Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

One Person Who Has Never Been in My Kitchen

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman

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One of the most interesting things about Cary Grant is how open he was about the fact that he wasn’t actually Cary Grant. Unlike most stars, Grant never hid the fact that his professional name was a pseudonym or tried to suppress the fact that he was born Archibald Leach. He was equally candid about the fact that the suave, debonair gentleman he appeared to be was every bit as much of a performance as his work in front of the camera. Scott Eyman details […]

Leading Ladies

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I’m a big fan of Old Hollywood, due in large part to my father, and have read several books about the time period. Robert Wagner uses his decades long experience as an actor to tell brief anecdotes about the leading ladies of the silver screen. My biggest issue is the brevity of his anecdotes; most of the actresses get only a few paragraphs to have their story told. He starts in the 30s and makes his way to the 80s; his most detailed sections are in […]



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