Cary Grant
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About
Film and stage actor who the American Film Institute named the second greatest male star of all-time in 1999. He starred in such films as The Philadelphia Story, The Awful Truth, His Girl Friday, Notorious, and North By Northwest.
Before Fame
He performed with an English stage troupe as a stilt walker. He traveled to Hollywood in 1931 and tried to get acting gigs under the name Cary Lockwood.
Trivia
His roles in the films Penny Serenade and None But the Lonely Heart earned him Academy Award nominations.
Family Life
He married one of the wealthiest women of the era, Barbara Hutton in 1942. His fifth wife, whom he was married to from 1981 to 1986, was also named Barbara.
Associated With
He co-starred with Katharine Hepburn in the 1938 screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby.
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