Years active 1939–1965 | Name Jeanne Cagney Role Film actress | |
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Occupation Film, television actress Siblings James Cagney, William Cagney, Edward Cagney, Harry Cagney Spouse Jack Sherman Morrison (m. 1953–1973), Ross Latimer (m. 1944–1952) Children Theresa Cagney Morrison, Mary Anne Roberts Movies Yankee Doodle Dandy, Quicksand, Don't Bother to Knock, Man of a Thousand Faces, The Time of Your Life Similar People James Cagney, William Cagney, Joseph Pevney, Roy Ward Baker, Irving Pichel | ||
Jeanne cagney an american film and television actress
Jeanne Carolyn Cagney (March 25, 1919 – December 7, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress.
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- Jeanne cagney an american film and television actress
- Movie Legends Jeanne Cagney
- Early years
- Stage
- Film
- Radio
- Television
- Family
- Death
- Filmography
- References
Movie Legends - Jeanne Cagney
Early years
Born in New York City, Jeanne Cagney and her four older brothers were raised by her widowed mother. Two of the brothers were film actor James Cagney and actor/producer William Cagney. She attended Hunter College High School. Majoring in French and German, she was a cum laude graduate of Hunter College of City College of New York and a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society. She also starred in plays produced by the college's dramatic society. Following her college graduation, she studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Stage
Cagney performed in the original stage production of The Iceman Cometh, which premiered on Broadway on October 9, 1946. The play's author, Eugene O'Neill, cast her in the role of Margie, one of the "street walkers" in his story.
Film
After being heard by a scout while appearing on Bing Crosby's radio program, Cagney had a film test with RKO Pictures. However, she signed a long-term contract with Paramount Pictures. She appeared in 19 films between 1939 and 1965, including four films with James Cagney: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), The Time of Your Life (1948), A Lion Is in the Streets (1953), and Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). Cagney gave a noted performance opposite Mickey Rooney in the film noir crime film Quicksand (1950).
Radio
Cagney briefly played the title role in the radio soap opera The Romance of Helen Trent. Most of her other work on radio was as a guest in dramatic programs such as the following:
Television
In 1954, Cagney made a television pilot for a mystery series, Satan's Waiting, but it apparently was not sold. Later, she served as the fashion commentator of Queen for a Day, hosted by Jack Bailey on NBC and ABC from 1956 to 1963. This daytime "game show" is regarded as a forerunner of today's reality shows. Cagney hosted segments that provided viewers with tips on style and introduced to them the latest fashions.
Family
Cagney married actor Ross Latimer (also known as Kim Spaulding) in 1944. She was divorced from him March 9, 1951. They had no children. She married Jack Morrison, a faculty member in theater arts at UCLA, on June 6, 1953; they had two daughters, Mary and Terry.
Death
Jeanne Cagney, at age 65, died of lung cancer in Newport Beach, California, on December 7, 1984. Survivors included brothers William and James Cagney, daughters Theresa Cagney and Mary Anne Roberts, and a grandson. Her grave is at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, California. Her brother William, who died in 1988, is buried next to her.