Cary Grant

A Brilliant Disguise

De: Scott Eyman

Narrado por: Angelo Di Loreto

Film historian and acclaimed New York Times best-selling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, “captivating” (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplished — and beloved — actors of his generation, who remains as popular as ever today.

Born Archibald Leach in 1904, he came to America as a teenaged acrobat to find fame and fortune, but he was always haunted by his past. His father was a feckless alcoholic, and his mother was committed to an asylum when Archie was 11-years-old. He believed her to be dead until he was informed she was alive when he was 31-years-old. Because of this experience, Grant would have difficulty forming close attachments throughout his life. He married five times and had numerous affairs.

Despite a remarkable degree of success, Grant remained deeply conflicted about his past, his present, his basic identity, and even the public that worshipped him in movies such as Gunga Din, Notorious, and North by Northwest.

This “estimable and empathetic biography” (The Washington Post) draws on Grant’s own papers, extensive archival research, and interviews with family and friends making it a definitive and “complex portrait of Hollywood’s original leading man” (Entertainment Weekly).

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nicely read. Good feel for what is was like to be Cary Grant!

wish he could have read some clips into story and analyze them. like old famous movie clips to start a chapter instead of leafing ladies

Great book, great narration

I’ve read many books over my long life, few I’ve loved any more than this one. Great narration as well. Book you not only love but learn from. Hated when it was over.

Everything you wanted to know

Comprehensive life story, to say the least. The result of prodigious research. If you are interested — at great length — in CG this is for you. My one criticism is that while the book was well-read there were a number of mispronounced proper names. Very distracting! I know because I lived through much of the period recounted. Who vets these issues for audiobooks?

cary grant's iconic image

rough start.....could not get involved or swept into story. I felt there was too much professional life versus personal storyline.

Kept my attention from beginning to end.

l recommend it to readers who enjoy the whole story of a famous life. Both the flattering and the faults.

Amazing

The book is very well written and the story of his life is very engaging. I would highly recommend this book and this audio version is very nice as well.

The Hollywood history.

The Story is full of facts a fan of old movies would think interesting. Well read!!

Cary Grant/Archie Leach personalities coexisted so well in light of mental cruelty - both taken and given!

A well written and concise biographical account of Cary Grant's life and career. The readers/listeners get really good information and understanding about his true personality. The public and his fans didn't know the extent of his troubles - this book dives deeper than most. I came away feeling empathy for him and for those he loved.

Narrator almost ruined the story for me

I really hate audiobooks and podcasts when the people involved publish mispronunciations of peoples names and names of cities and towns.

Is there no editor? Does the narrator practice? Where is the author when this is recorded?

The story is good, but I want to yell every time there is simple error and am taken away from the content,
btw...Walter Huss Ton? he's famous---his son is even more famous. Why?

Comically dumb narrator

Good though sometimes skimpy bio. Awful narration though. I've never ever heard a paid performer mispronounce so many famous names.