James Cagney
a celebration
by Richard Schickel
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"Although James Cagney was branded 'tough guy' almost from the moment he asserted his claim to stardom over half a century ago in Public Enemy, Richard Schickel argues in this analysis of the actor's screen characters and career that this label could not be more misleading.".
"This book shows how he began his Hollywood career as the movies' first symbol of the aspirations of America's urban second generation. But after the apotheosis that was Yankee Doodle Dandy, both Cagney and the world began to age and change.".
"Richard Schickel's study of Cagney's screen personality is far more than a profile of a great and beloved star. It is a meditation on over a half century's social history, a reflection not merely on a screen character, but on the changing national character which Cagney refracted. This book is both for admirers of Cagney's artistry and for anyone seriously interested in the history of film."--BOOK JACKET.
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James Cagney: Paperback Book (Applause Legends Series)
May 1, 2000, Applause Books
Paperback
in English
1557833508 9781557833501
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James Cagney: A Celebration
September 1, 1988, Little, Brown
Hardcover
in English
- American Ed edition
0316773093 9780316773096
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James Cagney
May 20, 1987, Random House Value Publishing
Hardcover
in English
0517649233 9780517649237
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James Cagney: a celebration
1985, Little, Brown
in English
- 1st American ed.
0316773093 9780316773096
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James Cagney: a celebration
1985, Pavilion, Little, Brown & Company
in English
0907516505 9780907516507
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Filmography: p. 181-192.
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