Cary Grant: The man we thought we knew
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2023
- Cary Grant was considered one of the world's best-known movie stars, but it turns out there was plenty that audiences did not know about the debonair actor. In fact, he was born in England as Archibald Leach, and grew up impoverished and neglected, before finding his way to the U.S. and transforming into the silver screen star we know as Cary Grant. The BritBox series "Archie" explores the actor's complicated past. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with actor Jason Isaacs, who plays Grant, as well as Grant's fourth wife, actress Dyan Cannon, who is a producer of the series.
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Mr. Grant was the kindest of gentlemen. In the early sixties I used to see him at Dodger games. Our seats were next to the dugout and he was in the row behind us. He would nod hello to people and of course no one bothered him. I was seven at the time and he noticed me keeping stats and asked my name, which he always remembered, and would always chat with me about the players and ask about school. He could not have been nicer. My folks told me he was a movie star but of course I didn't realize how huge he was until I was older. What a special man and how lucky I was.
Great memory. 👏
@mrs.herculepoirot7763... It's nice that you have these childhood memories of your chats with Cary Grant and got to know him as a person rather than a movie star.
@@drewpall2598 Years later when I was sixteen I was up late one night and "An Affair To Remember" came on. After it was over, and I stopped crying ,I just sat there in wonderment that this amazing man had been so nice to me. They don't make stars like him any more.
Cool story. Thanks for sharing!
What a lovely story.
The best Bond we never had! What a legend!
You are so right!
The Bond producers wanted Cary Grant to portray 007, but they could only sign him up for one movie, then they went for James Mason, but he could only sign for three and they needed someone to continue in the role for multiple movies - they eventually plumped for the then unknown Sean Connery and the rest is history - but Grant would have been amazing as Bond too.
He would have been fabulous!
Great call!!!
I wanted Rip Taylor. I think out-of-the-box.
I was lucky enough to have met him. He was in his 70's, and still as handsome and charming as ever.
How awesome for you such a handsome man
He was staying in a room across from me in a Houston hotel…ran into him twice, very friendly.
Meeting Cary Grant in his 70s: Still as handsome and charming as ever. Lucky moment indeed!
And still gay.
Most mesmerising presence on screen for me,, lucky you meeting the handsome man.
It must be noted that Cary Grant seems to have been a person who respected others. For a man of such great stature (a major movie star) he did not behave like a crude or contemptuous person. Knowing what it was to have been treated so badly as a child, he understood that EVERYONE needs some sympathy in a world that can sometimes treat us harshly. His example reminds us all that people carry crosses in life that they do not share with anyone.
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Great comment. You (if that’s your pic) or the guy in the pic are more handsome than he was!
@@ckrtom2 You are very kind. It's an old pic from right after college. Having half my face in shadow gave it a better look. (Most head shots are taken with light source directly in front.) My best friend, a photographer, knew how to make people look their best. Are you a movie buff?
As an older, student photographer I appreciate your knowledge of headshots! @@rr7firefly
Great comment. When people understand their childhoods they go forward as private, respectful people. It's those who do not address the past who seem to behave poorly by acting out and seeking attention by behaving badly. Loved Cary Grant and prefer not knowing every aspect of a famous person's life.
Him and Gregory Peck are legends.
I was thinking Gregory Peck too. Both ruggedly handsome. And I'm a straight guy, lol.
Still wonder if he took the risk and played Max Cady in original Cape Fear. He played a great villain when he was Mengele in Boys from Brazil
That heart-breaking moment in 'An Affair to Remember' when he walks into Deborah Kerr's bedroom and sees the very portrait he painted of her - the portrait that had been sold to a 'woman in a wheelchair.' I've watched it 100s of times and it's STILL a get-your-hanky-out moment! Wonderful Mr Grant - and, indeed, the late, great Ms Kerr!
I always cry at that part! The look on his face when he realizes she was unable to walk…..tears my heart out every single time.
Absolutely. The absolute best!
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I adore that movie and I too get choked up watching that scene. What a fine actor he was.
