MATTED MOVIE ACTOR JAMES CAGNEY POSTAGE STAMP SHEET

This stamp sheet was issued on July 22, 1999 in Burbank, CA. as the next addition in the "Legends of Hollywood" series.  

With his unique blend of conceit and charm, Cagney became Hollywood’s greatest “tough guy.”  In 1931, he earned fame as a wisecracking criminal in The Public Enemy.  The scene in which Cagney shoved a grapefruit into the face of his co-star Mae Clark was one of the film’s most memorable moments. In Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Cagney played an arrogant gangster who was on death row for murder.  He portrayed sneering, defiant criminals in many other movies including Each Dawn I Die (1939), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and White Heat (1949).  Cagney once remarked, “The fact that I am supposed to be a tough guy in real life doesn’t bother me in the least.  It’s amusing.”

His portrayal of entertainer George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy earned Cagney an Academy Award in 1942.  The film allowed him to show off his spectacular dancing abilities.  In 1974, Cagney was awarded the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award, an event that was reportedly attended by the most Hollywood stars in history.  After 20 years in retirement, Cagney returned to screen for a small role in Ragtime in 1981.  He made his final appearance three years later on the TV movie Terrible Joe Moran.  

It is matted in black and cut to fit into any standard 8 x 10 inch frame. The second picture shows a closeup of the written panel.

Makes a great gift for anyone interested in Hollywood memorabilia, especially JAMES CAGNEY!

The Stamp is UNUSED U.S. POSTAGE STAMP.     Shipping is $3.50

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