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Cary Grant (né Archibald Alec Leach; [a] January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English and American actor. Known for his blended British and American accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood 's definitive leading men .
Engineering Archie: Archibald Kier Leitch –The first ever Steal Tea Factory in hill country of Kandyan Kingdom Deltota Ceylon, Deltota Great Vally Estate was Designed by Archibald Keir Leitch, Football Ground Designer. English Heritage. ISBN 1-85074-918-3. Whitehead, Richard (18 April 2005). "Man who built his place in history". The Times ...
The series depicts the man originally named Archibald Leach, born into poverty in Bristol in 1904, before he became Hollywood's Cary Grant. Scenes set later, in the 1960s, feature Grant in Los Angeles with personal issues affecting his happiness despite international stardom and many hit movies.
Grant first began acting in Broadway plays in the 1920s, going by his birth name Archie Leach. He made his film debut with a minor role in This Is the Night (1932). Beginning in the 1930s, Grant appeared in over 20 radio programs, usually Lux Radio Theatre.
Archibald Leach is the birth name of film actor Cary Grant (1904–1986). Archibald Leach may also refer to: Archie Leach, a fictional character played by John Cleese in the film A Fish Called Wanda; Archie Leach, a fictional character played by Richard Chamberlain in the TV series Leverage
Cleese told an interviewer that he called his character Archie Leach, actor Cary Grant's real name, because "I feel this film is as near as I'll ever get to being Cary Grant." [ 10 ] Cleese, admitting in press interviews that he had no knowledge of how to direct a film, served as co-director, since the studio executives at MGM were worried ...
Archibald "Archie" Leach, birth name of English-born American actor Cary Grant (1904–1986) Archie League (1907–1986), generally considered the first air traffic controller Archie Macpherson (born 1937), Scottish sports broadcaster
Archie Leach (1904–1986), real name of English-American actor Cary Grant; Ben Leach (born 1969), player in English pop group The Farm; Bernard Leach (1887–1979), British studio potter and art teacher; Bobby Leach (1858–1926), English circus performer, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel; Buddy Leach (1934-2022), American politician