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James Cagney
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Actor Born: July 17, 1899 in New York City, NY Death: March 30, 1986 in Stanfordville, NY Biography:With his raspy voice, and staccato vocal inflections "James Cagney" was one of the brightest stars in American cinema history. The son of an Irish father and a Norwegian mother who lived and worked in New York's Lower Eastside, Cagney did a variety of odd jobs to help support his family, including working as a waiter, and a poolroom racker, and even a female impersonator in a Yorkville revue. This humble beginning led to joining the chorus in the Broadway show Pitter-Patter, followed by a vaudeville tour with his wife Francis. By 1925, Cagney had begun to play Broadway leads; he was particularly successful in the musical Penny Arcade, which lead him to be cast in the Hollywood version, renamed "Sinner's Holiday" (1930). Within a year, Cagney had been signed by Warner Bros., where, in his fifth movie role, he played the ruthless gangster in "Public Enemy", the 1931 film that made him a star.
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