Cary Grant

Born

January 18, 1904

Died

November 29, 1986 (aged 82)

Known as

film actor, writer, autobiographer, stage actor, film producer, businessperson

Cary Grant was a British-American actor. Known for his blended British and American accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award, received an Academy Honorary Award in 1970, and received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1981. He was named the second-greatest male star of the Golden Age of Hollywood by the American Film Institute in 1999.

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