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Author: Graham McCann Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231108850 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 380
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More than a biography, this is a savvy portrait of how Archie Leach, born to a poor working-class family in Bristol, England became Cary Grant, one of Hollywood's most irresistible and admired celebrities of all time.
Author: Graham McCann Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231108850 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 380
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More than a biography, this is a savvy portrait of how Archie Leach, born to a poor working-class family in Bristol, England became Cary Grant, one of Hollywood's most irresistible and admired celebrities of all time.
Author: ChatStick Team Publisher: ChatStick Team ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 163
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đ⨠Dive into the elegance of Hollywood's golden age with "Cary Grant: A Class Apart - The Definitive Portrait of Elegance: Unveiling the Man Behind Hollywood's Timeless Icon." Brought to you by the ChatStick Team, this meticulously crafted biography offers an unparalleled look into the life of Cary Grant, the epitome of cinematic grace and charm. đŹđ From his humble beginnings in Bristol to becoming one of the most iconic figures in film history, Cary Grant's journey is a testament to the power of transformation and perseverance. This book goes beyond the silver screen to explore the depths of Grant's personal life, his defining moments, and the legacy that continues to inspire elegance and sophistication in an ever-changing world. đđŤ What You'll Discover Inside: Bristol to Hollywood: The making of a legend, from Archie Leach to Cary Grant. Iconic Roles and Performances: A deep dive into the roles that defined Grant's career and his impact on cinema. Elegance Personified: How Cary Grant set the standard for style and sophistication in Hollywood and beyond. The Man Behind the Charm: An intimate look at Grant's personal life, relationships, and off-screen ventures. A Lasting Legacy: The enduring influence of Cary Grant on film, fashion, and the notion of celebrity. Perfect for fans of classic cinema, biography enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the golden age of Hollywood, "Cary Grant: A Class Apart" is a must-read. Discover the man behind the legend in this definitive portrait of elegance and charm.
Author: Scott Eyman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1501192124 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 576
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Film historian and acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, âcaptivatingâ (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplishedâand belovedâactors of his generation, who remains as popular as ever today. Born Archibald Leach in 1904, he came to America as a teenaged acrobat to find fame and fortune, but he was always haunted by his past. His father was a feckless alcoholic, and his mother was committed to an asylum when Archie was eleven years old. He believed her to be dead until he was informed she was alive when he was thirty-one years old. Because of this experience, Grant would have difficulty forming close attachments throughout his life. He married five times and had numerous affairs. Despite a remarkable degree of success, Grant remained deeply conflicted about his past, his present, his basic identity, and even the public that worshipped him in movies such as Gunga Din, Notorious, and North by Northwest. This âestimable and empathetic biographyâ (The Washington Post) draws on Grantâs own papers, extensive archival research, and interviews with family and friends making it a definitive and âcomplex portrait of Hollywoodâs original leading manâ (Entertainment Weekly).
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 72
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Author: Mark Glancy Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190053143 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 400
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A definitive new account of the professional and personal life of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable, influential stars. Archie Leach was a poorly educated, working-class boy from a troubled family living in the backstreets of Bristol. Cary Grant was Hollywood's most debonair film star--the embodiment of worldly sophistication. Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend tells the incredible story of how a sad, neglected boy became the suave, glamorous star many know and idolize. The first biography to be based on Grant's own personal papers, this book takes us on a fascinating journey from the actor's difficult childhood through years of struggle in music halls and vaudeville, a hit-and-miss career in Broadway musicals, and three decades of film stardom during Hollywood's golden age. Leaving no stone unturned, Cary Grant delves into all aspects of Grant's life, from the bitter realities of his impoverished childhood to his trailblazing role in Hollywood as a film star who defied the studio system and took control of his own career. Highlighting Grant's genius as an actor and a filmmaker, author Mark Glancy examines the crucial contributions Grant made to such classic films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Notorious (1946), An Affair to Remember (1957), North by Northwest (1959), Charade (1963) and Father Goose (1964). Glancy also explores Grant's private life with new candor and insight throughout the book's nine sections, illuminating how Grant's search for happiness and fulfillment lead him to having his first child at the age of 62 and embarking on his fifth marriage at the age of 77. With this biography--complete with a chronological filmography of the actor's work--Glancy provides a definitive account of the professional and personal life of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable, influential stars.
