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Cary Grant
May 17, 2023 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Cary Grant was one of the most iconic stars in the entire history of classic Hollywood cinema. The man who was born Archibald Leach, made more than 50 films as a leading man and yet never won a competitive Academy Award! Cary Grant was the personification of a leading man movie star. Handsome, talented, suave, debonair, and a star in any film genre, his place in Hollywood history is assured.
Cary Grant starred in some of the greatest screwball/romantic comedies of the ‘Classic Hollywood era. Films including “My Favorite Wife,” “The Awful Truth, “Bringing up Baby,” “His Girl Friday,” & “The Philadelphia Story” are just the tip of the iceberg for his great career in 
light comedy.
In the 1940s, Grant made several very well-received action pictures.
And then, in the 1950s, Cary Grant transitioned into dramatic roles. He was particularly brilliant in “North by Northwest,” one of Hitchcock’s greatest films. The classic tearjerker1957 “An Affair To Remember” is yet another great example of Grant’s abilities as a dramatic actor.
This fast-paced presentation is loaded with film clips and interesting anecdotes about the long, legendary, and laudable career of the great Cary Grant.