Absolutely, that poignant scene in 'An Affair to Remember' when Cary Grant discovers the portrait he painted of Deborah Kerr is truly heart-wrenching. The emotional impact of that moment, even after multiple viewings, attests to the timeless brilliance of both Cary Grant and the late Deborah Kerr.
Cary grant has always been one of my all-time favorite actors.😊
When I was in high school, many decades ago, our English teacher asked us to speak for 10 minutes in front of the class about any topic/subject. My chosen subject was Cary Grant and I got 95 in grade.
Now that sounded like an amazing English teacher instead of forcing students to read junk by British novelists when we've had plenty of American novelists for well over a century now.
How bittersweet about his mom. Thankful he was able to see her again before it was too late, but all the time that was missed is so incredibly sad.
😢😢😢yes
what a lying dog his Father was. How could he be so cruel?
Even into his 80's, Cary is such a good looking man. I cannot get enough of his movies. Such a gentleman.
I love his films and he seem to have been respected and admired by those who knew him. Just a class act.
He knew how to pick scripts, he was in some so so films but but none that were really bad , he never made a fool out of himself by trying to do things he could not do,
read his wifes book
which one? he had Several wives & more men ! read Scotty Bowers book !@@expectationlost
My grandmother loved Cary Grant so much she named my father after him… Cary. Thank you for this piece. He really was one of the best leading men ever.
I wanted to name my son (*1990) after him, but living in a non-english speaking country, I thought I better leave it.
Those people have no idea of how to pronounce this name!
I did name my dog Archie after him. That was about 30 years ago. I miss that little dog. 😢
Love Cary Grant & his movies!
I love the story of how he was discovered. Mae West reportedly saw him walking on the set and said if he can talk he’s her next leading man. The rest is history.
It's Mae's revisionist history. Cary had appeared in a few films already, and they knew each other from New York. Her story usually goes that she was looking out the window and saw Cary walking down the street but didn't know who he was, but if he could talk, she would use him in her next picture. It's cute when people believe anything on the internet; it's usually harmless, but not always.
Was that I’m no Angel 1933?
Cary Grant certainly eclipsed the movie
@@Notturnoir "She Done Him Wrong."
I hope they don't do another hatchet job just to get eyeballs- it's the fashion nowadays to bash people who aren't around to defend themselves . I'd like to remember Grant as I knew him then.
@@Notturnoir yes, but he was a nobody before Mae West.
I don't think I've ever seen one of his movies that I didn't like! I loved most of them!
I think he must have worked very hard to become the person that he wished he had been.
Can you imagine what a joyous feeling he had when he was able to give his daughter all
the things he didn't have as a child!
What a sad time our society has reached. There are so many things we can do these days,
but we no longer know how to make "Movie Stars"! I am so glad we have films we can
watch when ever we want to relive Golden Hollywood, because it seems to have slipped
away from us!❤
So true.
Wish they would make this more widely available. I would love to see this.
in a few months check your local library for the dvd
Get a free trial of Britbox when the movie premieres. We love English series so we got the free trial and have subscribed ever since, it has great content, not the same old same old you get with other services.
A man with integrity, who is also honest, is a very rare species
Not so honest. Cary sued has-been comic Chevy Chase for making fun of him. In an interview, the host compared Chase- then hot- with Cary. Chase didn't like it and snarked about Cary, very much alive at the time, "What a gal!" It was petty and mean-spirited. Those in entertainment, especially in Hollywood, were aware that Cary- despite all his marriages- was gay. Chase was also aware that Grant was a much-loved icon. Anyway, Grant sued Chase and won a judgment which, to this day, has not been made public.
I wouldn't trust that argument.
Chase is very well known to be dishonest and directors and producers refused to work with him. Chase was well known to be an impossible, angry, self centered and a "know it all."@@akrenwinkle
@@akrenwinkle How do you know he was gay and not bisexual? I’ll answer that for you, you don’t.
