{"product_id":"cary-grant-a-brilliant-disguise-hardcover","title":"Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Eyman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilm historian and acclaimed\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebestselling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, \"captivating\" (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplished--and beloved--actors of his generation, who remains as popular as ever today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn Archibald Leach in 1904, he came to America as a teenaged acrobat to find fame and fortune, but he was always haunted by his past. His father was a feckless alcoholic, and his mother was committed to an asylum when Archie was eleven years old. He believed her to be dead until he was informed she was alive when he was thirty-one years old. Because of this experience Grant would have difficulty forming close attachments throughout his life. He married five times and had numerous affairs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite a remarkable degree of success, Grant remained deeply conflicted about his past, his present, his basic identity, and even the public that worshipped him in movies such as \u003ci\u003eGunga Din\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNotorious\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on Grant's own papers, extensive archival research, and interviews with family and friends, this is the definitive portrait of a movie immortal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Eyman was formerly the literary critic at \u003ci\u003eThe Palm Beach Post\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author or coauthor of fifteen books, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePieces of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Must Remember This\u003c\/i\u003e with actor Robert Wagner. Eyman also writes book reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Lynn, live in West Palm Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.3 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769121374496,"sku":"9781501192111","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/011f7a2812f3c68b05b67824fa1d609f.webp?v=1780342606","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cary-grant-a-brilliant-disguise-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}