july march american actor dancer stage film greatest impact film known consistently energetic performances distinctive vocal style comic timing won acclaim major awards wide variety performances best remembered playing tough guys movies taxi angels dirty faces limited view earlier career american_film_institute ranked eighth list greatest male stars classic hollywood cinema said maybe greatest actor appeared camera considered best actors time professional acting performance danced woman chorus line revue sailor spent years dancer comedian got major acting secured roles receiving good notices landing lead play rave reviews signed initial week week contract reprise role quickly extended seven year contract seventh film public enemy influential gangster movies period notable famous scene pushes face film thrust spotlight hollywood biggest stars biggest contracts received academy award best actor nomination angels dirty faces subtle portrayal tough guy man child won oscar energetic portrayal nominated time love leave retired acting dancing spend time farm family exited retirement years later movie mainly aid recovery stroke walked times course career time returning improved personal artistic terms sued breach contract won times actor prevailed studio contract issue worked independent film company year suit settled established production company returning years later reference refusal pushed called professional numerous morale troop tours world war president years early life born manhattan new_york_city biographers disagree actual location corner 8th street floor apartment east eighth father irish descent time son birth amateur boxer birth certificate listed mother née nelson father norwegian ship captain mother irish second seven children died months birth young child mother feared die baptized later attributed sickness poverty family endure family moved twice young east street east street confirmed francis sales roman catholic church manhattan eventually funeral service red haired blue eyed graduated new_york_city attended intended major art took german joined dropped semester returning home death father flu held variety jobs early life giving earnings family junior architect copy boy book night working met helped acting career believed hard work later stating good feel sorry kid time suddenly come face face realities life mama thinking started tap dancing boy skill eventually contributed academy award nicknamed cellar door habit dancing cellar doors good street fighter defending older brother harry medical student necessary engaged amateur boxing runner lightweight title coaches encouraged turn professional mother allow played baseball local team entertained dreams playing introduction films unusual visiting aunt lived brooklyn opposite climb fence watch filming movies involved amateur starting scenery boy chinese hill neighborhood house settlement houses nation brother harry performed soon friend directed initially content working scenes interest performing night harry ill photographic memory rehearsals enabled stand brother making single mistake unique distinction director stage afterward joined number companies performer variety roles career early career working learned colleague seen dance role upcoming production sailor wartime play chorus servicemen dressed women originally titled woman auditioned role chorus girl despite considering waste time knew dance step complicated knew perfectly convince producers dance copied dancers moves waiting find odd play woman embarrassed later recalled able shed natural shy persona stepped stage fellow certainly lost consciousness skirts wig paint powder feathers mother way stage career ended quit sailor months proud performance preferred education appreciated week paid called mountain money days mother worries got employment house runner stop looking stage work went successfully audition chorus musical earned week sent mother week strong habit holding job time worked leads casts lead chorus line performers year old married began year association broadway wife early resident social experiment established new_jersey hugely successful run weeks enabling join circuit toured separately number different reuniting simple comedy routines musical numbers surname joined parker taking spot vacated later changed grant left years touring struggling money moved california partly meet new mother law moved chicago partly investigate breaking movies train paid friend press officer desperate act successful dance studio set clients folded toured studios garnered interest eventually borrowed money headed new_york chicago milwaukee enduring failure way attempted money stage secured significant role played young tough guy act play outside looking earning week went audition little confidence experience drama point felt got role hair red headed performer new_york play received good reviews life magazine wrote spectacular role star makes minutes silence mock trial scene established actor watch profit wrote contained honest acting seen new_york following month run went years achieved varied success appearing outside looking financially secure period met later portrayed spoke secured lead role season west end production broadway management insisted copy broadway lead performance despite discomfort day sailed england decided replace devastating turn events apart logistical difficulties presented couple hold ship given apartment quit business recalled jimmy said mind job run play contracts lasted long play chorus line help tracy broadway providing desperately needed steady income established dance school professionals landed play women forever directed ran months end run exhausted acting running dance school built reputation innovative teacher cast lead grand street appointed choreographer received rave reviews followed roles led play critics disliked liked performance saw role women forever significant talented directors met learned director director directors play parts play better actors cast playing opposite starred months later new play critics panned praised sensing film potential bought rights sold play stipulation cast film version retitled holiday film released given week week contract film portrays tough guy killer generates sympathy unfortunate upbringing role sympathetic bad guy recurring character type career filming holiday demonstrated characterized work attitude later recalled argument director line line supposed crying mother breast line baby ain refused said going tell said don shit tell going line took line despite studio liked week contract film shooting gave week extension followed seven year