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HBOSGeSat, Feb 13, 6:00 AMKiss Them for MeBuy
TCMSun, Feb 14, 6:15 AMNotoriousBuy
TCMMon, Feb 15, 4:15 PMThat Touch of MinkBuy
TCMSun, Feb 21, 10:00 PMNorth by NorthwestBuy
TCMMon, Feb 22, 12:30 AMTo Catch a ThiefBuy
TCMTue, Feb 23, 11:45 AMTopper Takes a TripBuy
TCMTue, Feb 23, 1:15 PMMy Favorite WifeBuy
TCMTue, Feb 23, 2:45 PMThe Awful TruthBuy
TCMTue, Feb 23, 6:15 PMTopperBuy

Cary Grant Biography

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  • Birth Name: Archibald Alexander Leach
  • Birth Place: Horfield, Bristol, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/18/1904, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 11/29/1986
  • Profession: Actor; business executive
Cary Grant Fast Facts:
  • When he was 9, his father told him his mother was on vacation at the seashore, but she had actually been committed to a mental asylum. He did not see her again for more than 20 years.
  • Came to the U.S. in 1920 as a stilt-walker with a British acrobatic troupe.
  • When his contract with Paramount Studio was up in 1935, he made the unusual move to eschew the studio-contract system and worked as a freelance actor.
  • Gave his salary for 1940's The Philadelphia Story to the British War effort and his fee for 1944's Arsenic and Old Lace to the U.S. War Relief Fund.
  • His favorite film performance was as a cockney rogue in 1944's None but the Lonely Heart, for which he was Oscar-nominated.
  • After he quit acting in 1966, he became an executive with the Faberge cosmetics company.
  • Received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1981.
    Cary Grant Relationships:
  • Barbara Harris - Wife
  • Barbara Hutton - Ex-wife
  • Betsy Drake - Ex-wife
  • Dyan Cannon - Ex-wife
  • Elias James Leach - Father
  • Elsie Maria Kingdom Leach - Mother
  • Jennifer Grant - Daughter
  • Virginia Cherrill - Ex-wife

  • Cary Grant Awards:
  • 1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1959 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1960 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1941 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1969 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner

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Evenings With Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best
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Cary Grant: Screen Legend Collection (Big Brown Eyes / Kiss and Make Up / Thirty Day Princess / Wedding Present / Wings in the Dark)
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