Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart
by Charles Higham, Roy Moseley
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A biography of the American movie star describing his personal life and his work.Tags
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Lots of facts, but the narrative was very dry and distant-feeling so it took a long time for me to read all the way through. It seems that Grant's personal life was very different than his on screen personas which is always a bit disappointing to discover.
This author is hell bent on convincing the reader that Cary Grant was a homosexual.
I could not get through this book fast enough. It read like an old Hollywood gossip column. I guess back in the day, Cary Grant being gay was very controversial. I could care less about his homosexuality.
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Charles Higham held the post of Regents Professor and writer in residence at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and he was the Hollywood feature writer for the New York Times from 1970 to 1980.
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Roy Moseley is an internationally known television and theatre journalist and the author of several biographies
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- Canonical title
- Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart
- Original title
- Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart
- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Cary Grant; Archie Leach/Cary Grant; Elsie Grant; Jennifer Grant; Dyan Cannon; Barbara Hutton (show all 31); Howard Hughes; Ingrid Bergman; Rich Little; Frank Sinatra; Robert Lomas; Randolph Scott; Alfred Hitchcock; Virginia Cherrill; Sylvia Sidney; Sophia Loren; Phyllis Brooks; Ted Donaldson; Betsy Drake; Grace Kelly; Prince Rainier of Monaco; Ray Austin; Delbert Mann; Rock Hudson; Marlon Brando; Gregory Peck; Judy Garland; Berri Lee; George Barrie; Barbara Harris; Charlton Heston
- Important places
- Bristol, England, UK; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York, New York, USA
- Important events
- Death of Cary Grant
- Dedication
- Roy Moseley wishes to dedicate this book to his mother and father with all his love and gratitude, and to Jane, Glen, and Gavin Kern.
Charles Higham wishes to dedicate this book to Pamela, Madeleine, and Phillippe Mora. - First words
- Archibald Alec Leach was born at 1:00 A. M. on Sunday, January 18, 1904, at 15 Hughenden Road, Horfield, Bristol.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Someone asked him "Who is Cary Grant?", and he replied, "When you find out, tell me . . ."
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
- LCC
- PN2287 .G675 .H54 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Dramatic representation. The theater Special regions or countries
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- 198
- Popularity
- 164,753
- Reviews
- 3
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 6
