Name
Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (Interviewee)
Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with James Cagney, 1958
Other Titles
Reminiscences of James Cagney, 1958
Abstract
Early life and years in vaudeville in New York City; Hollywood film career from 1930, including making of "Boy Meets Girl," "Public Enemy," "Mr. Roberts," "Man of a Thousand Faces"; ideas about characterization. Audio is comprised of narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"
Collection Name
Popular arts project
Subjects
Motion picture actors and actresses; Actors; Motion pictures; Motion picture acting; Vaudeville--United States; Cagney, James, 1899-1986
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1958
Physical Description
56 pages
Note (Biographical)
Actor
Note
Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
12915292
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-w1ms-n403
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.