"Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant."
--Cary Grant
He is Hollywood's most fascinating and timeless star. Although he
came to personify the debonair American, Cary Grant was born
Archibald Leach on January 18, 1904, in the seaport village of
Bristol, England. Combining the captivating beauty of silent-screen
legend Rudolph Valentino with the masculine irresistibility of
Clark Gable, Grant emerged as Hollywood's quintessential leading
man. Today, "the man from dream city," as critic Pauline Kael once
described him, remains forever young, an icon of quick wit,
romantic charm, and urbane sophistication, the epitome of male
physical perfection. Yet beneath this idealized movie image was a
conflicted man struggling to balance fame with a desire for an
intensely private life separate from the "Cary Grant" persona
celebrated by directors and movie studios.
Exploring Grant's troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and
lifelong insecurities as well as the magical amalgam of
characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywood's favorite
romantic lead for more than thirty-five years, Cary Grant is the
definitive examination of every aspect of Grant's professional and
private life, and the first to reveal the man behind the movie
star.
Working with the most talented directors of his time, Grant starred
in an astonishing seventy-two films, ranging from his
groundbreaking comedic roles in such classics as Bringing Up Baby
(Howard Hawks) and The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor) to the
darker, unforgettable characters of Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion
and Notorious, culminating in the consummate sophisticates of An
Affair to Remember (Leo McCarey), North byNorthwest (Hitchcock),
and Charade (Stanley Donen). The camera loved Grant, and his
magnetism helped illuminate his leading ladies, some of the most
glamorous women ever to grace the silver screen: Mae West, Irene
Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, and Sophia
Loren, among others. Yet, because of his pioneering role as an
independent player, Grant was repeatedly denied the Oscar he
coveted--a snub from the Academy that would last until 1970, when
he graciously accepted a special lifetime achievement award.
Grant's sparkling image on-screen hid a tumultuous personal life
that he tried desperately to keep out of the public eye, including
his controversial eleven-year relationship with Randolph Scott,
five marriages, and numerous affairs.
Rigorously researched and elegantly written, Cary Grant: A
Biography is a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest Hollywood
star in cinema history.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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