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Two biographers attempt to unravel the mystery of Archie Leach, the product of a dysfunctional working-class English family who went to Hollywood and through sheer will transformed himself into Cary Grant. Eliot (Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince ) explores how Grant's unhappy upbringing influenced his later life and career, notably, his passivity in pursuing romantic relationships and his obsession with achieving financial security. Other topics include his years on the music hall stage; angry, ambivalent relationship with the Motion Picture Academy; pioneering path in shunning contracts with s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More