Cary Grant facts for kids
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Cary Grant
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Cary Grant in 1941
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Archibald Alexander Leach
January 18, 1904 |
| Died | November 29, 1986 (aged 82) |
| Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Resting place | Cremated |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Archie Leach |
| Education | Bishop Road Primary School Fairfield Grammar School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Archibald Alec Leach (January 18 1904–November 29 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was a British-born American film actor. With his distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, handsome, virile, charismatic and charming. He was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time of American cinema, after Humphrey Bogart, by the American Film Institute.
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Death
In the last few years of his life, Grant undertook tours of the United States in a one man show. It was called "A Conversation with Cary Grant", in which he would show clips from his films and answer audience questions. It was just before one of these performances in Davenport, Iowa, on November 29, 1986, that Grant suffered a stroke and died.
Legacy
In 2001 a statue of Grant was erected in Millennium Square, a regenerated area next to the harbor in his city of birth—Bristol, England.
In November 2004 Grant was named "The Greatest Movie Star of All Time" by Premiere Magazine.
Ian Fleming stated that he partially had Cary Grant in mind when he created his suave super-spy, James Bond. Sean Connery was selected for the first James Bond movie because of his likeness to Grant. Likewise, the later Bond, Roger Moore, was also selected for sharing Grant's wry sense of humor.
Filmography
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Images for kids
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Fairfield Grammar School, which Grant attended between 1915 and 1918
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The New York Hippodrome, where Grant was a performer
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Grant in 1930
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With Roland Young (right), Lili Damita (center), and Charlie Ruggles (far left) in his debut film This is the Night (1932)
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Grant with Mae West in I'm No Angel (1933)
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Hepburn and Grant in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
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Grant and Joan Fontaine in a publicity photo for Suspicion (1941)
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With Ingrid Bergman in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946)
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Grant dressed as a woman with Ann Sheridan in I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
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Grant with Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
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Promotional still of Grant for Indiscreet (1958)
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Grant in the crop duster chase in North by Northwest (1959)
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Grant with Audrey Hepburn in Charade (1963)
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Grant in 1973 photographed by Allan Warren
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Grant in the 1980s
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Grant in 1973
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Grant in 1973
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Grant and Randolph Scott (left) in 1933
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Grant's second wife Barbara Hutton in May 1931
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Grant with Betsy Drake and saxophonist Dick Stabile (right) in 1955
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Grant in To Catch a Thief (1955)
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