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Grant, Cary (1904–1986)English-born actor, a US citizen from 1942. His witty, debonair personality and good looks made him a screen favourite for more than three decades. Among his many films are She Done Him Wrong (1933), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Notorious (1946), To Catch a Thief (1955), North by Northwest (1959), and Charade (1963). Grant was a frequent collaborator with the directors Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, and George Cukor. Further films include The Awful Truth (1937), Topper (1937), His Girl Friday (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Monkey Business (1952), and An Affair to Remember (1957). He received an honorary Academy Award in 1969. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Cary Grant Box Set,' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' 'Ryan's Daughter,' 'Last American Hero' Cary Grant actually was a good thief in Hitchcock's 1955 thriller, To Catch a Thief, about an ex-cat burglar who helps the cops catch his successor. After Drown added gardens, a lake with swans and an oval-shaped pool, the hotel became a favorite of the rich and famous and a regular stop for the likes of Grace Kelly, Jackie Gleason, Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe. |
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