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Definition of james cagney in French English dictionary
- James Cagney (1899-1986), American movie actor, winner of the 1942 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Definition of james cagney in English English dictionary
- (1899-1986) U.S. movie actor, winner of the 1942 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "Yankee Doodle Dandy
- a US film actor who appeared as a gangster (=a member of a violent group of criminals) in films such as The Public Enemy (1931) and White Heat (1949) (1899-1986). born July 17, 1899, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 30, 1986, Stanfordville, N.Y. U.S. actor. He toured in vaudeville as a song-and-dance man before starring in the successful Broadway musical Penny Arcade (1929). He played the first in a series of pugnacious criminal roles in the film Public Enemy (1931), followed by Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and White Heat (1949). As George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942, Academy Award) he showed off his dance skills and streetwise charm. Later films include Mister Roberts (1955) and Ragtime (1981)
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Definition of james cagney in English French dictionary
- James Cagney (1899-1986), acteur de cinéma américain qui a obtenu l'Academy Award en 1942 comme meilleur acteur pour sa prestation dans Yankee Doodle Dandy (La glorieuse parade)