In 1942, the American actor James Cagney (James Cagney) was awarded an Oscar; according to the American Film Institute, Cagney is one of the greatest actors of Hollywood, and in 1974 James Cagney was awarded the award for outstanding contributions to the film art.
James was born on July 17, 1899. His homeland is Manhattan (USA). Before becoming an actor, the young man worked as a waiter in a restaurant and sang in a local choir. He made his debut on stage, performing female roles. The next stage
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In 1942, the American actor James Cagney (James Cagney) was awarded an Oscar; according to the American Film Institute, Cagney is one of the greatest actors of Hollywood, and in 1974 James Cagney was awarded the award for outstanding contributions to the film art.
James was born on July 17, 1899. His homeland is Manhattan (USA). Before becoming an actor, the young man worked as a waiter in a restaurant and sang in a local choir. He made his debut on stage, performing female roles. The next stage in the development of his work was participation in musical productions. It was they who launched his career on Broadway and in Hollywood.
His romance with Warner Bros began in 1931. Hollywood directors, as a rule, saw Cagney in the role of villains and gangsters, and the actor was very successful in this field. Fame came to him after the release of the film “Enemy of society”, where James played the role of a cruel gangster. Subsequently, he starred in the films “Angels with Dirty Faces”, “Roaring 20s”, “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, “Man with a thousand faces”. A fan of James was Joseph Stalin himself, who loved to watch.
Fate of a Soldier in America , which starred the actor. And here's Milos Forman's movie.
"Ragtime" Cagney played the role of police commissioner, which became one of the last works of the artist. There were several other roles that break the usual role of the actor: in Max Reinhardt’s film A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he played a classic Shakespearean role, and in Billy Wilder’s film One. "Two, three" - created a comic image.
In 1957, Cagney acted as a director, shooting his only film “The Shortest Way to Hell” on the novel by Graham Greene, but this debut was not the most successful in James’ career.
In the late 50s, the actor appears less and less on the screen - health problems affect. At the end of his life, Cagney published a memoir. Two years before his death, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is considered one of the most prestigious awards of the United States of America.
The actor died on March 30, 1986, and President Ronald Reagan attended his funeral. /