Today's Obsession? Cary Grant & Class Acting
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English - October 22, 2020 20:10 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBPerforming Arts Arts History books documentaries media movies podcasts streaming Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” So, once said Cary Grant. Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, at nine his was abandoned by his father and told that his mother had died. (She hadn’t.) At 14 he ran away and joined the circus. (OK, an acrobat troop but you get the idea.) By 20 he was honing his public persona of Cary Grant, the world’s most elegant man. Best selling author Marc Eliot has delved deeply into the lives of 25 and counting fascinating subjects to write his celebrity bios. He joins us with fascinating backstories which help sort myth from man. Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending, the Pete Souza doc, My Octopus Teacher, Boys State and Acorn’s A Place To Call Home.
“Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” So, once said Cary Grant. Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, at nine his was abandoned by his father and told that his mother had died. (She hadn’t.) At 14 he ran away and joined the circus. (OK, an acrobat troop but you get the idea.) By 20 he was honing his public persona of Cary Grant, the world’s most elegant man. Best selling author Marc Eliot has delved deeply into the lives of 25 and counting fascinating subjects to write his celebrity bios. He joins us with fascinating backstories which help sort myth from man. Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending, the Pete Souza doc, My Octopus Teacher, Boys State and Acorn’s A Place To Call Home.
Path Points of Interest:
The Way I See It
Pete Souza Documentary
Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza
My Octopus Teacher
Acorn
Mystery Road
A Place To Call Home
Boys State on Apple TV+ a film by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss.
Marc Eliot
Cary Grant: A Biography
To The Limit: The Untold Story of The Eagles
Death of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs