Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

A great read! So Cary Grant not quite the person he created on screen...a lot of surprises!

A great read very entertaining

This is an incredibly detailed and well researched book. Scott Eyman has a history of producing biographies and has done a remarkable job of covering Cary Grant's life from his disturbed childhood to his happy fourth marriage. Not only does it cover Grant's life but all the inter connected relationships with directors and fellow actors. Really enjoyed this book and certainly recommend it if you want to find out more about this iconic character.

Brilliant so interesting really a great book my wife loved it didn’t want it to end 👍👍😀

Present for a relative who is a fan and they are very happy with the book and are enjoying reading it!

Bought for my husband who is a fan. A weighty large book. There are two sections of photographs and pictures. Despite being brand new, the book arrived with a scuffed dust cover and slight damage to the hard cover. But this will not detract from the reading.

As in the heading, it would be helpful if book reviews of biographies made this distinction

Cary Grant was an actor, husband - several times over - and thoughtful. He was kind, helpful, always well dressed and immaculately turned out. He was funny, considerate, always willing to help up and coming actors and actresses. Above all he was a gentleman and they don't make 'em like him anymore.

It was for my 88 year old mother. She enjoyed the book.

I love Scott Eyman's biography of Cary Grant. The emphasis is on how the actor melded Archie Leach with Cary Grant. Some results were positive, some negative, and overall it was stress inducing for the human trying to coordinate it.Eyeman's bio is balanced, very readable, and never salacious. He deals with Grant's sexuality, avoids gossip, and lets readers draw their own conclusions. He talks about Grant's way with money, which is either frugal or tightfisted, depending on your perspective.Grant comes across as independent, grounded, ambitious, in search of himself, intelligent, kind and empathetic, elegant.It's a great book for reading on the couch on a cold weekend. Interesting, engaging, a real pleasure to read all the way through. I recommend it for Cary Grant fans, anyone interested in movies, and to those who enjoy reading about the interior journey of a life, in this case I'd say a successful journey.

I’ve been a fan of Cary Grant for a very long time. Few actors were as adept at both screwball comedy, sophisticated comedy, and later…action and intrigue. From Bringing Up Baby to North By Northwest few could surpass him. An absolutely gorgeous man who didn’t seem aware of it at times. This book is an excellent, well written journey through his life, from a sad and deprived little boy to the heights of fame. It doesn’t hide his less than admirable behavior and personality quirks. The emotional damage that unfortunately affected his marriages and a lot of his life. However this book doesn’t really dwell on the negative. It doesn’t stoop to the gutter with unproven accusations about his sexuality. In fact, those accusations seem to be the least interesting thing about him. Ultimately, who cares anyway? He survived quite a bit, and knew when to exit the stage. He devoted himself to his daughter and enjoyed retirement!

My mom really enjoyed reading this book.

Well written, engrossing but not salacious.