@@blueberrycobbler Don't bother answering or do any speaking for me. That said, there are those who would defend his honor, so to speak, and deny he was even bisexual, and say he was 100% hetero; after all, he had all those wives and reproduced once, so how could he be anything but straight? In all innocence, many would think that. And they might be on your case for even hinting he was bisexual. How'd you like that?
@@akrenwinkle I agree 100%. Even in the most recent biography by Scott Eyman, it's clear he was gay, but had to hide that fact back then. But of course Cannon and their daughter will try to keep covering that up, because that would mean their marriage was a sham, like the rest of them.
Jason Issacs from Lucius Malfoy to Cary Grant. What acting range!
Too bad the resemblance is way closer to Gregory Peck than Grant.
@@xcala3038 Resemblance? Well... both male. Mammals. That's it.
Jason Isaacs is just such an excellent actor. I’m sure he’s done a great job.
I thought the same thing when I saw Alan Rickman portraying Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, Rasputin, and then Professor Snape. Incredible range!
@@xcala3038 Thought that too.
What a great actor, I enjoyed everything that he was in, his comical roles were very funny so it's good to see him being remembered.
I loved one of his least favorite movies- Arsenic and Old Lace.
I am shocked when I say the name Cary Grant and so many young people have no clue who I am talking about.
He didn’t do Westerns, but otherwise he was wonderful in everything.
His Girl Friday is one of my favorites!
Good lord, how he and Rosiland Russell talked so fast ! How could they keep up with one another, and neither one of them were nominated for a academy award that year because as we know doing comedy is so easy, Yes that's sarcasm@@carmarasmussen8118
Cary Grant was great at the screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby", yet Grant could also play the dramatic role as well like "Penny Serenade" Grant acted in 76 films sadly he never won an academy award he was nominated for his roles in "Penny Serenade" and "None But the Lonely Heart"
It's fun to see him and Katharine Hepburn do their own stunts in "Bringing Up Baby" and "Holiday".
I can't remember the movie, but his one-liner when his friends had a baby girl: "congratulations on having a girl. No good ever came from having a boy... at least that's what my mother always told me."
Yep loved those movies. I loved His Girl Friday
Those are my favorite films and where I just fell in love with him and Hepburn
The most handsome movie star EVER ❤
But then there was Paul Newman, no schlub either!
My personal Cary Grant faves are "Notorious", "North by Northwest", "An Affair to Remember", and "Charade". Can't get enough Cary Grant!
Charade, Operation Petticoat and Father Goose are my favorites.
He was a wonderful man !!!!! His Dad was an awful man, put his wife in an institution, and told her she was dead.. 😢😢...He was such a gifted actor, there was nobody like him.... He was so funny in A Touch of Mink, with Doris Day, and Gig Young, John Aston!!!! It was a wonderful 🍿🎥🍿🎥 movie!!!! Oh my, was he handsome, and when he aged, he was stunning!!!! I miss The Old Hollywood Stars,they were the ones who make great movies!!!!!! ❤❤❤....
The scene in "A Touch of Mink" where Cary Grant is kissing Doris Day's neck and shoulders...is HOT AF!!
Great film !!!!!😊🇬🇧
Writers! Dialogue and subtlety.
He was stunning 🥰
An Affair To Remember... Magical! 💓
Another example or how a person can choose to succumb to pain or use it as launching point to better things. One of my fave movies: Charade, with the exquisite Audre Hepburn. 👏❤️
You can find his lifetime achievement award video that shows how after Frank Sinatra gave it to him he literally broke down. He overcame so much adversity in his life and was such a good guy!
Who knew!!! I loved him in old movies!!
Why is old Hollywood so much better than the current one? Cary Grant, the most charismatic hero in a host of other outstanding actors.
bc the press did leak their secrets
Shame he was in fear of being unloved, abandoned and rejected. I loved him. I would have loved to have met him and talk to him.
Marilyn Monroe suffered these fears as well. Its crazy that some of the most beautiful people ever suffer from the same issues as the rest of us.
