Boots Mallory: Boots Mallory. Actress: The Big Race. Patricia Boots Mallory was raised in Mobile, Alabama. She was discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., where she got her start in show biz. A tall, thin, natural blond teenager, she caught his keen eye. Her career began in the era of early talkies. In 1933 she married James Cagney's brother William. When Boots' younger sister, Viola "Bodie" (Mallory) Avinger, gave birth to identical twin...
Known For: The Big Race (Patricia), Handle with Care (Helen Barlow), Here's Flash Casey (Kay Lanning), The Wolf Dog (Irene Courtney - aka Irene Blane)