Cary Grant
by Eliot, Marc
"Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." --Cary GrantHe is Hollywood's most fascinating and timeless star. Although he came to personify the debonair American, Cary Grant was born Archibald Leach on January 18, 1904, in the seaport village of Bristol, England. Combining the captivating beauty of silent-screen legend Rudolph Valentino with the masculine irresistibility of Clark Gable, Grant emerged as Hollywood's quintessential leading man. Today, "the man from dream city," as critic Pauline Kael once described him, remains forever young, an icon of quick wit, romantic charm, and urbane sophistication, the epitome of male physical perfection. Yet beneath this idealized movie image was a conflicted man struggling to balance fame with a desire for an intensely private life separate from the "Cary Grant" persona celebrated by directors and movie studios. Exploring Grant's troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywood's favorite romantic lead for more than thirty-five years, Cary Grant is the definitive examination of every aspect of Grant's professional and private life, and the first to reveal the man behind the movie star.Working with the most talented directors of his time, Grant starred in an astonishing seventy-two films, ranging from his groundbreaking comedic roles in such classics as Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks) and The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor) to the darker, unforgettable characters of Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion and Notorious, culminating in the consummate sophisticates of An Affair to Remember (Leo McCarey), North by Northwest (Hitchcock), and Charade (Stanley Donen). The camera loved Grant, and his magnetism helped illuminate his leading ladies, some of the most glamorous women ever to grace the silver screen: Mae West, Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, and Sophia Loren, among others. Yet, because of his pioneering role as an independent player, Grant was repeatedly denied the Oscar he coveted--a snub from the Academy that would last until 1970, when he graciously accepted a special lifetime achievement award.Grant's sparkling image on-screen hid a tumultuous personal life that he tried desperately to keep out of the public eye, including his controversial eleven-year relationship with Randolph Scott, five marriages, and numerous affairs.Rigorously researched and elegantly written, Cary Grant: A Biography is a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest Hollywood star in cinema history.From the Hardcover edition.
Reviews
Review this book!
Available Copies
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780307209832
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Barstow, California, USA
- Item Price
-
£3.55
Show Details
Description:
Crown. 1st paperback and first printing of paperback edition noted on copyright page. Near fine light wear no markings. Illustrated. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 2005. Item Price
£3.55
Cary Grant : A Biography
by Marc Eliot
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780307209832
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.26
Show Details
Description:
Crown/Archetype, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.26
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780307209832
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.26
Show Details
Description:
Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2005. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.26
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.98
Show Details
Description:
Harmony, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£4.98
Cary Grant : A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.33
Show Details
Description:
Harmony. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Item Price
£4.33
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780307209832
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
-
£3.26
Show Details
Description:
Crown. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Item Price
£3.26
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780307209832
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Barstow, California, USA
- Item Price
-
£3.27
Show Details
Description:
Three Rivers Press. First paperback printing indicated. Very good or better slightest of wear no markings. Illustrated. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2005. Item Price
£3.27
More Photos
Cary Grant : A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.67
Show Details
Description:
New York: Harmony, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's white pictorial dust-jacket. 435 pages. Index. Filmography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line. The biography of the life and films of one of Hollywood's iconic stars.… Read more about this item Item Price
£5.67
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- As New in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover, photos, film clips
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
-
£7.35
Show Details
Description:
Harmony Books. As New in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover, photos, film clips. 140005026x . Book As New, with no names, notes, or any markings. DJ with only minor readers wear. No tears, cuts, or nicks. NDJ not price clipped ($25.95) . ; 435 pages . Item Price
£7.35
Cary Grant: A Biography
by MARC ELIOT
- Condition
- Used - Very Good - Cash
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- September 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Bountiful, Utah, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.90
Show Details
Description:
Harmony, September 2004. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. DJ is in protective clear plastic cover. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Item Price
£4.90
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Marc Eliot
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Published
- 2005-09-27
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780307209832
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, USA
- Item Price
-
£6.00
Show Details
Description:
Three Rivers Press, 2005-09-27. Paperback. Used: Good. Item Price
£6.00
Cary Grant : A Biography
by Marc Eliot
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.98
Show Details
Description:
Crown Publishing Group, The, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£4.98
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.04
Show Details
Description:
Harmony, 2004. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.04
CARY GRANT: A Biography
by Marc Eliot
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Pomona, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
£46.66
Show Details
Description:
New York: Harmony Books. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 140005026X . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 6.75 X 1.75 X 9.75 inches; 435 pages . Item Price
£46.66
Cary Grant : A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Like New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
-
£9.56
Show Details
Description:
Harmony, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 10x8x0. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. Item Price
£9.56
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781845130732
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
-
£4.69
Show Details
Description:
Hardback. Acceptable. Item Price
£4.69
Cary Grant : A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.91
Show Details
Description:
Crown Publishing Group, The. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Item Price
£4.91
CARY GRANT: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, USA
- Item Price
-
£19.59
Show Details
Description:
New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Harmony Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. At long last comes the first full-length, definitive biography of one of Hollywood's most enduring--and fascinating--luminaries, containing never-before-published materials on the actor's private life. Newly discovered details reveal everything from his troubled childhood to his… Read more about this item Item Price
£19.59
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400050260
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.04
Show Details
Description:
Harmony, 2004. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.04
Cary Grant: A Biography
by Eliot, Marc
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781845130732
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
- Item Price
-
£9.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Aurum Press Limited, 2005. Very good first edition (2nd printing) hardcover in like, unclipped plastic-protected dustjacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Item Price
£9.00