I believe he may have had Borderline Personality Disorder (a disorder that evolves from abuse, abandonment, etc)
Such an elegant and beautiful man. I always had such a crush on him. I still do!! My favorite actor of all time. It's difficult to choose just one movie of his as my favorite. All of his Hitchcock movies, Charade, Operation Petticoat, Holiday, Bringing Up Baby . . . Well, all of them!
His performance in the 1941 film Penny Serenade is outstanding and unforgettable. He should have been at least nominated for an academy award for that performance.
Great film 😊🇬🇧
He was nominated for it. He lost to Gary Cooper in SERGEANT YORK.
because he could do comedy and drama equally, I believe he was underrated as an actor. He made it look too easy.
Love all his movies. Couldn't stand that one.
You would have to be dead not love cary grant i sometimes forget how much I loved his movies as a kid, Thanks for reminding us we won't see his like again
Carry Grant would have been a great 007
Suave, debonair, just gorgeous and that accent!!! 🥰
What a hard childhood he had. Now I’m going to have to get Brit Box to see this series.
There will never be another Cary Grant. ❤
Cary Grant was so talented. As an actor he could play any type of role. Impeccable timing as a comedian, draw into his own hurt in dramas and bring something dark and mysterious in later pictures. He really was perfection on the silver screen.
I love the movie where he does a back flip when he meets his girlfriend parents who were millionaires. And is a garbage man...Funny
Cary Grant is my favorite actor has been since the 90s. I’m glad that people are taking an interest in him again.
I really think he was such an underrated actor. He could do comedy, drama, all the genres. Unfortunately, he was hindered by his looks. People just thought of him and a "leading man" when he was so much more than that.
He wasn't "underrated", it looks like you think he was underappreciated.
Underrated??? Ha! He was a LEADING man (that means he was the headlining actor, the main attraction), and people loved him! They still do.
Obvious you're young,but in his day he was as big as Taylor Swift,for lack of anyone bigger.
@@kennethdower7425 Words like overrated and underrated are often misunderstood by people who use them. Nothing new.
@@akrenwinkle I'm fully aware of that, hence my corrective comment.
Jason Isaacs is an incredible actor one of my favorites. Also I have to say this video has really good camera work and the interviewer is great.
Gem of an actor!
His daughter also wrote a book about being his daughter. I really enjoyed reading it.
Thank you for mentioning the book. I didn't know she had written one, she has always seemed like such a lovely lady.
Could you please tell me what the name of this book is? I'd love to read it!
@@melissah4084 The book is titled “Good Stuff.” By Jennifer Grant.
@@gromit0299 Thank you very much!
Arsenic and Old Lace is one of my favorites. He was great in comedic roles.
I miss glamour & class. Today we have crass.
So very true..perfectly put!
Cary Grant, so handsome and oozing with charisma. I love his movies!
I think that he became such a great actor because besides his talent, acting was a place where he was happy and pushing aside memories of a terrible and sad family life with his parents. It is extremely difficult is to overcome hurtful family situations when we are young and have no place to go. I hope that he realized how happy he made so many people with his movies and how admired he was for shining despite his childhood pain! May he be in a place of peace!❤❤❤
Fascinating rags-to-riches life story, sort of a long charade in itself. This biopic is long overdue!
He Played Dudley in My Mother's Favorite Film, The Bishop's Wife
That was a great movie, with beautiful Loretta Young and Cary. They looked so great together. I was thinking they would have beautiful children together.
I was a young teen when I lapped up his movie "Father Goose"; he was in his early 50s and just so charismatic and attractive. Still love the movie. Still remember a lot of the dialog. Cary Grant is one of the greatest movie stars.
That movie, Father Goose, is my favorite by him.
Great funny movie.
All the world’s a stage and each of us are playing a role. Each of us live 3 separate lives simultaneously ..the public life, the private life (with our parents, children, friends, partners) and a secret life (whatever we know & do in private that no one knows about). A small portion of the populous is “what you see is what you get”, 100% genuine. Both Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe were icons of legendary status, both were composites of pieces and parts but not their true selves. Both had severe childhood trauma. Both donned the character they created like a cloak.
