Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Classic Stars Match Play #14 - Bogie vs Cagney...this could get messy

A pair of tough guys look to mix it up for the next match play: Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. Should be explosive. Both men have a lot in common. Both were born in December in 1899. Both hail from New York. Both have 3 Oscar nominations and 1 win each. Both made a career out of playing tough guys. And both share the same match play record of 2-1. The match begins immediately and runs thru Sunday 5 pm est. Good luck to both gentlemen.

HUMPHREY BOGART
Bogie means business

Name: Humphrey DeForest Bogart
Birth Date: December 25, 1899 (New York City, USA)
Height: 5' 8"
Academy Awards: 3 nominations, 1 win (Best Actor: The African Queen - 1951)
Monties: 3 nominations, 1 win (Best Actor: To Have And Have Not - 1944)
My favorite Bogart film: The Big Sleep (1946)
Match Play record: 2-1 (beat Gene Kelly and Henry Fonda before losing to Jimmy Stewart in the
40's era of the favorite classic actor tournament)

CLASSIC STARS MATCH PLAY

JAMES CAGNEY

As does Cagney...

Name: James Francis Cagney
Birth date: July 17, 1899 (New York City, USA)
Height: 5' 6 1/2"
Academy Awards: 3 nominations, 1 win (Best Actor: Yankee Doodle Dandy - 1942)
Monties: 2 nominations, 0 wins so far (Angels with Dirty Faces-1938 and Yankee Doodle Dandy-1942)
My favorite Cagney film: White Heat
Match Play record: 2-1 (beat Rudolph Valentino and Fred Astaire before losing to Clark Gable in the  30's era of the favorite classic actor tournament)
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6 comments:

  1. Patti January 10, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    Oh, what an exciting, interesting match. Of course, it's a no-contest for me, as I adore James Cagney. I know, I know, he's not one of those actors one adores, but I do. He is WAY high on my best actor list. He was a simply amazing actor, and I think he ought to have won FAR more than just 1 Oscar.

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  2. Caftan WomanJanuary 10, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Cagney all the way!

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  3. DaniJanuary 10, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    I like Cagney better, too.

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  4. FlickChickJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Go Jimmy Go!!!!!

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  5. RobinfromCAJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    Cagney for me too! Never understood Bogart as a romantic lead but always bought Cagney as a tough guy. Then he played George M and knocked my socks off with his other talents. Yep, no contest in my mind!

    Robin

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  6. DawnJanuary 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    Bogart, for me baby!!

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