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Born Archibald Alexander Leach to a poor family, his mother was institutionalised when he was nine years old.

Yound Archie soon discovered a love for the theatre and had odd jobs at the Hippodrome and the Empire. Aged fourteen, he joined the Bob Pender comedy troupe where he dance, performed as an acrobat and a stilt-walker, and acted in pantomime. The troupe toured small towns in England, before embarking on a successful tour of America. At the end of the two-year tour, Archibald Leach decided to stay behind in the US and try his hand at acting.

He spent five years doing odd jobs, including acting as a society escort, before he got his first break in a stage production of the musical 'Golden Dawn'. This was followed by other theatre roles.

In 1931 Archibald successfully auditioned for Paramount studios and was signed to a five-year contract. He was also advised to change his name, and it was at this point that Archie became Cary Grant.

Cary’s first feature film, 'This Is The Night', was released in 1932, and the actor went on to perform with leading ladies such as Mae West and Marlene Dietrich.

Cary Grant found his form in 1935, when he was loaned out to RKO to perform in 'Sylvia Scarlett', opposite Katharine Hepburn. In this, he played a Cockney entertainer in a travelling troupe.

When his contract with Paramount ended in 1937, Grant decided to go it alone, choosing his own scripts and producers.

His first hit film was 'The Awful Truth' in 1937, and he went on to have great success with films such as 'Bringing Up Baby', 'Holiday' and 'His Girl Friday'.

Arguably the most memorable films were those produced by Alfred Hitchcock in the latter days of the actor’s career: 'To Catch A Thief' and 'North By North-West'.

Cary Grant retired from the screen in 1966, and died in 1986.
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He turned down the role of James Bond 007.

He donated his entire salary of $100,000 for 'Arsenic and Old Lace' in 1944 to the U.S. War Relief Fund.

People were surprised by his retirement in 1966 and, despite the attempts of directors such as Howard Hawks, Billy Wilder and Stanley Kubrick to get him out of retirement and into their films, he never worked again.

According to his will dated 26th November 1984, his body was to be cremated and no funeral service held. And he requested that his ashes were to be scattered in the Pacific Ocean.

He was voted the 6th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.


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Walk Don't Run (1966)
Father Goose (1964)
Charade (1963)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Houseboat (1958)
Indiscreet (1958)
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Dream Wife (1953)
Monkey Business (1952)
Room for One More (1952)
People Will Talk (1951)
Crisis (1950)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Bishop's Wife, The (1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Notorious (1946)
Night and Day (1946)
Without Reservations (1946)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
Once Upon a Time (1944)
Destination Tokyo (1943)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Suspicion (1941)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
My Favourite Wife (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
In Name Only (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
Topper Takes a Trip (1939)
Holiday (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
The Awful Truth (1937)
The Toast of New York (1937)
Topper (1937)
When You're in Love (1937)
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)
Wedding Present (1936)
Suzy (1936)
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
The Last Outpost(1935)
Wings in the Dark (1935)
Enter Madame (1935)
Ladies Should Listen (1934)
Kiss and Make Up (1934)
Born to Be Bad (1934)
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
I'm No Angel (1933)
Gambling Ship (1933)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
Woman Accused (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Madame Butterfly (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
Blonde Venus (1932)
Devil and the Deep (1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
Singapore Sue (1932)
Sinners in the Sun (1932)
This Is the Night (1932)

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