I met his daughter & she was so lovely I have NO DOUBT he had everything to do with her PURE Class!! Xxo
I always loved Cary Grant! Even as a kid.
I was very young when I came across his movies.. and fell in love immediately. ❤❤❤
Its heartbreaking to learn what he went through as a child and how it shaped his later years. I'm so happy he was able to spend his later years a much happier man. It's a difficult journey. Learn your valuable and lovable even when faced with cruel family members who treat you horribly as a child. No one individual can tell you your worth or lack there of, unless you let them. As a child, you don't know that. Be good to yourself, love who you are. Be authentic and love others. Don't waste your life on others who are cruel and demeaning. Archie, we love you. Your on the otherside now. God speed.
Outstanding presentation - thank you to all those at CBS that made this possible.
The older I get. 71, the more I appreciate Cary Grant. The last few months I've been bingeing on the movie Father Goose.Great movie and my favorite Cary Grant movie. I read somewhere that he once said that the character, Walter Eckland, was the closest to his own personality. I could live with that.
Wow, I just mentioned that movie too. Loved it, loved him. And Leslie Caron too!
This is one my All Time Most Favorite movies ever, too.
That's Jason Issacs?? Wow..great job!
She's a perfect choice.
@@redbarchetta8782 What a gal!
I would never in a million years have thought to have Jason Isaacs play Mr. Grant, but my word. The resemblance is *uncanny!* Big fan of both of these actors, will have to give this a watch!
Looking forward to seeing this. There are very few actors I’d trust to play Cary Grant, and fortunately, Jason Isaacs is one of them!
Cary Grant did a rare interview with Sunday Mirror journalist Eve Pollard on 30th November 1980 as uncovered in my latest book ''A Very British Revolution''.
Where can one get hold of the book?
It's really remarkable how much he looks and sounds like Carey Grant
I’ve been watching his films all my life without realizing I’d never seen him interviewed.
I loved watching him in his movies. He was so handsome and seemed so genuine.
What a lovely homage to her husband.
He really was a handsome, graceful, and charming man. RIP Cary...and, Dyan's face.
"I Was A Male War Bride" is my favorite Cary Grant film.
IMO, one of the funniest films ever made. I laughed so hard that my jaws were hurting! The Cary Grant/Alfred Hitchcock collaborations seem to get the most publicity, but Cary Grant and Howard Hawks had just as many collaborations, (like IWAMWB) but sadly, most people aren't aware of their greatness of that partnership.
One of the greatest actors but also one of the greatest humans who just wanted to be liked and loved❤
Not Jeff here. If you haven't read David Niven's memoirs about his life in Golden Age Hollywood, do yourself a favor and pick them up today. He tells a story about Cary Grant. One very early morning, Grant was found at a pool, taking swimming lessons. The sleepy person asked, "Why are you taking lessons, you swim beautifully!" And Cary replied, "Yes, but I want to swim PERFECTLY."
PS. The books are "The Moon's a Balloon" and "Bring on the Empty Horses". Some of the stories have been debunked, but I still enjoy them as pure entertainment...just like old Hollywood.
The man had a great talent for slipping wry humor into what might otherwise be kind of run of the mill scripts - like he almost broke the 4th wall, but not quite. It always struck me as a knowing wink to those audience members who were smart enough to get it. Great actor, many of my favorite movies are his, and way older than me.
I so very much want to see this!
I think Father Goose was my favorite role, followed by North by Northwest and Arsenic and Old Lace.
Mr. Grant was one of the BEST Actors I ever enjoyed. I watched as many films as possible and he never disappointed Whether it was comedy or drama he was superb.in every way. There was not a film that he did not outshine his co-star. He was one of the best, a true " Movie Star " . And there were not many of them. God Bless him for all the entertainment he gave us.
I loved every movie he ever made. A great man.
I discovered the truth about Cary many years ago in a documentary that really surprised me. Yes I have heard about the rumors that he had an "affair" or two with other men but nothing was ever made public so even if he did he kept them very discreet. I have watched most of his movies and I just have to admire his humor and style (and looks of course). Cary/Archie was a treasure.
