Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend

By: Mark Glancy

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Archie Leach was a poorly educated, working-class boy from a troubled family living in the backstreets of Bristol. Cary Grant was Hollywood's most debonair film star - the embodiment of worldly sophistication. Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend tells the incredible story of how a sad, neglected boy became the suave, glamorous star many know and idolize. The first biography to be based on Grant's own personal papers, this book takes us on a fascinating journey from the actor's difficult childhood through years of struggle in music halls and vaudeville, a hit-and-miss career in Broadway musicals, and three decades of film stardom during Hollywood's golden age.

Leaving no stone unturned, Cary Grant delves into all aspects of Grant's life, from the bitter realities of his impoverished childhood to his trailblazing role in Hollywood as a film star who defied the studio system and took control of his own career. Highlighting Grant's genius as an actor and a filmmaker, author Mark Glancy examines the crucial contributions Grant made to such classic films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Notorious (1946), An Affair to Remember (1957), North by Northwest (1959), Charade (1963), and Father Goose (1964).

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Interesting but lengthy

There are many interesting things about his life, I found the book a little lengthy and drying some parts, but overall a good book

Excellent Overview of CG Life & Films

Enjoyed learning about the details of many of Grant’s films and his relationships with his parents and his Hollywood friends and costars.

Makes me want to watch his movies again

Very thorough history of Cary Grant and his 72 movies. Very well narrated too. I appreciate that the book was chronological and frequently let the listener know what year it was since I don’t have the book in front of me.

Nice Man

Nice story ….throughly enjoyed …..he stands out as a nice man and great sense of humor…

The Golden age of Movies

You must be interested in screen writing & movie making to enjoy this book, not the gossip of tell all of personal lives.