# 3329 - 1999 33c Legends of Hollywood: James Cagney
33¢ James Cagney
Legends of Hollywood
City: Burbank, CA
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of James Cagney
Cagney grew up in New York City’s rough Lower East Side. He held a variety of different jobs in his youth to help the family pay bills, but he also found time for extra-curricular outlets. He learned to tap dance and box. Cagney once considered a professional boxing career, but his father had been an amateur fighter and his mother wouldn’t allow it.
Cagney first got into acting while working as a scenery assistant for a local theatre where his brother acted. Once, when his brother was too ill to go on stage, James stood in for him and delivered a perfect performance. After that, he started auditioning for plays and enjoyed the experience.
Cagney toured the vaudeville circuit in the 1920s and appeared on Broadway. Things were not easy at first, and Cagney’s initial attempt to break into the movies was a flop. It wasn’t until he performed in the play Penny Arcade that he got a chance at the silver screen.
33¢ James Cagney
Legends of Hollywood
City: Burbank, CA
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of James Cagney
Cagney grew up in New York City’s rough Lower East Side. He held a variety of different jobs in his youth to help the family pay bills, but he also found time for extra-curricular outlets. He learned to tap dance and box. Cagney once considered a professional boxing career, but his father had been an amateur fighter and his mother wouldn’t allow it.
Cagney first got into acting while working as a scenery assistant for a local theatre where his brother acted. Once, when his brother was too ill to go on stage, James stood in for him and delivered a perfect performance. After that, he started auditioning for plays and enjoyed the experience.
Cagney toured the vaudeville circuit in the 1920s and appeared on Broadway. Things were not easy at first, and Cagney’s initial attempt to break into the movies was a flop. It wasn’t until he performed in the play Penny Arcade that he got a chance at the silver screen.