His screen persona was amazing and will always be one of my favorite actors.
beautiful person and I appreciate his contributions to the cinema.
I'm so happy he found the circus. Bless him.
Although Cary Grant was many decades older than I, he was always my favorite leading man. I still swoon when I see him on the silver screen. However he invented himself, Cary Grant was and is a true original. I doubt we'll see another like him.
Silver screen needs quotation marks?
@@akrenwinkle It's an old fashioned term, that's why I used quotation marks. I removed them so I don't get any more silly comments like this.
@@veecee3669 Good "idea."
Nobody could play him. Bless this guy fortrying.
Impossibly Handsome..... just never got old.
Cary Grant taught men how to be cool in a suit.
CARY GRANT BROUGHT A LOT OF HAPPINESS TO HIS FANS. SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT HIS TOUGH BEGINNINGS. ADMIRE HIM TO BITS
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I have always loved Carey Grant❤❤❤❤❤
This was tough to swallow watching it.
I was in college in the late 80s, and we had college film clubs where you’d join for the semester to see different genres of films shown on the weekends. I joined one film club that showed old movies because they especially calmed me down.
At the end of a grueling week of college studies and being far from home, it was my special private joy to see Cary Grant on the big screen on a Friday night. While everybody else was out partying and my roommates slept away, leaving our suite big, open and empty, I had my own weekends full of my own private adventure. I cherish those moments.
I loved him in so many movies. A class act who will never see again.
I hope he found the life he always wanted.❤
Dyan Cannon's book is fabulous but must-read Chaplin Girl, stories about him from his first wife show how abusive he was which he must have subconsciously learned from his father.
Virginia Cherrill is her name (his first wife). Yes, her book is worth a read.
I think he overcame that and glad that he was able to.
When a man feels trapped into a marriage he can get mean and abusive. The same thing happened to Rock Hudson and his wife, Burt Reynolds and lovely Laugh-In girl Judy Carne, and Wayne Newton and his airline stewardess wife. Marriage should be about love, nothing more, not proving a point.
Always loved the sound of Mr. Grant's voice. Classy man and great actor!
Room for One More always makes me cry
One of my favorite actors! A movie star of highest order! Rest in Peace Mr. Grant! ☮️🖖🏽
I always think it's cute when comments are sent directly to the object of admiration. "You are my role model, Ms. Eleanor Roosevelt!"
Gorgeous man. No-one can ever take his place
"Real people have emotions!" wow. That was about the level of depth I was expecting.
It’s uncanny how Isaacs embodied Grant. Brilliant performance.
John Cleese's character in A Fish Called Wanda is named Archie Leach. A nod to Cary Grant
One of my absolute favorite actors, EVER! Thank you for your hard work and contributions to the industry, Archie 💜 ✌🏾😘
one of the few clips of class to ever be a part of Hollyweird.
I hope the series takes a look at Grant's groundbreaking LSD sessions with Dr. Humphrey Osmand in the 50's. Those sessions were the reason that Grant was able to take a look at himself and unravel all the fear in pain. If you don't believe me watch the documentary 'Becoming Cary Grant' which is made entirely from his own words.
Thank you! Will look for it.
Thanks!
Agreed. That inner work did so much for him.
I loved him in Arsenic and Old Lace.
Archie was a fantastic actor 👍
My mum used to deliver his mother's newspaper on her round and has always bragged about it! Lol. Mum is 90 this year and lived in Westbury Park 2 streets away from his mum. He was a good son and from such a tragic beginning. Imagine being told as a small, defenceless and poor child that she was dead and pushed off to live with your grandparents, only to discover the truth years later. What an amazing man he was, especially for his time.
'Monkey Business' (1952) with Ginger Rogers, and 'That Touch of Mink' (1962) with Doris Day are my favorite Cary Grant movies. In one, he is silly and childish and goofy. In the other, charming and smooth.
Jason Isaacs looks incredible as CG!
He was class act
Dyan Cannon has the world's greatest laugh! She was famous for it.
She needs to say no to the plastic surgery...geez.