Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens give Tony Award to Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Maggie Smith and her husband, Robert Stephens

Toby Stephens in Private lives --- Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens in Private Lives

Maggie Smith has always moved in Royal company - Cary Grant and Noel Coward

The Lunts with Noel Coward

Colin Firth, Emma Watson: Cannes Film Festival Million Dollar Jewelry Heist - Just like To Catch a Thief (POLICYMIC) BY Shwetika Baijal

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Thursday night at Cannes Film Festival was just another round of lavish beach-side parties thrown by Bulgari and Calvin Klein where luminaries like Harvey Weinstein, Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara talked about important things. None of them could imagine that one of the biggest heists in Cannes' history was going down at the same time as they were fussing about their hair frizzing up in the rain. Jewels from the Swiss luxury jeweler Chopard were stolen when a safe was ripped clean from the wall of Hotel Novotel, blocks from the Cannes red carpet.

The jewels were to be loaned out to celebrities to wear on the red carpet during the two-week festival. Chopard is a sponsor of the festival and also designs the coveted the Palme d'Or prize given to the best film. The Palme d'Or was spared. The daring heist added a layer of intrigue to the festivities as police are investigating the details of the robbery. The hotel room belonged to a Chopard employee and police in Nice believe it was carried out by one thief at 5 a.m., according to French media reports. Police also told The Hollywood Reporter that they suspect it may be an "inside job" and are questioning hotel employees.

In classic Hollywood fashion, there's also an ironic twist. The heist occurred the same night that Sofia Coppola's THE BLING RING, a tabloid-y tale about teenagers robbing celebrities, premiered at Cannes. Emma Watson has been professing her innocence of the robberies. The heist is also recalling many a reference to the suave cat-burglar Cary Grant played in Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, which also depicted the Riviera's irreverence being disturbed.

The investigation is ongoing, but let's just indulge in our Cary Grant fantasies for now:

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Cary Grant: Eight Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Cary Grant by JANE BOURSAW on APRIL 9, 2013 · 2:00 PM ·(REEL LIFE WITH JANE)

1. From 1932 to 1942, he shared a house with Randolph Scott, whom he met on “Hot Saturday” in 1932. Scott often jokingly referred to Grant as his spouse. The 1940 census report shows Scott as head of household and Grant as his partner.

2. He loved the board game “Trivial Pursuit,” and played it shortly before his death in 1986.

3. He never said the words “Judy, Judy, Judy.” The famous quote is actually attributed to Larry Storch, a professional impersonator who greeted Julie Garland as she walked in during one of his comedy sets.

4. Cary was actually British, and became a U.S. citizen on June 26, 1942, changing his name from Archie Leach to Cary Grant.

5. He was offered the role of James Bond in “Dr. No,” but turned it down because at 58, felt he was too old. Ian Fleming is said to have modeled Bond partially after Grant.

6. He starred in 72 films throughout his career and never played the role of the villain.

7. Alfred Hitchcock is rumored to have said of Grant, “He’s the only actor I ever loved in my whole life.”

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Cary Grant, the one and only By Laurie Bennett March 21, 2013 at 6:05am (MUCKETY)

The New York Times has proclaimed Justin Timberlake the new Cary Grant, which must make George Clooney the old Cary Grant.

The premise for the Times verdict is Timberlake’s suave new look, a tailored contrast to his earlier boy-band bagginess.

Grant, Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite actor, set a standard, sartorial and otherwise, for later generations of actors.

The comparison is made with so many handsome, witty leading men that it has become a cliche.

Hugh Grant (no relation) runs a close second to Clooney as the chosen successor. The Daily Mail pointed out: “Both were born in England, have similar Byronic sex appeal, look good in suits, and excel at playing well-heeled characters.”

Others who have been promoted as the next Archibald Alexander Leach include Bruce Willis (when he had hair), Pierce Brosnan (before he serenaded Meryl), Mark Wahlberg, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ashton Kutcher and Ewan McGregor. (The McGregor analogy makes no sense whatsoever. He obviously is the next Christopher Plummer.)

Vanity Fair noted this trend almost a decade ago, identifying Frankie Muniz, TV’s Malcolm in the middle, as the most inexplicable nominee. When told that a critic had described him as “the Cary Grant of kid stars,” Muniz replied, “That’s cool… but I don’t know who Cary Grant is.”

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Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn: 'I don't bite you know... unless it's called for!' Audrey Hepburn's cheeky entreaty to Cary Grant is voted sexiest line in cinema By AMELIA PROUD PUBLISHED: 21:44 EST, 21 February 2013 | (MAIL ON LINE)

It's telling that a poll to rate the sexiest line in cinematic history favored movies from the 1940s and ranked a line from the '60s classic Charade as the hottest.

A line from Audrey Hepburn's demure rosebud mouth has been voted the sexiest of all time.

She won for telling Cary Grant in 1963's Charade: 'I don't bite you know... unless it's called for.'

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Cary Grant who art in Heaven HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (YAREAH)

By Isabel del Rio

Cary Grant was an English-born American film and stage actor. Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor and "dashing good looks", Grant is considered one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. Wikipedia

Born: January 18, 1904, Bristol

Died: November 29, 1986, Davenport

Height: 6' 2" (1.87 m)

Full name: Archibald Alexander Leach

Spouse: Barbara Harris (m. 1981–1986)

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Cary grant was born on 18 January 1904. Then, today is his anniversary, the anniversary of the best gallant of every time.

