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'''Cagney, Jimmy (1899-1986)'''<br /> | '''Cagney, Jimmy (1899-1986)'''<br /> | ||
Another dancin' tough guy, James Francis Cagney Jr. was an American actor and dancer. Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as ''The Public Enemy'' (1931), ''Taxi!'' (1932), ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), ''The Roaring Twenties'' (1939), ''City for Conquest'' (1940) and ''White Heat'' (1949), finding himself typecast in the early years of his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role of George M. Cohan in the musical ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cagney Wikipedia]; 47; | Another dancin' tough guy, James Francis Cagney Jr. was an American actor and dancer. Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as ''The Public Enemy'' (1931), ''Taxi!'' (1932), ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), ''The Roaring Twenties'' (1939), ''City for Conquest'' (1940) and ''White Heat'' (1949), finding himself typecast in the early years of his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role of George M. Cohan in the musical ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cagney Wikipedia]; 47; | ||
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Revision as of 15:48, 6 October 2025
Cagney, Jimmy (1899-1986)
Another dancin' tough guy, James Francis Cagney Jr. was an American actor and dancer. Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), City for Conquest (1940) and White Heat (1949), finding himself typecast in the early years of his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role of George M. Cohan in the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Wikipedia; 47;
Al Capone
aka "the Big Guy";
cocktails 'n' booze
43, Lew Basnight's favorite, "The Doc Holliday"; martinis, 79; Old Log Cabin Presbyterian, 93; Wisconsin Old Fashioned, 94; Mistletoe gin, 108; Calabrese Ndrangheta 200 proof, 120;
Color
63, the New Nuremberg Lanes; magenta and green, 64;
Crosstown, Boynton “Boynt”
2, Hicks’ boss at Unamalgamated Ops; "blames Prohibition for everything," 34;
Curly Bill Spin
42, The road agent's spin, also known as the "Curly Bill spin" (after Curly Bill Brocius) or the "Border roll", was a gunfighting maneuver first identified in the days of the Old West. It was utilized as a ruse when forced to surrender a side arm to an unfriendly party. Wikipedia
