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James Francis Cagney, Jr.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., was born July 17, 1904, in New York City. James Cagney began his career as an actor on stage in 1924, and moved to motion pictures in 1931. He was better known as playing a gangster or hoodlum in the movies, but he changed that with his playing an agent in G-Men. Mr. Cagney was accused of being a communist sympathizer during the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings. He was investigated by Martin Dies and the Dies Committee. He was the victim in extortion attempts and the victim of an impersonation investigation.


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James Francis Cagney, Jr.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., was born July 17, 1904, in New York City. James Cagney began his career as an actor on stage in 1924, and moved to motion pictures in 1931. He was better known as playing a gangster or hoodlum in the movies, but he changed that with his playing an agent in G-Men. Mr. Cagney was accused of being a communist sympathizer during the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings. He was investigated by Martin Dies and the Dies Committee. He was the victim in extortion attempts and the victim of an impersonation investigation.


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James Francis Cagney, Jr.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., was born July 17, 1904, in New York City. James Cagney began his career as an actor on stage in 1924, and moved to motion pictures in 1931. He was better known as playing a gangster or hoodlum in the movies, but he changed that with his playing an agent in G-Men. Mr. Cagney was accused of being a communist sympathizer during the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings. He was investigated by Martin Dies and the Dies Committee. He was the victim in extortion attempts and the victim of an impersonation investigation. ... Read more

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Zine devoted to the Golden Age of movies, radio, television, music. Articles on Stan Freberg, James Cagney, Andy Devine, and more ... Read more

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Chapters: Babe Ruth, Jimmy Walker, James Cagney, Sal Mineo, Malachi Martin, Fred Allen, Billy Martin, Dutch Schultz, Dorothy Kilgallen, Mike Quill, Westbrook Pegler, Wellington Mara, Anna Held, Ernesto Lecuona, Bess Houdini, Condé Montrose Nast, Heywood Broun, Julie Haydon, John P. O'brien, Joseph V. Mckee, George Jean Nathan, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, George Murray Hulbert. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 210. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. In his first performing role, he danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews for his acting, Warners signed him for an initial $500 a week, three-week contract to reprise his role; this was quickly extended to a seven year contract. Cagney's seventh film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for Angels with Dirty Faces, before winning in 1942 for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me. Cagney retired for 20 years in 1961, spending time on his farm befor...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16046 ... Read more

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James Francis Cagney, Jr.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., was born July 17, 1904, in New York City. James Cagney began his career as an actor on stage in 1924, and moved to motion pictures in 1931. He was better known as playing a gangster or hoodlum in the movies, but he changed that with his playing an agent in G-Men. Mr. Cagney was accused of being a communist sympathizer during the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings. He was investigated by Martin Dies and the Dies Committee. He was the victim in extortion attempts and the victim of an impersonation investigation. ... Read more

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James Francis Cagney, Jr.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., was born July 17, 1904, in New York City. James Cagney began his career as an actor on stage in 1924, and moved to motion pictures in 1931. He was better known as playing a gangster or hoodlum in the movies, but he changed that with his playing an agent in G-Men. Mr. Cagney was accused of being a communist sympathizer during the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings. He was investigated by Martin Dies and the Dies Committee. He was the victim in extortion attempts and the victim of an impersonation investigation. ... Read more

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James Francis Cagney, Jr.
James Francis Cagney, Jr., was born July 17, 1904, in New York City. James Cagney began his career as an actor on stage in 1924, and moved to motion pictures in 1931. He was better known as playing a gangster or hoodlum in the movies, but he changed that with his playing an agent in G-Men. Mr. Cagney was accused of being a communist sympathizer during the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings. He was investigated by Martin Dies and the Dies Committee. He was the victim in extortion attempts and the victim of an impersonation investigation. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 954 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more