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Special Attributes
EX-LIBRARY
ISBN
9780375434174
Book Title
Cary Grant : a Biography
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Item Length
9.5 in
Publication Year
2004
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.6 in
Author
Marc Eliot
Features
Large Type
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts
Item Weight
35.4 Oz
Item Width
6.4 in
Number of Pages
688 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Large Print
ISBN-10
0375434178
ISBN-13
9780375434174
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30508614

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cary Grant : a Biography
Number of Pages
688 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2004
Features
Large Type
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Author
Marc Eliot
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
35.4 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-052023
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A fascinating and thorough portrait. . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy." -Esquire "Highly readable. . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome biography." -People (3 stars) "Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant's own shrewdness in maintaining that fictional persona." -Washington Post "Eliot gives us a Grant we've never fully glimpsed before." -Vogue, "A fascinating and thorough portrait. . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy." -Esquire "Highly readable. . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome biography." -People(3 stars) "Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant's own shrewdness in maintaining that fictional persona." -Washington Post "Eliot gives us a Grant we've never fully glimpsed before." -Vogue From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal
791.4302/8/092 B
Edition Description
Large Type / large print edition
Synopsis
"Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." -Cary Grant He is Hollywood's most fascinating and timeless star. Although he came to personify the debonair American, Cary Grant was born Archibald Leach on January 18, 1904, in the seaport village of Bristol, England. Combining the captivating beauty of silent-screen legend Rudolph Valentino with the masculine irresistibility of Clark Gable, Grant emerged as Hollywood's quintessential leading man. Today, "the man from dream city," as critic Pauline Kael once described him, remains forever young, an icon of quick wit, romantic charm, and urbane sophistication, the epitome of male physical perfection. Yet beneath this idealized movie image was a conflicted man struggling to balance fame with a desire for an intensely private life separate from the "Cary Grant" persona celebrated by directors and movie studios. Exploring Grant's troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywood's favorite romantic lead for more than thirty-five years, Cary Grant is the definitive examination of every aspect of Grant's professional and private life, and the first to reveal the man behind the movie star. Working with the most talented directors of his time, Grant starred in an astonishing seventy-two films, ranging from his groundbreaking comedic roles in such classics as Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks) and The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor) to the darker, unforgettable characters of Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion and Notorious, culminating in the consummate sophisticates of An Affair to Remember (Leo McCarey), North by Northwest (Hitchcock), and Charade (Stanley Donen). The camera loved Grant, and his magnetism helped illuminate his leading ladies, some of the most glamorous women ever to grace the silver screen: Mae West, Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, and Sophia Loren, among others. Yet, because of his pioneering role as an independent player, Grant was repeatedly denied the Oscar he coveted-a snub from the Academy that would last until 1970, when he graciously accepted a special lifetime achievement award. Grant's sparkling image on-screen hid a tumultuous personal life that he tried desperately to keep out of the public eye, including his controversial eleven-year relationship with Randolph Scott, five marriages, and numerous affairs. Rigorously researched and elegantly written,Cary Grant: A Biographyis a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest Hollywood star in cinema history.
LC Classification Number
PN2287.G675E45 2004b

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