Grant, Cary 1904-1986

Overview

Works:	967 works in 3,758 publications in 8 languages and 82,605 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Biography History Comedy films Screwball comedy films Humor Fiction Spy films Film and video adaptations
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Costume designer, Narrator, Other, Creator, Scenarist, Contributor, Speaker, Honoree
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1910 |

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Publications about Cary Grant

Publications by Cary Grant

Publications by Cary Grant, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Cary Grant

Cary Grant : the biography by Marc Eliot ( Book )
Cary Grant : the lonely heart by Charles Higham ( Book )
Cary Grant : a celebration by Richard Schickel ( Book )
Good stuff : a reminiscence of my father, Cary Grant by Jennifer Grant ( Book )
An affair to remember : my life with Cary Grant by Maureen Donaldson ( Book )

Dear Cary : my life with Cary Grant by Dyan Cannon ( Book )
Cary Grant : a class apart by Graham McCann ( Book )
Cary Grant : a touch of elegance by Warren G Harris ( Book )
Haunted idol : the story of the real Cary Grant by Geoffrey Wansell ( Book )
The films of Cary Grant by Donald Deschner ( Book )
Cary Grant : the light touch by Lionel Godfrey ( Book )
Cary Grant, dark angel by Geoffrey Wansell ( Book )
Cary Grant : a celebration of style by Richard Torregrossa ( Book )
To catch a spy by Stuart M Kaminsky ( Book )
Cary Grant; an unauthorized biography by Albert Govoni ( Book )
Cary Grant by Jerry Vermilye ( Book )
The private Cary Grant by William Currie McIntosh ( Book )
Cary Grant : his movies and his life by Pamela Trescott ( Book )
Cary Grant : in name only by Gary Morecambe ( Book )
The life and loves of Cary Grant by Lee Guthrie ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Cary Grant

Alfred Hitchcock's North by northwest by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
113 editions published between 1959 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 5,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Enemy agents mistake a New York City advertising executive as a Federal Intelligence Agent and he is chased by spies, police and counterspies

The Philadelphia story by George Cukor ( Visual )
92 editions published between 1940 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 3,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A sophisticated screwball comedy, rife with smart dialogue, the Philadelphia Story centers on the society event of the season: the second marriage of icy, judgmental, moneyed socialite Tracy Lord to nouveau riche George Kittredge. Her first husband, suave and devilish C.K. Dexter Haven, complicates matters by finagling wedding invitations for incognito reporter Mike Connor and his photographer Liz Imbrie, to do a tell-all exposé. But Haven's motives for giving the tabloid access to Tracy's big day may not be as mercenary and mean-spirited as they first appear

His girl Friday by Howard Hawks ( Visual )
256 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 3,559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The Front Page

Charade by Stanley Donen ( Visual )
161 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 3,105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Parisienne finds her husband murdered. Four strange men after her, and she is helped by a handsome stranger ... but is he hero, spy, or murderer?

Frank Capra's Arsenic and old lace by Frank Capra ( Visual )
84 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 2,902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An easy-going drama critic is shocked to discover that his elderly aunts, the seemingly gentle-natured Abby and Martha, have a habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar of their old Brooklyn mansion

Bringing up Baby by Howard Hawks ( Visual )
95 editions published between 1938 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 2,830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A scatterbrained heiress uses her pet leopard, Baby, to attract the attention of a stuffy paleontologist

Alfred Hitchcock's To catch a thief by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
88 editions published between 1954 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,737 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A retired American jewel thief living on the French Riviera seeks to prove his innocence by exposing the burglar who has been imitating his technique

Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
96 editions published between 1946 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,825 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A beautiful woman with a tainted past is enlisted by American agent Devlin to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring, Alex. Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperate situation and acknowledge that he's loved her all along

The bishop's wife by Henry Koster ( Visual )
34 editions published between 1947 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,697 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's negelected wife becomes infatuated with him

Suspicion by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
54 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alfred Hitchcock weaves a terrifying web of suspicion around a fragile young English bride and captures a classic suspense thriller. Joan Fontaine is the bride, a gently-reared heiress who fears she has married a murderer. Cary Grant is the husband, a dashing ne'er-do-well with a penchant for the high life--and a bank account that's strictly low-life

An Affair to remember by Leo McCarey ( Visual )
70 editions published between 1957 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A handsome bachelor and a caberet singer meet on a luxery liner bound for New York. Although both are involved with other people, they fall in love. When the ship docks they agree to meet in six months, remaining apart as a test of their love. But a tragic accident keeps them from their rendevous, and leaves their future uncertain

The awful truth by Leo McCarey ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1937 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A separated couple sabatoges each other's love affairs while waiting for their divorce decree to become final

Leo McCarey's An affair to remember ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn

Gunga Din by George Stevens ( Visual )
69 editions published between 1900 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adventure story of three English soldier comrades battling the savage punjabs in India, and their lowly water-bearer, Gunga Din, who longs to be a soldier

Father Goose ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1964 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 1,313 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During World War II, a South Seas wanderer is compelled by the Australian navy to act as a sky observer on a small island, where he finds himself in charge of six refugee schoolchildren and their headmistress

Mr. Blandings builds his dream house by H. C Potter ( Visual )
28 editions published between 1948 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,309 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cary Grant plays a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape his current living situation. He decides to design his own dream house in the suburbs and the project turns wrong when the bills never end and the problems never stop

Penny serenade by George Stevens ( Visual )
115 editions published between 1940 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classic soap opera, Penny Serenade is the story of a young couple who seem to have everything, but must overcome a great tragedy to learn the value of true love

Evenings with Cary Grant : recollections in his own words and by those who knew him best by Nancy Nelson ( Book )
6 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in English and held by 1,191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A portrait of Cary Grant, one of the screen's greatest stars, drawn from his own words and the reminiscences of his friends, colleagues, and loved ones

Holiday by Philip Barry ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1938 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Johnny gets engaged to the girl of his dreams, only to find out she's a millionaire's daughter whose father wants to be in control of their lives. Add to that a sister who is falling for Johnny, and he needs to decide who to marry and what to do

Operation petticoat by Blake Edwards ( Visual )
38 editions published between 1959 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World War 2 comedy about a submarine commander who finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) sub, a con-man executive officer and a group of Army nurses

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