Today, we are going to talk about a dead personality and it is James Cagney Jr, who was a famous American actor. However, James Cagney Jr is today best recognized for being the son of legendary American actor, James Cagney. He himself was quite successful in his professional career but the legacy of his father was just unmatched.
Read the article further if you are interested in finding out the life details of James Cagney Jr including his childhood, family, siblings, education, profession, net worth, love life, children, and other such details.
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Personal life
James Cagney Jr was born on 25th November 1939 in Stockton, California, United States as the son of James Cagney and Frances Willard Vernon. Unfortunately, he could not live a long life and died on 27th January 1984 in Washington, D.C., United States.
Speaking of the personal life of James Cagney Jr James Cagney Jr was a married man and the name of his wife was Jill Lisbeth Inness. The couple got married in 1962 and separated in 1970 just within 8 years. What was the reason for their separation is not known to the public even today because James Cagney Jr never talked about his personal matters.
Parents and siblings
James Cagney Jr was one of two children of James Cagney and Frances Willard Vernon, who got married in 1922 and had a successful married life for more than 50 years till the death of James Cagney Jr.’s father in 1986. Like his personal life, the father of James Cagney Jr was extremely successful in his professional life as well. He was a successful actor, while no information is available about the profession of James Cagney Jr’s mother.
If you talk about the siblings of James Cagney Jr, he had one sister and her name was Cathleen Cagney.
Children
Although James Cagney Jr had a marriage for a short period of time, he became the father of two beautiful kids and their names are James Cagney IV and Cynthia Cagney.
Education and profession
No information is available about the educational background of James Cagney Jr because he preferred to keep these details to himself only. As for his profession, we have already told you that James Cagney Jr was an actor.
Reason for the popularity of James Cagney Jr
No doubt James Cagney Jr himself was professionally successful as an actor but the main reason that makes him popular even today decades after his death is the legacy of his father, James Cagney.
Net worth of James Cagney Jr
This is again something about James Cagney Jr that is not known to the public. With the fact that he was an actor, we assume that he must have had a great net worth. As for his actor father, James Cagney, he was expected to have around 20 million when he died in 1986.
Conclusion
James Cagney Jr followed the footprints of his father but he could not achieve that level of success. However, he had a thriving acting career and he amassed a huge following.