- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Jerome Cagney
- William (Bill) Cagney (producer brother of star James Cagney) was almost a dead ringer for his, in front of the camera, more famous brother. When first wife Boots' younger sister Viola "Bodie" (Mallory) Avinger gave birth to identical twin boys Cleveland (Cleve) and Steven (Steve) Lewis on February 19, 1941 - Boots Mallory Cagney wanted twins like her middle sister and so she and Bill Cagney adopted fraternal twins Jill and William shortly after that.
- IMDb mini biography by: Debra Langford Lewis (Wife of Steven Lewis)
- SpousesNadine Crumney Parker(January 21, 1951 - April 14, 1954) (divorced, 1 child)Boots Mallory(September 23, 1933 - July 27, 1946) (divorced, 2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesJames Cagney(Sibling)
- Producer, brother and manager of James Cagney.
- Appeared as actor with brother Jimmy in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950).
- Brother also of actress Jeanne Cagney.
- He and his wife, Boots Mallory, were married in Tijuana, Mexico.
- He was survived by a daughter, Jill Simpson, and two sons, William and Steven.
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