James Cagney: Silver Screen Legends

James Francis Cagney, Jr. was born July 17, 1899 in New York City. He was an accomplished vaudeville performer (Cagney's first job as an entertainer was as a female dancer in a chorus line) and won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a song-and-dance man in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Cagney, though, is best known for his portrayal of the tough gangster. Survived by his wife of 63 years, he passed away in March of 1986 in his home in Standfordville, New York. This releases features the four Cagney movies Great Guy, Something to Sing About, Blood on the Sun, and the Time of Your Life.