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Definition of James Cagney from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

James Cagney

 
/ˌdʒeɪmz ˈkæɡni/
 
/ˌdʒeɪmz ˈkæɡni/
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  1. (1899-1986) a US film actor who usually played tough characters and criminals, as in the films The Public Enemy (1931) and Angels with Dirty Faces (1938). He won his Oscar, however, as a dancer and singer in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
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