Cary Grant facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cary Grant
Cary Grant in 1941
Born	Archibald Alexander Leach (1904-01-18)January 18, 1904 Bristol, England
Died	November 29, 1986(1986-11-29) (aged 82) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
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.

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

Statue of Cary Grant in Millennium Square, Bristol, England.

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

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 performed

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  The Casino Theater on Broadway and 39th Street, where Grant appeared in Shubert's Boom-Boom

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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 and Mae West in I'm No Angel (1933)

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  Lobby card for Ladies Should Listen (1934) with Frances Drake and Grant

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  Katharine Hepburn and Grant in Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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  Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy in His Girl Friday (1940)

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  With Joan Fontaine in Suspicion (1941)

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  Grant in 1956

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  Grant in the crop duster chase in North by Northwest (1959)

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  Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade (1963)

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  Grant at 69 in 1973

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  With friend Margaux Hemingway in 1976

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  Grant and Sophia Loren in Houseboat (1958)

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  Grant in 1955

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  Still for North by Northwest

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  Grant in 1958

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  Grant and Myrna Loy publicity photo for Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)