagney
Risk Factors: Diabetes, Sciatica
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Terrible Joe Moran (27-Mar-1984)
Ragtime (20-Nov-1981)
Arizona Bushwhackers (Mar-1968) · Narrator [VOICE]
One, Two, Three (15-Dec-1961) · C. R. MacNamara
The Gallant Hours (13-Jun-1960) · Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey
Shake Hands with the Devil (24-Jun-1959) · Sean Lenihan
Never Steal Anything Small (11-Feb-1959)
Man of a Thousand Faces (13-Aug-1957) · Lon Chaney
These Wilder Years (17-Aug-1956) · Steve Bradford
Tribute to a Bad Man (30-Mar-1956) · Jeremy Rodock
Mister Roberts (30-Jul-1955) · Capt. Morton
The Seven Little Foys (31-May-1955) · George M. Cohan
Love Me or Leave Me (26-May-1955) · Martin Snyder
Run for Cover (29-Apr-1955) · Matt Dow
Gun Fury (30-Oct-1953)
A Lion Is in the Streets (23-Sep-1953) · Hank Martin
What Price Glory (22-Aug-1952)
Starlift (14-Dec-1951) · Himself
Come Fill the Cup (24-Oct-1951)
The West Point Story (22-Dec-1950) · Elwin Bixby
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (4-Aug-1950)
White Heat (2-Sep-1949) · Arthur Jarrett
The Time of Your Life (26-May-1948) · Joe
13 Rue Madeleine (15-Jan-1947) · Bob Sharkey
Blood on the Sun (26-Apr-1945) · Nick Condon
Johnny Come Lately (3-Sep-1943)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (6-Jun-1942) · George M. Cohan
Captains of the Clouds (12-Feb-1942) · Brian MacLean
The Bride Came C.O.D. (12-Jul-1941)
The Strawberry Blonde (22-Feb-1941) · Biff Grimes
City for Conquest (21-Sep-1940) · Danny Kenny
Torrid Zone (18-May-1940) · Nick Butler
The Fighting 69th (26-Jan-1940) · Jerry Plunkett
The Roaring Twenties (23-Oct-1939) · Eddie Bartlett
Each Dawn I Die (22-Jul-1939) · Frank Ross
The Oklahoma Kid (3-Mar-1939) · Jim Kincaid
Angels with Dirty Faces (24-Nov-1938)
Boy Meets Girl (27-Aug-1938) · Robert Law
Something to Sing About (30-Sep-1937)
Ceiling Zero (16-Jan-1936)
Great Guy (1936)
Frisco Kid (30-Nov-1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (9-Oct-1935)
The Irish in Us (31-Jul-1935) · Danny O'Hara
G Men (18-Apr-1935) · Brick Davis
Devil Dogs of the Air (9-Feb-1935) · Tommy O'Toole
The St. Louis Kid (1-Nov-1934)
Here Comes the Navy (28-Jun-1934) · Chesty
He Was Her Man (18-May-1934)
Jimmy the Gent (17-Mar-1934)
Lady Killer (28-Dec-1933) · Dan
Footlight Parade (30-Sep-1933) · Chester Kent
The Mayor of Hell (23-Jun-1933)
Picture Snatcher (6-May-1933) · Danny
Hard to Handle (28-Jan-1933)
Winner Take All (16-Jul-1932) · Jimmy Kane
The Crowd Roars (16-Apr-1932) · Joe Greer
Taxi! (23-Jan-1932) · Matt Nolan
Blonde Crazy (14-Nov-1931) · Bert Harris
Smart Money (11-Jul-1931) · Jack
The Millionaire (1-May-1931)
The Public Enemy (23-Apr-1931) · Tom Powers
Other Men's Women (17-Jan-1931)
The Doorway to Hell (18-Oct-1930)
Sinners' Holiday (11-Oct-1930)
Author of books:
Cagney by Cagney (1976, memoir)
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