Cary Grant, the Making of a Hollywood Legend -- Mark Glancy

<strong>A definitive new account of the professional and personal life of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable, influential stars.</strong> <p/>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. <em>Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend</em> 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. <p/>Leaving no stone unturned, <em>Cary Grant</em> 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 <em>Bringing Up Baby</em> (1938), <em>The Philadelphia Story</em> (1940), <em>Notorious</em> (1946), <em>An Affair to Remember </em>(1957), <em>North by Northwest </em>(1959), <em>Charade</em> (1963) and <em>Father Goose</em> (1964). Glancy also explores G