Some Versions of Cary Grant

by James Naremore

Book Overview

Cary Grant famously said, "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant--even I want to be Cary Grant." His development of that star image required serious work, but he also played a variety of characters requiring special performing talents. He was equally skilled in the screwball farce The Awful Truth, the dark thriller Notorious, the romantic melodrama An Affair to Remember, the domestic comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and the social drama...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197566383
• ISBN13: 9780197566381
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"