1947, ISBN: 0786115076

[SR: 3339148], Audio Cassette, [EAN: 9780786115075], Unabridged, Blackstone Audio, Inc., English, English, English, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Book, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Blackstone Audio,… More...

[SR: 3339148], Audio Cassette, [EAN: 9780786115075], Unabridged, Blackstone Audio, Inc., English, English, English, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Book, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Blackstone Audio, Inc., [This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.] For two moviegoing generations, Cary Grant was class--an effortless embodiment of gentlemanly grace and humor. But Cary Grant's greatest achievement was in creating himself and the irresistible character he became. In this savvy, fascinating portrait, McCann tracks the transformation of a life and looks closely at the sources of Cary Grant's charms, which did not come easily. Generously filled with anecdotes about fellow actors and directors, a realistic portrait of a complicated man emerges. And although Grant was criticized for remaining in Hollywood during World War II, it now seems that he may have worked as a special agent for British Intelligence: in 1947, Grant was awarded the King's Medal for Service in the Cause for Freedom, an honor that was not made public at the time., Writing with the low-key stylishness his subject deserves, British academic Graham McCann pays tribute to the working-class Englishman who became "a democratic symbol of gentlemanly grace" to moviegoers worldwide. Aptly subtitled "A Class Apart," the book sympathetically depicts Archie Leach--born into poverty, his mother committed to an asylum when he was nine--reinventing himself as Cary Grant, whose debonair screen persona showed no signs of these difficult origins. A decorous account of Grant's private life (McCann dismisses talk of bisexuality as mere rumor) accompanies cogent descriptions of his performances., 2328, Actors & Actresses, 2327, Arts & Literature, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 2344, Entertainers, 2327, Arts & Literature, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 2377, British, 2402, Elizabeth I, 2401, King Edward VII, 2406, King Henry VIII, 2409, Queen Victoria, 2392, Wallace, William, 2376, Historical, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 4456, Humor, 4484, Movies, 521000, Performing Arts, 4550, Pop Culture, 4402, Puzzles & Games, 4564, Radio, 1622, Sheet Music & Scores, 4569, Television, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

1999, ISBN: 0786115076

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[SR: 9800519], Audio Cassette, [EAN: 9780786115075], Audiobook, Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Audiobooks, Book, [PU: Blackstone Audiobooks], 1999-03-01, Blackstone Audiobooks, Writing with the low-key stylishness his subject deserves, academic Graham McCann pays tribute to the working-class Englishman who became "a democratic symbol of gentlemanly grace" to moviegoers world-wide. Aptly subtitled A Class Apart, the book sympathetically depicts Archie Leach--born into poverty, his mother committed to an asylum when he was nine--reinventing himself as Cary Grant, whose debonair screen persona showed no signs of these difficult origins. A decorous account of Grant's private life (McCann dismisses talk of bisexuality as mere rumour) accompanies cogent descriptions of his performances. --Christine Buttery, 270437, Actors & Actresses, 268003, Film, Television & Music, 67, Biography, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 268021, Historical, 758978, BCE-500 AD, 758980, 501-1000, 758982, 1001-1500, 758984, 1501-1700, 758986, 1701-1900, 758988, 1901 Onwards, 268022, Britain, 758964, United States, 758932, Countries & Regions, 758922, Royalty, 758928, Social & Urban History, 67, Biography, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 758864, Theatre & Performance Art, 512326, Ballet, 758902, Magicians, 512324, Opera, 267970, Theatre, 67, Biography, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 270436, Biographies, 270437, Actors & Actresses, 270438, Directors, 270433, Film, 73, Music, Stage & Screen, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 0786115076

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