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William Cagney

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William Cagney
Born(1905-03-26)March 26, 1905
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 1988(1988-01-03) (aged 82)
Resting placePacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1933–1953
Spouses
(m. 1933; div. 1946)
Nadine Crumney Parker
(m. 1951; div. 1954)
Children3
Relatives4, including James Cagney (brother)
Jeanne Cagney (sister)

William Jerome Cagney (March 26, 1905 – January 3, 1988) was an American film producer and actor, remembered for roles in the Monogram Pictures films Lost in the Stratosphere and Flirting with Danger, both filmed in 1934.

Career

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He produced several of his older lookalike brother James Cagney's films, including City for Conquest (1940), Johnny Come Lately (1943), Blood on the Sun (1945), The Time of Your Life (1948), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950), and A Lion Is in the Streets (1953). He was credited as an associate producer on The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and he also handled his brother's business affairs, negotiating several of his Hollywood studio contracts.[1]

Personal life

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Cagney was married to actress Boots Mallory; they had two children together, Jill and Stephen, before their divorce in 1946. He next married Nadine Parker, and they had one child together, William Jr., before their divorce in 1954. Cagney died on January 3, 1988, in Newport Beach, California, aged 82.[1][2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1933 Ace of Aces 2nd Lt. Meeker Uncredited
1934 Palooka Al McSwatt
1934 Lost in the Stratosphere Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper
1934 Flirting with Danger William 'Lucky' Davis
1935 Stolen Harmony 'Schoolboy' Howe Uncredited, (final film acting role)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Movie producer William Cagney dies". United Press International. January 3, 1988. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Staff writers (January 5, 1988). "WILLIAM J. CAGNEY DIES AT 82". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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