James Cagney had a thing for grapefruit. He stuffed a half into Mae Clarke's face in the 1931 movie "Public Enemy"; in "Hard to Handle" his character, con man Lefty Merrill, went on an 18-day ...

James Cagney was Hollywood’s 1940s rootin ... Doodle Dandy,” his fame was playing gangsters. After pushing a grapefruit in actress Mae Clarke’s face in “The Public Enemy,” there ...

Lance Geiger of The History Guy explained the odd history of grapefruit, noting that it was ... day diet” and and popularized ...

James Cagney, the all-American tough guy who sang ... Improvising, Mr. Cagney picked up a grapefruit and screwed it into Clark`s face. ”I was not to hear the end of that little episode for ...

James Cagney, 86, actor who won fame with his portrayal ... he won instant fame in the 1931 film ”Public Enemy” when he rammed a grapefruit into the face of Mae Clark; after 70 films, he ...

Robinson, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart ... After Tom tires of girlfriend Kitty (Mae Clarke) — a well-placed grapefruit makes this plain — he pursues high-maintenance platinum blonde ...

Fox says he always has admired James Cagney – like Fox ... the one who got a grapefruit pushed in her face, and Virginia Mayo, as well as his daughter, Casey Cagney. Fox said he had read ...

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17 ... Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars.