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Article: Cary Grant: a new biography offers a deeper look at the life and times of an actor who so many wanted to be but so few understood. Here, an exclusive first look.(Legend--Behind The Scenes)(Excerpt)(Biography)
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- September 1, 2004
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"Cary Grant," said Alfred Hitchcock, his best director, "represents a man we know." Or one we want to know. A man who could make any suit look like it cost a million bucks. A man who became a movie star in just five years, whose charm and wit made women dream about him, and men try to be like him. But this was the cinematic Cary Grant, the ideal that endures in classics like The Awful Truth (1937), Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), North by Northwest (1959), and Charade (1963, and a flawless DVD released this year on Criterion). But there's another, more complex Cary Grant now fascinating us: the young Cockney Archie Leach, who left Britain's music halls ...
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Article: Review of `Cary Grant: A Class Apart,' Tuesday on ...
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... ... Boedeker Debonair, handsome, witty _ Cary Grant crafted an impeccable persona that ... focus in the wonderful documentary "Cary Grant: A Class Apart." The 90-minute ... screen image. "Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant ...
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