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«The 1942 issue of "Current Biography" lists sybject's father as JAMSSTCAGNEY and his mother as CAROLYMNSLSO% -CAGNEY. The report stateS that his father owned a salcon at 8th Street and Avenue "D", New York, a neighborhood that was known to police- men as the "gorilla jungle". Af ter graduating from grammor scnool he entered Stuyvesant Figh School. During the neat four years ne is stated to nave nad the following jobs: Office boy for tne "New Yor Sun"; bundle wrapper for "Wanamekers"; page-boy at "Ppiers" at New York City; anc custodian of the Webster Branch of tne New Yors Public Library. As a result of nis inte rest in tecomirg an artist ne ig revorted te 1ave enrolled in Columbia University. When family reverses forcsc him to leave, He sougat a new way to maze money and chose tne stage. He became a cherus bey in the production Nritter Patter" and remained in tais job For 32 weeks. Follow- ine the closing of the show he became engaged in a vaudeville exsten claying ¢ wart in Jauwisn dialect. Lurin<e tae next vey wages AS tour eit ef tas tank terms in tae jest, retoroain i 3 in 125.6 [Ito ng tees ie connected vita Toe item reports that CAGNaY's wife, FRANCES VERNON, tgs a former professional actress whe gave up her career follow- ing her marriage. His sister is listed as Jz] CAGNE » & starlatt Two of nis brother paysicters; and his brother WILLIAM is President of CAGNSY Pro- witn Paramount Fictures. aducticns, The International Motion Pictu lists some of the productions in which JAMsS CAGN as follows: 1931 = 1932 1933 PREETI eee ee eee "Doorway to Hell" "Summer Holiday" "Steel Highway" "Blond Crazy” "Crowd Roars" "Taxi" "winner Take AlL" "uerd to Tandle” "Dicture Snatcner" "tie Mayor of Hell” Mgogtlisat Perace" "Lacy alller" ee mae OPER Be eR Ceram US mW RTE tee a te gs are stated to be re Alamac from 1933-1934 EY nas appeared