{"product_id":"cary-grant-the-making-of-a-hollywood-legend-9780190053130","title":"Cary Grant, the Making of a Hollywood Legend","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA definitive new account of the professional and personal life of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable, influential stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArchie Leach was a poorly educated, working-class boy from a troubled family living in the backstreets of Bristol. Cary Grant was Hollywood's most debonair film star--the embodiment of worldly sophistication. \u003cem\u003eCary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend\u003c\/em\u003e tells the incredible story of how a sad, neglected boy became the suave, glamorous star many know and idolize. The first biography to be based on Grant's own personal papers, this book takes us on a fascinating journey from the actor's difficult childhood through years of struggle in music halls and vaudeville, a hit-and-miss career in Broadway musicals, and three decades of film stardom during Hollywood's golden age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaving no stone unturned, \u003cem\u003eCary Grant\u003c\/em\u003e delves into all aspects of Grant's life, from the bitter realities of his impoverished childhood to his trailblazing role in Hollywood as a film star who defied the studio system and took control of his own career. Highlighting Grant's genius as an actor and a filmmaker, author Mark Glancy examines the crucial contributions Grant made to such classic films as \u003cem\u003eBringing Up Baby\u003c\/em\u003e (1938), \u003cem\u003eThe Philadelphia Story\u003c\/em\u003e (1940), \u003cem\u003eNotorious\u003c\/em\u003e (1946), \u003cem\u003eAn Affair to Remember \u003c\/em\u003e(1957), \u003cem\u003eNorth by Northwest \u003c\/em\u003e(1959), \u003cem\u003eCharade\u003c\/em\u003e (1963) and \u003cem\u003eFather Goose\u003c\/em\u003e (1964). Glancy also explores Grant's private life with new candor and insight throughout the book's nine sections, illuminating how Grant's search for happiness and fulfillment lead him to having his first child at the age of 62 and embarking on his fifth marriage at the age of 77. With this biography--complete with a chronological filmography of the actor's work--Glancy provides a definitive account of the professional and personal life of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable, influential stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Glancy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reader in Film History at Queen Mary University of London. His media work includes appearances on the BBC Radio Four programmes \u003cem\u003eArchive Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBack Row, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGreat Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as many articles on film history for the magazines\u003cem\u003e BBC History\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistory Revealed\u003c\/em\u003e. Most recently, he served as the editorial consultant and on-screen contributor to the feature-length documentary film \u003cem\u003eBecoming Cary Grant \u003c\/em\u003e(2017). His publications include \u003cem\u003eWhen Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood \"British\" Film, 1939-1945\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem\u003eThe 39 Steps: A British Film Guide\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), and, as a co-editor, \u003cem\u003eThe New Film History: Methods, Sources, Approaches\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), and \u003cem\u003eHollywood and the Americanization of Britain, from the 1920s to the present\u003c\/em\u003e (2013).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557456941330,"sku":"9780190053130","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_887343e9-73eb-4c71-9af0-e37ae0b28564.jpg?v=1731783335","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cary-grant-the-making-of-a-hollywood-legend-9780190053130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}