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posted by wonder2wonderSTAFFMOD on January 18, 2018 at 6:58 PM
on his birthday, Cary Grant (Born: January 18, 1904; Died: Nov 29, 1986).
Cary Grant was known for his roles as Dr. David Huxley in "Bringing Up Baby (1938)", as John "Johnny" Case in "Holiday (1938)", as Walter Burns in "His Girl Friday (1940)", as Mortimer Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)", Dr. Barnaby Fulton in "Monkey Business (1952)", John Robie in "To Catch a Thief (1955)", as Tom Winters in "Houseboat (1958)", as Roger O. Thornhill in "North by Northwest (1959)", as Lieutenant Commander. Matt T. Sherman in "Operation Petticoat (1959)", as Philip Shayne in "That Touch of Mink (1960)" and as Peter Joshua (a.k.a. Alexander Dyle, a.k.a. Adam Canfield, a.k.a. Brian Cruikshank) in "Charade (1963)".
He played Jack Clayton in the movie "I'm No Angel (1933)", Det. Sgt. Danny Barr in "Big Brown Eyes (1936)", George Kerby in "Topper (1937)", Geoff Carter in "Only Angels Have Wings (1939)", Joe Adams (a.k.a. Joe Bascopolous) in "Mr. Lucky (1943)", Ernie Mott in "None But the Lonely Heart (1944)", Dick Nugent in "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (a.k.a. Bachelor Knight) (1947)", Nickie Ferrante in "An Affair to Remember (1957)", Philip Adams in "Indiscreet (1958)", Victor Rhyall, Earl in "The Grass Is Greener (1960)", Walter Christopher Eckland in "Father Goose (1964)" and Sir William Rutland in "Walk, Don't Run (1966)".
Other movies he appeared in are "This Is the Night (1932)", "Sinners in the Sun (1932)", "Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)", "Devil and the Deep (1932)", "Blonde Venus (1932)", "Hot Saturday (1932)", "Madame Butterfly (1932)", "She Done Him Wrong (1933)", "The Woman Accused (1933)", "The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)", "Gambling Ship (1933)", "Alice in Wonderland (1933)", "Thirty Day Princess (1934)", "Born to Be Bad (1934)", "Kiss and Make-Up (1934)", "Ladies Should Listen (1934)", "Enter Madame! (1935)", "Wings in the Dark (1935)", "The Last Outpost (1935)", "Sylvia Scarlett (1935)", "Suzy (1936)", "The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (a.k.a. The Amazing Adventure, a,k,a, Romance and Riches) (1936)", "Wedding Present (1936)", "When You're in Love (a.k.a. For You Alone) (1937)", "The Toast of New York (1937)", "The Awful Truth (1937)", "Gunga Din (1939)", "In Name Only (1939)", "My Favorite Wife (1940)", "The Howards of Virginia (a.k.a. The Tree of Liberty) (1940)", "The Philadelphia Story (1940)", "Penny Serenade (1941)", "Suspicion (1941)", "The Talk of the Town (1942)", "Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)", "Destination Tokyo (1943)", "Once Upon a Time (1944)", "Night and Day (1946)", "Notorious (1946)", "The Bishop's Wife (1947)", "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)", "Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)", "I Was a Male War Bride (a.k.a. You Can't Sleep Here) (1949)", "Crisis (1950)", "People Will Talk (1951)", "Room for One More (1952)", "Dream Wife (1953)", "The Pride and the Passion (1957)" and "Kiss Them for Me (1957)".
The American Film Institute (AFI) has ranked him as the second greatest male screen legend in American film history.
Reply by genplant29
on January 18, 2018 at 8:17 PM
Terrifically unique, very talented charismatic star. Mr. Grant truly was unlike anyone else.
Reply by Movies1234
on January 19, 2018 at 1:23 AM
Or was he?
Dyan Cannon
Reply by genplant29
on January 19, 2018 at 1:47 AM
Movies, I read the article you provided the link for, but don't understand what you mean by "Or was he?" My comment above was regarding the version of Cary Grant that appeared on movie screens.
Reply by tmdb53400018
on January 21, 2018 at 2:24 PM
I agree with genplant.
Reply by Movies1234
on January 21, 2018 at 4:52 PM
OK. I thought you meant in real life. If what Dyan Cannon said is true seems he was a real jerk in real life.
Reply by genplant29
on January 21, 2018 at 5:02 PM
By the way, back when Beverly Hills 90210 was on its original t.v. run, I remember (having been a viewer) that Grant's only child, Jennifer Grant, whom Dyan Cannon is mother of, was on the show for a while, and looks uncannily like her mother:
https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151356-jennifer-grant
The resemblance is not very apparent on Jennifer's current TMDb picture. But in years past the resemblance sure was impossible not to immediately notice.
Reply by Movies1234
on January 21, 2018 at 5:30 PM
I see a strong resemblance. The hair is different but that's about it.
Jennifer & Dyan
Reply by VinTinKin
on January 21, 2018 at 5:48 PM
Very nice tributes for this wonderful and very talented actor in many remarkable films.
Particularly outstanding in his three films opposite Irene Dunne, and also with Ginger, Myrna, Deborah, well, many, many fine co-stars, not to forget Ethel Barrymore.
Even though Cary would be his stage name, I've often wondered if it were a nickname for Carlisle. Or maybe Carroll. Or maybe Caraway. Who knows? But it fits him nicely, and he is so good with it that the stage name of Cary must have been retired after his exit because you just never hear anyone naming anyone Cary ever since.
But because you used to hear boys bearing the name of Carlisle, then I'm still thinking Carlisle "Cary" Grant or something like that, however.
And he really did remain synonymous with the movie star after whom ladies on television swooned for many years.
Reply by genplant29
on January 21, 2018 at 6:47 PM
Vin, there's only one other actor named Cary I can think of: Cary Elwes
Good thing Cary Grant didn't stick with his actual name of Archibald Leach. That has all the "ring" to it of a rusty cow bell.
Reply by VinTinKin
on January 21, 2018 at 10:06 PM
How true and correct that is.
Or, perhaps a mad scientist could work in an Archibald Leach as Laboratory Assistant, right?
Good point about Elwes. Further reasearch shows that on some sites, he comes to "mind" before Grant....
List of Famous people whose name is Cary or celebrities named Cary or famous persons named Cary...
Reply by genplant29
on January 21, 2018 at 11:16 PM
"Archibald Leach" sounds like the name of the dull and/or dorky character who doesn't "get the girl" because, instead, the handsome, charming, delightful character named "Cary Grant" does. "Archibald Leach" would be the ideal name for most characters that Ralph Bellamy played during the '30s and '40s. lol