Welcome to the WBEZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich and escape through beauty,
Beauty. I'm a man that can give it to them. It's not a
new biography, but it's worth reading if you're a Hollywood fan. Carrie Grant,
a biography by Mark Elliott, takes a look at one of Hollywood's most
debonair stars. Carrie Grant, born in England in nineteen oh four, challenges
the likes of Clark, Gable and Valentino to become one of Hollywood's top leading
men. His perfect physique, his urbane charm and wit, His ability to
woo both sexes, men and women on screen and yes, offscreen is explored.
Carry Grant enjoyed a career that spanned nearly forty years and included seventy two
movies, from classic comedies to some of Hitchcock's Best Five marriages. A hidden
relationship with actor Randolph Scott, and a dislike about being in the public eye
make Carrie Grant a fascinating character. Carry Grant, a biography by Mark Elliott.
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