contract week contract allowed drop end week period effectively weeks income time growing shared income family received good reviews immediately starred gangster role doorway hell film financial hit helping cement growing reputation movies breakthrough role succession gangster movie hits particular culminated film public enemy strong reviews short film career cast nice guy opposite initial rushes reassigned film cost low budget films gross million received widespread praise role described performance ruthless petty killer cinema devised received billing film acknowledged importance role career disputed changed way heroes leading men portrayed cited months earlier night nurse important night nurse actually released months public enemy punched film knocking character unconscious carried hall later critics view scene pushes face famous moments movie history scene late addition thought idea matter debate producer claimed thought script conference director claimed idea came saw table shoot writers bright claimed based real life gangster threw girlfriend face usually cited writers version fruit victim clarke agreed idea saying sorry agreed bit dreamed shown movie director thought idea suddenly wasn written script according scene practical joke decided play crew cameras rolling liked left notes scene clarke husband happy saw film repeatedly scene angry patrons delighted laughter got loud filmmakers times character coffee face offered restaurant visited years clarke claimed virtually ruined career known scenes refusal join participation free charity drive pushed object money charity forced acquired nickname professional quick team rising gangster stars film smart money keen studio follow success actually shot received second billing supporting role time public enemy public enemy required physically violent woman screen signal keen public eye time star introduction particularly concerning screen violence allowed change pace cast comedy blonde crazy opposite completed filming public enemy filling cinemas night began compare pay peers thinking contract allowed salary adjustments based success films disagreed refused raise studio heads insisted continue promoting films ones opposed moved new_york leaving brother bill look apartment new_york brother effectively agent angled substantial pay raise personal freedom brother success public enemy blonde crazy forced hand eventually offered contract week film returning new_york taxi film notable time danced screen time allowed shot live ammunition relatively common occurrence time blank considered expensive hard find use motion picture filming shot public enemy filming taxi hit opening scene spoke fluent language picked new_york_city critics praised film taxi source lines actually said dirty rat line commonly closest got film come dirty yellow rat door film swiftly followed crowd winner despite success remained dissatisfied contract wanted money successful films offered smaller salary star refused walked held week salary refused cave time suspended announced pictures free canceled years remaining contract threatened quit hollywood columbia_university follow brothers medicine months suspension deal increased salary week guaranteed billing films year having learned block booking studio system guaranteed studios huge profits determined spread wealth regularly sent money goods old friends neighborhood generally known insistence films year based having witnessed actors teenagers regularly worked hours week turn films experience integral reason involvement forming screen actors guild returned studio hard handle followed steady stream films including highly regarded gave chance return song dance roots film includes stopping scenes choreographed routines notable film comes navy paired brien time enduring friendship listed hollywood time cast frequently roles played lawyer joins fbi took role billed nick night dream alongside flute movie ceiling zero film brien received billing clear breach contract combined fact movies contract terms caused bring legal proceedings breach contract dispute dragged months received calls felt position offer work dispute went represented brother william court went new_york search country property passion farming independent years spent year farm went work newly established independent studio approached movies film profits films grand national great guy sing received good reviews overall production quality standards films film dynamite planned ran money involved political causes agreed sponsor unknown league fact organization sought enlist support soviet_union foreign policies courts eventually decided lawsuit favor thought taking studios winning win knew foremost box office draw invited year film deal pictures year films additionally guaranteed position assistant producer movies brother starred demonstrated power keeping studios word later explained reasons saying walked depended studio heads word promise promise kept services acknowledged importance actors breaking dominance studio system normally star walked time absent added end long contract happened walked came better contract hollywood watched case closely hints future contracts handled experiment success able away traditional tough guy roles sympathetic characters far experimented developed known warner fold playing tough guys return films angels dirty faces comedy role received mixed reviews allowed change pace keen playing tough guys lucrative ironically script angels hoped studio unable secure funding starred gangster fresh jail looking associate played owes money old runs old friend played brien priest concerned dead end kids particularly rocky shootout sullivan eventually captured police sentenced death electric chair pleads rocky turn yellow way chair kids lose admiration hopefully avoid turning crime sullivan refuses way execution breaks begs life unclear real kids benefit refused insisting liked ambiguity film regarded finest garnered academy_award best actor nomination lost boys town considered role lost lost role notre dame football coach american friend brien reason win year circle award best actor earlier insistence filming live ammunition proved good decision having told filming angels dirty faces scene real machine gun bullets common practice hollywood time refused insisted shots added turned bullet passed exactly head year studio highest making completed decade movie making film decade gangster film received good reviews stated bull superb witty actor film character violence explained poor upbringing environment case public enemy point violence attached second national acting wage stakes earning notable role