Author: Jennifer Grant Publisher: Knopf ISBN: 0307596672 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 194
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Jennifer Grant is the only child of Cary Grant, who was, and continues to be, the epitome of all that is elegant, sophisticated, and deft. Almost half a century after Cary Grantâs retirement from the screen, he remains the quintessential romantic comic movie star. He stopped making movies when his daughter was born so that he could be with her and raise her, which is just what he did. Good Stuff is an enchanting portrait of the profound and loving relationship between a daughter and her father, who just happens to be one of Americaâs most iconic male movie stars. Cary Grantâs own personal childhood archives were burned in World War I, and he took painstaking care to ensure that his daughter would have an accurate record of her early life. In Good Stuff, Jennifer Grant writes of their life together through her high school and college years until Grantâs death at the age of eighty-two. Cary Grant had a happy way of living, and he gave that to his daughter. He invented the phrase âgood stuffâ to mean happiness. For the last twenty years of his life, his daughter experienced the full vital passion of her fatherâs heart, and she nowâdelightfullyâgives us a taste of it. She writes of the lessons he taught her; of the love he showed her; of his childhood as well as her own . . . Here are letters, notes, and funny cards written from father to daughter and those written from her to him . . . as well as bits of conversation between them (Cary Grant kept a tape recorder going for most of their time together). She writes of their life at 9966 Beverly Grove Drive, living in a farmhouse in the midst of Beverly Hills, playing, laughing, dining, and dancing through the thick and thin of Jennifer's growing up; the years of his work, his travels, his friendships with âold Hollywood royaltyâ (the Sinatras, the Pecks, the Poitiers, et al.) and with just plain-old royalty (the Rainiers) . . . We see Grant the playful dad; Grant the clown, sharing his gifts of laughter through his warm spirit; Grant teaching his daughter about life, about love, about boys, about manners and money, about acting and living. Cary Grant was given the indefinable incandescence of charm. He was a pip . . . Good Stuff captures his special quality. It gives us the magic of a fatherâs devotion (and goofball-ness) as it reveals a daughterâs special odyssey and education of loving, and being loved, by a dad who was Cary Grant.
Author: Marc Eliot Publisher: Crown Archetype ISBN: 030755497X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 466
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âEverybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.â âCary Grant He is Hollywoodâs 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 Hollywoodâs quintessential leading man. Today, âthe man from dream city,â 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 âCary Grantâ persona celebrated by directors and movie studios. Exploring Grantâs troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywoodâs favorite romantic lead for more than thirty-five years, Cary Grant is the definitive examination of every aspect of Grantâs 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 Hitchcockâs Suspicion and Notorious, culminating in the consummate sophisticates of An Affair to Remember (Leo McCarey), North by Northwest (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 covetedâa snub from the Academy that would last until 1970, when he graciously accepted a special lifetime achievement award. Grantâs 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.
Author: Dyan Cannon Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062079131 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 407
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Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion, actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary Grant. Cannonâs captivating narrative takes the reader behind the scenesof Hollywoodâs Golden Age, inside Americaâs high court of glamour and notorietyin which Cary Grant was king. In his private life alongside Cannon, however, astory that began with all the romance of his famous filmsâCharade, ToCatch a Thief, An Affair to Remember or The Philadelphia Storyâwouldend up taking a series of tragic and unpredictable twists and turns. Insharing Grantâs inside story for the first time, Dear Cary is exactlywhat Hollywood is always looking for . . . the next blockbuster, and a storyfor romance lovers of all ages.
Author: Shahidha Bari Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 1541645995 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 301
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Perfect for readers of Women in Clothes, this beautifully designed philosophical guide to fashion explores art, literature, and film to uncover the hidden meaning of a well-chosen wardrobe. We all get dressed. But how often do we pause to think about what our clothes say? When we dress ourselves, we are presenting to the world an essence of who we are, who we want to be. Dressed ranges freely from suits to suitcases, from Marx's coat to Madame X's gown. Through art and literature, film and philosophy, philosopher Shahidha Bari unveils the surprising personal implications of what we choose to wear. The impeccable cut of Cary Grant's suit projects masculine confidence, just as Madonna's oversized denim jacket and her armful of orange bangles loudly announces big ambition. How others dress tells us something fundamental about them -- we can better understand how people live and what they think through their garments. Clothes tell our stories. Dressed is the thinking person's fashion book. In baring the hidden power of clothes in our culture and our daily lives, Bari reveals how our outfits not only cover our bodies but also reflect our minds.
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