cary grant: a brilliant disguise
Grant was a very insecure personality, plagued by his past persona of Archie Leach, his original name. Grant was a consummate professional who made whatever role he played look easy. Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman | Goodreads If there’s ever been a book written about Cary Grant, it only scratches the surface compared to this one. He married five times and had numerous affairs. So here are a few of the positives I liked about the book. $35.00 Too detailed in my opinion, but if you're interested in the salary Grant and his co-stars took for various films (as well as many of the co-stars' backstories), go for it. Retrouvez Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. And ultimately, not a particularly flattering portrayal of Grant. Seller 100% positive Seller 100% positive Seller 100% positive. It was a brilliant disguise; he could present himself as Cary Grant at will, and because his audience found him to be more or less like his screen self they relaxed and took him at face value, without bothering to wonder about his affinity for and sympathy with other people’s emotional distress. https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/cary-grant-a-brilliant-disguise "As Scott Eyman's masterful biography reveals, being 'Cary Grant' required A Brilliant Disguise. This is a riveting, scrupulously researched account of how Archie Leach, a penniless runaway from a broken home, willed himself into becoming one of the most iconic stars in Hollywood history. I am a lover of classic film and this captures the time and essence of the era so well. In private, he was haunted by feelings of guilt toward his parents and he struggled to maintain relationships with women. Cary Grant was a genius at embodying the elegant, comic, screwball leading man and then went on to work with Hitchcock in the thrillers- Suspicion, Notorious, North By Northwest. Not only the films but also the rumors regarding Grant's personal life and personality. Okay I have to state that Cary Grant is one of my all time favorite actors. The other issue I had was that the author tended to stray off point by following other story lines about some of Grant''s friends and acquaintances which I didn't find entirely apropos to a Cary Grant biography. Famously stingy, there is ample evidence of that in this easy to read and reasonably in-depth autobiography. The secti. Unfortunately, it is a downhill slog from there. Eyman's hypothesis is in the title of the book itself-"A Brilliant Disguise": he argues that "Cary Grant" was a mask that "Archie Leach" was never totally comfortable with. Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise [Eyman, Scott] on Amazon.com.au. Excessively so. Everyone needs to watch that film!! Kelly grew to love nightlife, art, and drinking, not necessarily in that order. His many marriages attest to the li. From the first chapter, I found myself engaged and at times enthralled. Orry George Kelly was born on December 31, 1897 in Kiama, New South Wales, a small coastal town seventy-three miles from Sydney. You have to respect that level of self awareness. Turns out acting was far from easy for him and the hardest role he had to deal with was that of Cary Grant, the invention of himself. (she was hospitalized and he didn't find out where she was until much later in life.) Refresh and try again. It has inspired me to watch a lot of old Cary Grant movies! Like so many successful actors, Grant began life in poverty and lost his mother at an early age to mental illness. . No idea why it's running less than a full four stars on average as of the time I write this. My one caveat is, some details seem gleaned from other resources rather than actual interviews relaying first hand knowledge, although t. 4.5 stars. Cary Grant was a hoax so sublime his creator struggled to escape him. Not only the films but also the rumors regarding Grant's personal life and personality. Cary Grant struggled with a turbulent past for decades, but found peace after quitting Hollywood: book Scott Eyman's 'Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise,' looks at life Hollywood's suave charmer Being constantly at war with himself, his broken childhood, and his enormous fame (which made the naturally shy Grant very uncomfortable) made him more than a little bitter. The drinking was a paternal inheritance. He was born Archie Leach to an alcoholic father and a less than loving mother who was committed to an asylum when Leach was around 10 years old, (I don't. Unfortunately, Eyman does just the opposite. 'One doesn't direct Cary Grant. In private, he was haunted by feelings of guilt toward his parents and he struggled to maintain relationships with women. Todas estas revelaciones se hacen en un nuevo libro sobre el carismático actor de Hollywood que ha salido esta semana a la venta, Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise, del autor Scott Eyman. search results for this author. “He didn’t broadcast it, but Archie Leach once worked in Nashville on a bill with four performing seals.”, it was just like a movie, it was just like a song ♫, Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews, MARCH 2021: Cary Grant- A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman. But Grant walked away while he still had his look, still had his gift, still had his timing. It's also extremely detailed. I've read several books about his life. It wasn't until he finally stopped making movies that he finally met and married his last wife whom he was content and happy with. This is a riveting, scrupulously researched account of how Archie Leach, a penniless runaway from a broken home, willed himself into becoming one of the most iconic stars in Hollywood history. Cary Grant was his brilliant disguise, but more than that, it was his great artistic creation. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published $5.69. List Price: 35.00* * Individual store prices may vary. "As Scott Eyman's masterful biography reveals, being 'Cary Grant' required A Brilliant Disguise. [Grant] was outwardly charming, never raised his voice or said a cross word, but you … Cary Grant : A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman (2020, Hardcover) Ships FREE. Eyman paints a similar portrait in his new biography, Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise, taking the two halves of the man — Archie Leach and Grant — and showing how not only did one influence the other, but Grant was left questing for an identity of his own somewhere in-between. First it is obviously well researched and features a lot of first hand quotations from both Grant and his close circle of friends including multiple wives. No idea why it's running less than a full four stars on average as of the time I write this. By far one of the most interesting biographies I have read. Excellent book. The book is a rich and brilliant portrait of a brilliantly conceived “show” and the man — and world — who created it; in Grant’s case, out of pure, whole cloth. Simon & Schuster, pp.576, 25. I have always been a huge Cary Grant fan and was thus drawn to this biography when I read a recent positive newspaper review of it. His final years show some progress in this conflict, especially when he retired from acting and allowed himself the pleasure of doing all the things he enjoyed. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. So I had to read this book. A perfect model for biography standards Recently, headlines erupted about a popular celebrity accused of being someone entirely different off camera than their public persona would have us believe. I have enjoyed nearly all of his movies. Plus when you look like Cary Grant did, what's to be insecure about?!) There is much of interest in learning how several of his films and best roles came about. by Scott Eyman. (Grace Kelly was his favorite, altho he loved Kate Hepburn and thought Myrna Loy could catch anything he threw at her.) I read the Marc Eliot book on Cary Grant in college, and found this a more winding yet informative perspective. Its author, Steven Eyman, having written extensively on the film of this era is well qualified for this undertaking. The only film that would have probably been better with Grant starring would (this is my view not the author's) have been "Love in the Afternoon" where a too old Gary Cooper starred opposite a young Audrey Hepburn, still a good film but their pairing was a little creepy. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? I loved him since I was a child and watched him in Father Goose. 4.5 stars. As any writing instructor knows, a writer should "show, not tell." Cary Grant confesó que estuvo interpretando de cara al público toda su vida un papel que no se correspondía a la realidad de su intimidad. I especially enjoyed learning about the roles he turned down: "Around The World In 80 Days" (might have been OK with Grant, but David Niven owned that film.) Miss Cellania • Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 5:09 PM. This is a riveting, scrupulously researched account of how Archie Leach, a penniless runaway from a broken home, willed himself into becoming one of the most iconic stars in Hollywood history. By all accounts, Grant was a consummate professional. Lovely. [Grant] was outwardly charming, never raised his voice or said a cross word, but you … The only thing that surprised me about the allegations was that people were surprised by the allegations. When I saw this was coming out I knew I wanted to read it because I had really enjoyed Scott Eyman's book on John Wayne.
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