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James Cagney
1899-1986
Film, Song
& Dance
James Cagney was a true American icon. His
essential integrity illuminated and deepened even the most
depraved characters that he would portray.  Although
he generally played the quintessential bad guy he was still
a song and dance man and effective at light comedy. He got
his start in Vaudeville before getting parts in Broadway shows
in the 1920s. After going to Hollywood he played in a few
films before his famous role in The Public Enemy. He
was typecast throughout the 1930s as the tough guy but was
able to get more diverse roles in the 1940s. He won an Academy
Award for his portrayal of fellow Irish-American George M.
Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942. He made over
60 films before retiring between 1961-1981. In 1981 he returned
in the film Ragtime.
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