Cary Grant
Cary Grant (January 18, 1904 - November 29, 1986), born as Archibald Alexander Leach[4] in Bristol, United Kingdom, was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men from the 1930s until the mid-1960s. [5] He starred in many movies, including 1959's North by Northwest.[6]
Cary Grant | |
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_01_Crisco_edit.jpg) Grant in 1941 | |
| Born | Archibald Alexander Leach January 18, 1904 |
| Died | November 29, 1986 (aged 82) |
| Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Resting place | Cremated[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Archie Leach |
| Education | Bishop Road Primary School Fairfield Grammar School |
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| Years active | 1932–1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Cherrill (1934–1935) Barbara Hutton (1943–1945) Betsy Drake (1949–1962) Dyan Cannon (1965–1968) Barbara Harris (1981–1986) |
| Partner(s) | Maureen Donaldson (1973–1977)[2][3] |
| Children | Jennifer Grant (born 1966) |
| Awards | Academy Honorary Award (1970) For his unique mastery of the art of screen acting with the respect and affection of his colleagues. Kennedy Center Honors (1981) |
Grant became an American citizen in 1942.[7] At that time, he legally changed his name to "Cary Grant."[7] He died of a stroke on November 29, 1986. His body was cremated.[1]
Cary Grant Media
Fairfield Grammar School, which Grant attended between 1915 and 1918
The New York Hippodrome where Grant performed
The Casino Theater on Broadway and 39th Street, where Grant appeared in Shubert's Boom-Boom
Photo of Cary Grant circa 1930. * A search for renewal was done at copyright.gov for both the author and the title of the book.
With Roland Young (right), Lili Damita (center), and Charlie Ruggles (far left) in his debut film This is the Night (1932)
Grant and Mae West in I'm No Angel (1933)
Lobby card for Ladies Should Listen (1934) with Frances Drake and Grant
Katharine Hepburn and Grant in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
With Joan Fontaine in Suspicion (1941)
Grant and Ingrid Bergman in Notorious (1946)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cary Grant's Body Cremated In California" Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. Orlando Sentinel, December 2, 1986.
- ↑ van Matre, Lynn (April 10, 1989). The Unseen Faces of Cary Grant. Chicago, Illinois. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-04-10/features/8904020954_1_relationship-with-randolph-scott-roy-moseley-lonely-heart. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Abrams, Garry (March 24, 1989). Shadows on a Legend: Cary Grant's Image as the Perfect Hollywood Heartthrob is Sullied in Two Competing New Books Portraying a Darker Side to the Star. Los Angeles, California. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-24/news/vw-287_1_cary-grant. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ His middle name was recorded as "Alec" on birth records, although he later used the more formal "Alexander" on his naturalization application form in 1942.
- ↑ McCann, Graham (1997). Cary Grant: A Class Apart. London: Fourth Estate. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-85702-574-3.
- ↑ Higham, Charles; Moseley, Roy (1990). Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart. Avon Books. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-380-71009-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nelson, Nancy (2002). Evenings with Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best. Citadel Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-8065-2412-2.
Other websites
- Cary Grant on IMDb
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