Cary Grant [antikvár]

PREFACEIn 1987, People magazine named Gary Grant, along with Greta Garbo, the greatest of the stars. Certainly, no actor, except possibly Clark Gable, has equaled Grant's romantic appeal; he had few peers in the art of romantic comedy. Despite the occasional news story suggesting some collision or other with a wife or girlfriend, his life appeared enviably smooth, and marked by a virtually unbroken chain of successes. Among the wealthiest of all performers, he owned houses in Beverly Hills, Malibu, and Palm Springs; in London, he stayed at the Connaught; he was the owner of two Rolls-Royces; his clothes and shoes were hand-made for him.For many of his contemporaries, and for subsequent generations, he was the nonpareil of elegance and style. Men like Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan, George Burns, Bob Hope and Jack Benny envied his sophistication, his poise and his air of breeding. Even the women who suffered through marriage to Grantmost notably his first wife Virginia Cherrill and his fourth wife Dyan Cannoncould find warm things to say about him when time had almost healed their wounds. One could conjecture that the pain they feel in discussing him stems in part from the fact that they are still, after many years, in love with him.To many young men, Grant was a surrogate father, giving them tender and considerate advice. Among those who benefited from his guidance and consideration were Ted Donaldson, the gifted child