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Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; [a] January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English and American actor. Known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood 's definitive leading men.
Oct 12, 2023 · Film legend and quintessential leading man Cary Grant's life ended in 1986, far from the luxurious confines of his Beverly Hills estate. The star of "The Philadelphia Story" and "North by Northwest" had spent the last 20 years of his life in retirement.
- Wendy Mead
- Early Life
- English Theater
- Broadway
- Movies
- Marrying and Going Independent
- Grant's Mother Resurfaces
- Marrying Again
- Brief Retirement
- Becoming A Father
- Death
Grant was the son of Elsie Maria Kingdon and Elias James Leach, a suit presser in a clothing manufacturing plant. The working-class family of Episcopalians lived in a stone row house in Bristol, England, kept warm by coal-burning fireplaces. When Grant was young, his parents often argued with one another. A bright boy, Grant attended the Bishop Roa...
In 1918, the 14-year-old Grant took a job at the Empire Theater assisting the men working the arc lamps. He frequently skipped school to attend matinees. Hearing that the Bob Pender Troupe of comedians was hiring, Grant wrote Pender an introductory letter, forging his father’s signature. Unbeknownst to his father, Grant was hired and learned to wal...
While working in New York in 1921, Grant received a letter from his father saying he had fathered a son named Eric Leslie Leach with another woman. Grant gave little thought to his half-brother, enjoying baseball, Broadway celebrities, and living beyond his means. When the Pender tour ended in 1922, Grant stayed in New York, selling ties on the str...
In November 1931, the 27-year-old Grant drove cross-country to Hollywood. After a few introductions and dinners, he had another screen test and received a five-year contract with Paramount, but the studio rejected his name. Grant had played a character named Cary on Broadway; the play's author suggested that Grant take that name. He picked "Grant" ...
In 1933, Grant met actress Virginia Cherrill, 26, the star of several Charlie Chaplinfilms, at the William Randolph Hearst beach house and sailed for England that November, his first trip home. They married on February 2, 1934, in London’s Caxton Hall registry office. After seven months, Cherrill left Grant and claimed he was too controlling. They ...
In October 1937, Grant received a letter from his mother, saying she wanted to see him. Grant, who thought she had died years before, booked passage to England after he finished filming "Gunga Din" (1939). At 33, Grant finally learned that his mother had suffered a nervous breakdown and his father put her into an asylum. She had become mentally unb...
In 1940, Grant appeared in "Penny Serenade" (1941) and received an Oscar nomination. He didn't win, but he became a box-office star and, on June 26, 1942, an American citizen. On July 8, 1942, Grant married 30-year-old Barbara Woolworth Hutton, the granddaughter of the founder of Woolworth's and one of the world's wealthiest women. Later, Grant rec...
Grant retired from acting in 1952, sensing that newer, grittier actors such as James Dean and Marlon Brando were the new draw rather than light-hearted comedic actors. Drake introduced Grant to LSD therapy, which was legal at that time. Grant claimed he found inner peace regarding his troubled upbringing. Director Alfred Hitchcockcoaxed Grant out o...
On July 22, 1965, the 61-year-old Grant married his fourth wife, 28-year-old actress Dyan Cannon. In 1966, Cannon gave birth to daughter Jennifer, Grant's first child. Grant announced his retirement from acting that year. Cannon reluctantly joined Grant’s LSD therapy, but her scary experiences strained their relationship. They divorced on March 20,...
In 1982, Grant began touring the international lecture circuit in a one-man show called "A Conversation with Cary Grant," during which he talked about his films, showed clips, and answered audience questions. Grant was in Davenport, Iowa, when he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while preparing for the show. He died that night, Nov. 29, 1986, at age ...
On November 29, 1986, Cary Grant died at age 82 of a cerebral hemorrhage in Davenport, Iowa. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Grant the second male star of Golden Age of Hollywood cinema (after Humphrey Bogart).
- January 18, 1904
- November 29, 1986
Mar 6, 2023 · Three books about the consummate star, including one by an ex-wife and another by his only child, paint a portrait of an endlessly compelling (and relatably flawed) man. By Hadley Hall Meares ...
Dec 1, 1986 · Dec. 1, 1986 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Cary Grant was the personification of the self-made man: a one-time child acrobat who had transformed himself into the sophisticated and urbane ideal of...
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On November 29, 1986, Cary Grant died at age 82 of a cerebral hemorrhage in Davenport, Iowa. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Grant the second male star of Golden Age of Hollywood cinema (after Humphrey Bogart).