film took great pride considered best producer said having seen right considered insisted choice turned filming began day attack pearl harbor cast crew worked patriotic involvement world war gave cast crew feeling sending message free world according actress given private showing film shortly death thanked wonderful job paid seats ranging raised war bonds treasury critics time declared best film drawing parallels began careers struggled years reaching peak profession surrounded family married early wife happy sit went stardom film nominated academy_awards won including best actor acceptance speech said maintained business good fellow thinks nice know people thought good job don forget good independent announced march brother william setting release films free spent time farm martha join spent weeks touring entertaining troops routines scenes september elected president year creation produced film major studios producing patriotic war movies determined continue tough guy image produced movie complete exposition alter ego film according film money great winner reviews varied excellent time poor new_york following film completion went toured military bases refused interviews british press preferring concentrate rehearsals performances gave performances day consisted history american dance earliest days culminated dances second movie company produced blood sun insisting stunts required training expert policeman hoped action film appeal audiences fared worse box office time heard young war hero appeared cover life magazine thought murphy looks movie star suggested come hollywood felt murphy act contract loaned sold negotiating rights independent film starred 20th century fox months work wartime spy film success keen begin production new project adaptation broadway play time life loved film commercial disaster costing company half million dollars audiences struggled accept guy role trouble poor returns produced films legal dispute rental agreement forced signed distribution production deal studio film white heat effectively making unit portrayal film white heat memorable cinema changed years directed blonde actor portrayal changed unlike public enemy portrayed raging sympathetic qualities intervening years hair begun gray developed time longer romantic reflected performance idea playing later stated essentially kind thing suggested nuts agreed fits final lines film world voted 18th greatest movie line american_film_institute likewise explosion rage prison told mother death widely hailed memorable performances extras set actually terrified actor violent portrayal attributed performance father alcoholic witnessed child seen visit mental hospital film critical success critics wondered social impact character saw sympathetic struggling gangster said journalist people want day like movie kids searching yankee assigned musical picture west point story day actress admired film kiss tomorrow goodbye gangster movie acquisition compared critics fairly successful box office going straight pay losses great success produced film lion streets company came end notable role film love leave day played martin lame jewish american gangster chicago turned described script extremely rare thing perfect script film released reportedly asked accurately copied insisted having based personal observation people simple foot turned walking performance earned academy_award nomination years reviews strong film considered best later career day found star build start career day praise stating professional actor known real simply forgot making picture eyes actually fill working tender scene needed drops eyes shine jimmy set film roberts directed slated star tracy involvement ensured accepted supporting role end tracy worked ford price glory gotten fairly soon ford met airport director warned caught surprise later said kicked brains mean everybody truly nasty old man day slightly late set ford cut short imminent saying started picture said ready ford walked away problems particularly liked ford skill noticing tiny details actors performances apparent shooting roberts watching anthology television months noticed performing left handed thing asked met left hand shocked thought noticed said star powers observation absolutely incredible addition fact remembered film success securing oscar nominations including best sound recording best supporting actor won nominated thoroughly enjoyed production filming minor role meant time relax engage hobby painting drew cast crew later career replaced western film tribute bad man metro mayer received praise performance studio liked work offer years stars got previously worked entertained cast crew screen singing dancing undertook rare television roles starring soldiers war returning favor montgomery needed strong fall season opener stop network dropping series appearance ensured success actor clear reporters television medium work movies high tension business tremendous admiration people sort thing week following year appeared man thousand faces played received excellent reviews american rating best performances film universal box office hit skill combined physical similarity helped generate character later ventured camera time direct short cut hell remake film gun hire turn based novel gun sale long told friends excellent director approached friend producer said yes refused offers payment saying actor director film low budget shot quickly recalled shot days long find directing bore desire tell people business played labor leader proved final musical featured comical song dance duet played girlfriend film traveled ireland shake hands devil directed hoped spend time tracing irish ancestry time constraints poor weather meant unable message violence inevitably leading violence attracted role commander resulted critics regard finest performance final years career began winding film critically acclaimed hours played admiral bull film set world war war film instead focused impact command shared production credit company brief return film success singled star praise performance controlled detail gives life strong heroic stature principal figure film bold sharp effects reflective jobs penultimate film comedy hand picked play hard driving executive film concerns script remembering years boy meets girl scenes try funnier speeding pacing opposite effect received assurances script balanced filming scene requiring takes fact worst experiences long career time considered walking film felt worked years inside studios combined visit concentration camp filming decided retired afterward positive aspects friendship gave acting guidance including secret