James Cagney

James Cagney
James Cagney
	Cagney in a publicity photo ca. 1930
Born	July 17, 1899; New York City, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1986 (aged 86); Stanford, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Occupation	Actor, dancer
Years active	1919–1984
Spouse(s)	Frances Vernon (m. 1922)
Children	2 (adoptive)
Relatives	William Cagney (brother); Jeanne Cagney (sister)
6th President of the Screen Actors Guild
	In office; 1942–1944
Preceded by	Edward Arnold
Succeeded by	George Murphy

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American movie actor who had many roles in his long career, and won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1942 for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Like James Stewart, Cagney became so familiar to the public that they usually referred to him as "Jimmy" Cagney. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Cagney eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.

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James Cagney
Cagney in a publicity photo ca. 1930
Born	July 17, 1899(1899-07-17) New York City, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1986(1986-03-30) (aged 86) Stanford, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Occupation	Actor, dancer
Years active	1919–1984
Spouse(s)	Frances Vernon (m. 1922)
Children	2 (adoptive)^[1]
Relatives	William Cagney (brother) Jeanne Cagney (sister)


6th President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office 1942–1944
Preceded by	Edward Arnold
Succeeded by	George Murphy