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Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known
by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor. With his distinctive yet not
quite placeable Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perhaps the foremost
exemplar of the debonair leading man: handsome, virile, charismatic, and
charming.
He was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film
Institute. His popular classic films include She Done Him Wrong (1933), Topper
(1937), The Awful Truth (1937), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Gunga Din (1939), Only
Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), The Philadelphia Story (1940),
Suspicion (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944),
Notorious (1946), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), To Catch A Thief
(1955), An Affair to Remember (1957), North by Northwest (1959), and Charade
(1963).
Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor and five times for a Golden
Globe Award for Best Actor, he missed out every time until he was finally
honored with an Honorary Award at the 42nd Academy Awards "for his unique
mastery of the art of screen acting with the respect and affection of his
colleagues".
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