learned career walk plant feet look eye tell truth later years retirement remained retirement years images time tempted return soon notion turned offer play fair lady found easier including godfather public appearances preferring spend winters los_angeles summers martha farm farms new_york new_york held numerous parties restaurant got know diagnosed began taking eye drops continued vision problems recommendation visited different doctor determined actually took look preparing meals reduce blood reached levels success time rare public appearance american_film_institute lifetime achievement award ceremony lost pounds vision improved opened ceremony introduced hollywood stars attended said event history columnist wrote time bomb dining room ended movie industry acceptance speech lightly saying passing said dirty rat actually reference similar attributed grant canyon minor stroke weeks hospital time traveling went stroke longer able undertake favorite including horseback riding dancing depressed gave painting encouraged wife accepted offer director star small pivotal role film film shot mainly surrey england arrival southampton aboard queen elizabeth hundreds fans officials responsible security dock said seen like experienced past visits despite fact film years immediately ease lines committed stars simply sheer awe received best supporting actor oscar nomination performance said frightened meet asked die camera said die worked know dying repeated advice given filming progressed worsened finished week filming reportedly stayed set completing scenes help actors dialogue frequent star appeared british chat early 1980s surprise appearance queen mother command birthday performance london appearance stage prompted queen mother rise feet time later broke protocol backstage speak directly rare appearance lead role movie terrible role health fragile strokes confined wheelchair producers worked real life mobility problem story decided dub impaired speech rich little film use fight clips boxing movie winner despite fact movie entirely different character personal life member chorus met married september marriage lasted death died adopted son named later daughter private man willing press opportunities photographs generally spent time public eye son married couple children died heart attack january years father death estranged father seen talked daughter married estranged father final years life died august young man interested farming sparked soil conservation lecture attended extent helped found acre km2 farm martha loved concrete roads surrounded property dirt tracks house run initially reluctant soon came love place inundated movie fans sent rumor hired security ruse proved successful came visit taxi driver refused drive house saying hear shoot tracy rest way foot having shot films bought acre km2 farm new_york named taking maiden second surname turned working farm selling dairy cattle replacing beef cattle expanded years acres km2 enthusiasm agriculture farming efforts rewarded honorary degree florida turning arm accept honorary degree turned tables college faculty writing submitting paper soil conservation born prior widespread use automobiles loved horses childhood child sat horses local rode horse drawn mother adult horses replaced automobiles primary mode transportation raised horses farms specializing breed particularly fond keen sailor owned boats coasts joy sailing protect occasional ill calm day heavier seas times greatly enjoyed painting claimed autobiography somewhat poorer painter movie star renowned painter taught later life owned works gave away work refused sell paintings considering amateur signed sold painting purchased benefit charity political views autobiography said young man political views concerned meal coming emerging labor movement 1920s 1930s soon forced sides version passed growing tensions labor management fueled movement 1930s described politics radical somewhat exaggerated view enhanced public contractual time joining involvement revolt called tax tax method studio funds politicians gubernatorial campaign studio executives tax actors automatically taking day pay biggest ultimately sending nearly half million dollars gubernatorial campaign publicly refused pay threatened studios took day pay campaign week pay opponent race supported political activist labor leader defense fund repelled behavior supporters rally time gave money ambulance spanish civil war soft touch donation enhanced liberal reputation involved liberal group leftist slant ronald_reagan reagan saw direction group heading resigned night accused communist accusation stemmed letter police found local communist official alleged bring hollywood stars meetings denied husband letter writer backed denial asserting accusation stemmed solely donation striking cotton workers claimed donation root charges cleared representative house american activities committee president year term took role guild fight mafia begun active interest movie industry wife received phone telling dead alleged having failed scare guild sent kill dropping heavy light head hearing rumor hit hit supposedly canceled world war raised money war bonds taking racing exhibitions roosevelt selling seats premiere let army practice maneuvers martha farm war politics started change worked democrat presidential campaigns including presidential election time election disillusioned voted non democratic vote contributing financially republican_party supporting friend ronald_reagan bid presidency election got older conservative referring autobiography arch conservative regarded away liberal politics totally natural reaction began elements country breakdown system creatures didn appear vacuum death died farm new_york easter sunday heart attack years old funeral mass held manhattan francis sales roman catholic church eulogy funeral given close friend president united_states time ronald_reagan included boxer dancer hoped play broadway actor director governor mayor attendance service interred garden cemetery gate heaven new_york honors legacy received announcing honored called significant figures generation american film dominant american actors communicated audiences world actors received ronald_reagan awarded presidential medal freedom issued cent stamp honoring favored actors director actor considered maybe greatest actor appear camera arranged private screenings films winston_churchill brand new musical celebrating relationship opened broadway new_york_city york theatre filmography source retrieved october television line secret guest ballad voice narrator terrible radio appearances
James Cagney