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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780679446071

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679446079
ISBN-13
9780679446071
eBay Product ID (ePID)
376258

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cagney
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Author
John Mccabe
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
30.2 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-005067
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
791.43/028/092 B
Synopsis
John McCabe's participation in the writing of James Cagney's autobiography, the many years of friendship that followed, and an intense period of interview and discussion in preparation for a musical comedy based on Cagney's life--a show that never saw the light of day--make him Cagney's ideal biographer. And, indeed, he has written a searching chronicle of this major actor's life and career, packed with history and anecdote, and profusely illustrated. Cagney came from a poor Irish-American New York family but once he found his métier as an actor, it was not long before he was recognized as a brilliantly energetic and powerful phenomenon. After the tremendous impact ofPublic Enemy--in which he notoriously pushed half a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face--he was typecast as a gangster because of the terrifying violence that seemed to be pent up within him. Years of pitched battle with Warner Brothers finally liberated him from those roles, and he went on to star in such triumphs as the musicalsYankee Doodle Dandy(winning the 1942 Oscar for best actor) andLove Me or Leave Me.Even so, one of his greatest later roles involved a return to crime--as the psychopathic killer in the terrifying White Heat. He retired from films in 1961 after making Billy Wilder'sOne, Two, Three,only to return twenty years later forRagtime. But however much Cagney personified violence and  explosive energy on the screen, in life he was a quiet, introspective, and deeply private man, a poet, painter, and environmentalist, whose marriage to his early vaudeville partner was famously loyal and happy. His story is one of the few Hollywood biographies that reflect a fulfilled life as well as a spectacular career.
LC Classification Number
PN2287.C23M27 1997

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