CARY GRANT

Film historian and bestselling author Scott Eyman now writes an incisive, definitive biography of the legendary actor, Cary Grant, drawing in part on new research into Grant's all-important early years, which permanently shaped his life.

It's been said many times that when someone said to Cary Grant, "I would like to be Cary Grant," Grant replied, "So would I." Cary Grant was actually Archibald Leach, who escaped Britain and made his way to America as a teenager as part of a vaudeville act. It was in vaudeville that Grant learned his excellent timing, which served him brilliantly throughout his movie career. He was the most accomplished comic actor of his generation, and he was also one of the most physically skillful. But despite his enormous success, Cary Grant always remained Archie Leach. He was haunted by his damaging childhood and as a result had difficulty forming attachments to women.

Grant acted with some of the top stars in film - Katherine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly (his favorite), Marlene Dietrich, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, and dozens more.

This fascinating biography uncovers new information about Grant's childhood, his vaudeville days in England and America and his sexuality. Eyman's research leaves no doubt that Grant was bisexual.

Scott Eyman has written fifteen books, three of them New York Times bestsellers, including John Wayne: The Life and Legend.