New York Times bestselling biographer and film historian Scott Eyman joins us to discuss his book, Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise. It follows the story of Archibald Leach and his journey to becoming Hollywood legend Cary Grant. This is one of over a dozen books that Scott Eyman has written about Hollywood’s Golden Age, which also include John Wayne: The Life and Legend, Hank and Jim: The Fifty-Year Relationship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart and Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille.

Today, our host Ann Bocock sits down with Scott Eyman to talk about Cary Grant’s early childhood in Bristol, England with an overbearing mother and an alcoholic father. Eyman discusses how the trauma of a broken family led Cary to sign up for an acrobatic troupe and seek out the world of show business.

Eyman reveals how Cary Grant’s two conflicting identities affected his marriages and the acting roles he would take on. He also answers some juicy questions, such as: who were Cary Grant’s favorite leading ladies? Did Cary really turn down the role of James Bond? And who might be the Cary Grant of our generation? Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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