FilmhistorianandacclaimedNewYorkTimesbestsellingbiographerScottEymanhaswrittenthedefinitive,“captivating“(AssociatedPress)biographyofHollywoodlegendCaryGrant,oneofthemostaccomplished--andbeloved--actorsofhisgeneration,whoremainsaspopularasevertoday.BornArchibaldLeachin1904,hecametoAmericaasateenagedacrobattofindfameandfortune,buthewasalwayshauntedbyhispast.Hisfatherwasafecklessalcoholic,andhismotherwascommittedtoanasylumwhenArchiewaselevenyearsold.Hebelievedhertobedeaduntilhewasinformedshewasalivewhenhewasthirty-oneyearsold.Becauseofthisexperience,Grantwouldhavedifficultyformingcloseattachmentsthroughouthislife.Hemarriedfivetimesandhadnumerousaffairs.Despitearemarkabledegreeofsuccess,Grantremaineddeeplyconflictedabouthispast,hispresent,hisbasicidentity,andeventhepublicthatworshippedhiminmoviessuchasGungaDin,Notorious,andNorthbyNorthwest.This“estimableandempatheticbiography“(TheWashingtonPost)drawsonGrant’sownpapers,extensivearchivalresearch,andinterviewswithfamilyandfriendsmakingitadefinitiveand“complexportraitofHollywood’soriginalleadingman“(EntertainmentWeekly).
CAPTIVATING CARY NOTORIOUS Notorious
