The inscription on the plaque reads: CARY GRANT / (Archie Leach) /1904–1986 / Actor and Film Star / lived here / as a child. Barbara Jaynes, Grant’s widow, said: “Cary often spoke fondly of ...
But Cary Grant’s life as a Hollywood heartthrob was ... Born into extreme hardship in 1904, he was the only surviving child of an alcoholic father and over-protective mother with mental health ...