Smart, funny, handsome… Cary Grant is the best leading man of classic Hollywood era.

They say Hitchcock was absolutely angry when Cary Grant left cinema. They say Frank Capra could never find a substitute. They say David Lean (so proud and English) begged him that starring in Lawrence of Arabia and Cary Grant refused a cause of his old age… They say so many things. Maybe he had an affair with Grace Kelly while other voices say he was gay. He was friend of the communist director Charles Chaplin but he introduced his friend Betty Ford, the First Lady of the United States, at the Republican National Convention in 1976… Cary Grant is an icon and an icon has many secrets.

He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Penny Serenade and None But the Lonely Heart) and five times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor but he was continually passed over. Finally, in 1970, he received an Honorary Oscar at the 42nd Academy Awards by Frank Sinatra “for his unique mastery of the art of screen acting with the respect and affection of his colleagues.”

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Clive Owen, actor and star of Shadow Dancer (SCOTSMAN)

Clive Owen. Picture: Carlo Allegri/AP

By JAMES MOTTRAM
Published on Sunday 12 August 2012 11:14


WHEN fame first came knocking for Clive Owen, he was ill-prepared for the unwanted attention it brought to his private life. This time round, the laid-back star is taking it in his stride

There’s something very reassuring about Clive Owen. Such is the aura of quiet confidence he carries, you can imagine him being very calm in a crisis, unflappable even. It’s just after 2pm when he arrives in the hotel room for interview, dressed in a navy suit and white shirt, unbuttoned to reveal a silver chain nestling around his neck. He has a pot of tea delivered. And he speaks in such a warm baritone voice, you can’t help but be instantly soothed. Ridiculously, ruggedly handsome, his features make a mockery of the fact he turns 48 in October.

Owen also seems remarkably together for a man who has glided in and out of Hollywood with ease, in films like Sin City, The Bourne Identity and King Arthur (in which he played the round-table legend). Owen doesn’t really do scandal, doesn’t do tittle-tattle and doesn’t seem to carry an inflated idea of his own image. The Times called him “the first male movie star this country has produced since Cary Grant” (with, presumably, apologies to Jude Law). Others have pegged him as a pin-up. “If I went around thinking I was a sex symbol,” Owen purrs, “I’d be on very dodgy ground.”

It took Julia Roberts to nail it, though. The two starred in Closer, Mike Nichols’ searing take on Patrick Marber’s play of sexual misadventure, before reuniting for espionage romance Duplicity. “George Clooney is obsessed with Clive,” she explained. “Every good-guy actor talks about Clive as one of their favourites. Because he’s English, because his successes have stood on the shoulders of his talents alone, and because he hasn’t been carried away by popular culture.” Playing an arrogant version of himself on Ricky Gervais’s comedy show Extras is about as far as Owen has got when it comes to getting carried away by popular culture.

His latest film, Shadow Dancer, is arguably his best role since 2006’s apocalyptic Children of Men. Directed by James Marsh, who made the Oscar-winning documentary Man on Wire, it’s a taut drama based on true events. Set in 1990s Belfast, it tells the story of Colette McVeigh (Andrea Riseborough), an active member of the IRA who is forced to turn informant in order to protect her son. “I just think it’s a great predicament to start a movie with,” says Owen. “She’s given an option: you never see your kid again and spend a long time in prison, or you come and work for us.”

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Colin Firth: Colin Firth had a crush on Doris Day for years (Go Erie.com

If you ever get the opportunity, don't ask Day about her "image." "I've never really understood what that means," she said. "Oscar Levant made a comment about my virginity ("I knew Doris Day before she became a virgin"), which contributed to my so-called 'image.'"

The reality is that Day was a hardworking singer and actress who put up with a lot of guff. Her first husband reportedly beat her, and it sounds like she had to battle throughout her career.

But Day, who recalls with fondness friendships with co-stars such as Cary Grant, James Stewart and, most famously, Rock Hudson, remains a survivor.

In December, she released "My Heart," her first album in 17 years. It includes pop hits and ballads recorded over three decades, and it benefits her animal foundation.

The album is a hit, especially in England where Day remains popular -- especially among entertainers. "Colin Firth called me one day to say he'd had a mad crush on me for years," Day said, brightly.

She also speaks regularly with Paul McCartney, who often calls her in the middle of the night. "He scares the daylights out of me when he calls so late, but Paul's been a good friend."

Loyalty matters deeply to Day, who rushed to be at Hudson's side when he announced in 1985 that he was suffering from AIDS. "We were great friends. and I miss him dearly," she said.

I don't know if I could sit through any of those old Doris Day movies today, but nobody could deny that the star remains a legend.


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The magnificent British actors of the past century

It's a Saturday night, the wind is howling outside and there is another rainstorm heading for Florida.  And I began to think about all of the wonderful British Actors and Acresses I have loved my whole life.  This site, and the actors here, are a continuation of a brilliant acting tradition somehow peculiar to the British.  I know I've missed quite a few but here are some of my favorite men:

The one and only Lord Laurence Olivier