Cary Grant

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AKA: Archibald Alexander Leach
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 01/18/1904
Birthplace: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 11/29/1986

biography

Cary Grant once described his screen persona as "a combination of Jack Buchanan, Noel Coward and Rex Harrison. I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be, and, finally, I became that person. Or he became me." In fact, in the process of constructing his cool, sophisticated movie star persona, Grant became not only the illusory presence he would have liked to be but the perfect, debonair Hollywood star. In "Charade" (1963), Audrey Hepburn poses a question to her costar and then answers it herself: "Do you know what's wrong with you? Nothing." Cary Grant was the true iconic movie star, his suave Continued

Credits

Roger O Thornhill
1959
Actor
1999
Sir William Rutland
1966
Victor Rhyall
1960
Executive Producer
1959
Commander Matt Sherman
1959
Henri Rochard
1949
Actor
1946
Mortimer Brewster
1944
Actor
1941
Actor
1941
Jeff Carter
1939
Jerry Warriner
1937
Captain Cummings
1933
Nick Townsend
1932
Actor
Johnny Case
Actor
Jack Clayton
Peter Joshua
Philip Shayne
Walter Burns
C K Dexter Haven
Actor
Captain Anthony Trumbull
Philip Adams
Walter Eckland
David Huxley
Nickie Ferrante
Actor
John Robie
Barnaby Fulton
Tom Winston
Clemson Reade

milestones

Year
Milestone
1917 
Joined a travelling acrobatic troupe
1920 
Arrived in New York with acrobatic troupe
1923 
First role on the British stage
1931 
Appeared in the film short, "Singapore Sue"
1932 
Made feature film debut in a supporting role in "This Is the Night"
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