Books: Darkness Beneath the Charm ; Cary Grant: A Biography by Marc Eliot, Aurum, Pounds 18.99.
Birmingham Post › April 10, 2005
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It is a real challenge to write a biography about a person who didn't really exist. This is the problem faced by Marc Eliot in this solidly written book about the man dubbed "the best and most important actor in the history of cinema" (David Thomson).
Cary Grant was his own invention. To the world he was the urban sophisticate, a gentleman of taste and breeding with an irresistible charm for women.See the full content of this document
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Books: Darkness Beneath the Charm ; Cary Grant: A Biography by Marc Eliot, Aurum, Pounds 18.99.
But that was just the shell he wore, one that fitted as well as his immaculately tailored suits.
Beneath it was the shabby, holey vest of a miserable childhood, abandoned by his father and devastated by the mysterious disappearance of ...See the full content of this document
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