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Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
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).
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-22
Thorough re-telling of Cary Grant's life
Great overview of Grant's life. I appreciated how much the author focused on his films; very often in these Hollywood biographies the film's only get a passing mention, but Glancy concentrated just as much on Cary Grant's incredible body of work, as well as his personal life.
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- Lee
- 29-07-23
Cary Grant
Lots of detail about Mr Suave… a man’s man or was he? I liked him as an actor and this book brought him back to life in my head.. another rags to riches story. So much he didn’t know about his mum which I think caused him to be insecure around women. It’s well written and well read.
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- Eugene
- 29-11-21
Excellent
Clear narration. Lots of detail and history in the biography . A full account. A Hollywood history through the life of Cary Grant.
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