Article: Cary Grant's death marks end of an era

Cary Grant is dead, and with him dies an era in motion picture history. The man who combined debonair charm, classic grace and a subtle sense of the sinister in some 72 movies died late Saturday of a stroke in Davenport, Iowa. He was 82.

For Grant, the end came as his adult life had been lived, in the style of a gentleman. He was in Davenport to make a personal appearance; he planned to show clips from some of his films and then answer questions.

At rehearsal Saturday afternoon, "he was chipper," said Lois Jecklin, chairman of the event. "He made several changes of the microphone, shifted the stool where he would be sitting and rearranged some of his film clips."

But as he left the ...

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