Cary Grant: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Archibald Alexander Leach
Born January 18, 1904 • Bristol • England
Died November 29, 1986 (aged 82) • Davenport • Iowa
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (1981) • Academy Award (1970) • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1970)
Married To Dyan Cannon (1965–1968) • Virginia Cherrill (1934–1935) • Barbara Harris (married 1981) • Betsy Drake (1949–1962) • Barbara Hutton (1942–1945)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Alice in Wonderland" (1933) • "The Eagle and the Hawk" (1933) • "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944) • "Walk Don't Run" (1966) • "None But the Lonely Heart" (1944) • "I Was a Male War Bride" (1949) • "Hot Saturday" (1932) • "When You're in Love" (1937) • "Once Upon a Honeymoon" (1942) • "This Is the Night" (1932) • "An Affair to Remember" (1957) • "Enter Madame!" (1935) • "The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss" (1936) • "Kiss and Make-Up" (1934) • "My Favorite Wife" (1940) • "To Catch a Thief" (1955) • "The Talk of the Town" (1942) • "Holiday" (1938) • "Penny Serenade" (1941) • "She Done Him Wrong" (1933) • "Houseboat" (1958) • "Gambling Ship" (1933) • "Crisis" (1950) • "The Last Outpost" (1935) • "Suzy" (1936) • "Room for One More" (1952) • "Devil and the Deep" (1932) • "Notorious" (1946) • "Sinners in the Sun" (1932) • "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939) • "That Touch of Mink" (1962) • "Once Upon a Time" (1944) • "The Woman Accused" (1933) • "Suspicion" (1941) • "Madame Butterfly" (1932) • "Wedding Present" (1936) • "Destination Tokyo" (1943) • "In Name Only" (1939) • "The Awful Truth" (1937) • "Bringing Up Baby" (1938) • "Indiscreet" (1958) • "Wings in the Dark" (1935) • "Ladies Should Listen" (1934) • "Gunga Din" (1939) • "The Toast of New York" (1937) • "Kiss Them for Me" (1957) • "The Howards of Virginia" (1940) • "The Bishop's Wife" (1947) • "His Girl Friday" (1940) • "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) • "Dream Wife" (1953) • "North by Northwest" (1959) • "Every Girl Should Be Married" (1948) • "Blonde Venus" (1932) • "Born to Be Bad" (1934) • "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" (1947) • "Mr. Lucky" (1943) • "Charade" (1963) • "Merrily We Go to Hell" (1932) • "Night and Day" (1946) • "Monkey Business" (1952) • "Big Brown Eyes" (1936) • "The Grass Is Greener" (1960) • "Topper" (1937) • "The Pride and the Passion" (1957) • "Father Goose" (1964) • "Sylvia Scarlett" (1935) • "People Will Talk" (1951) • "Thirty Day Princess" (1934) • "Operation Petticoat" (1959) • "I'm No Angel" (1933) • "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" (1948)

Top Questions

When was Cary Grant born?
Cary Grant was born on January 18, 1904.
Where was Cary Grant born?
Cary Grant was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Is Cary Grant married?
Barbara Harris (married 1981), Virginia Cherrill (1934–1935), Barbara Hutton (1942–1945), Betsy Drake (1949–1962), Dyan Cannon (1965–1968)

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