Born in Horfield, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Elias James Leach
and Elsie Maria (Kingdon) Leach
Brother of
John William Elias Leach
Husband of
Virginia (Cherrill) Martini
— married
1934 (to 1935) in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Barbara Woolworth Hutton
— married
1942 (to 1945) [location unknown]
Husband of
Betsy Gordon (Drake) Grant
— married
25 Dec 1949 (to 1962) in Maricopa, Pinal, Arizona, United States
Husband of
[private wife (1930s - unknown)]
Father of
[private daughter (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 82
in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States of America
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Biography
Cary (Leach) Grant is Notable.
Cary Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach in 1904[1] in Horfield, Bristol, England. He was the son of Elias Leach and his wife Elsie Maria Kingdon. He was christened Archibald Alec Leach on 8 Feb 1904 in Horfield, Gloucestershire ( on the outskirts of Bristol). [2]
His mother suffered from depression while his father was a philanderer, eventually abandoning the family for another woman. His mother was committed to a psychiatric hospital when Archie was ten. Left with no parents, he ran away at age 13.[citation needed]
He was just 16 when he left England for the States aboard the liner Olympic. His occupation was already “actor”.[3]
He joined the "Bob Pender Stage Troupe" in 1920 and toured the US. He found the country to his liking and became a citizen in 1942, legally changing his name to Cary Grant.
Cary became a popular and gifted actor portraying dashing leading men on the silver screen and was proclaimed the second Greatest Male Star of All Time (after Humphrey Bogart) by the American Film Institute.
Census
- 1911 England Census: Name: Archibald Alex Leach; Sex: Male; Age: 7; Event Place (Original): Bristol, Bishopston Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Sub-District: Stapleton; Registration District: Bristol; Birth Year (Estimated): 1904; Birthplace: Bristol, Gloucestershire; Relationship to Head of Household: Son
- Elias Leach Head M 38 tailor’s presser Bristol, Gloucestershire
- Elsie Marie Leach Wife F 33 Bristol, Gloucestershire
- Archibald Alex Leach Son M 7 Bristol, Gloucestershire
- Lilian Harriett Monk Niece F 22 Nurse, domestic Bristol, Gloucestershire
- Dora Mary Monk Niece F 18 clerk Bristol, Gloucestershire
- Josephine Monk Niece F 15 clerk Bristol, Gloucestershire[4]
Research Notes
According to an unsourced website [5], Cary Grant was a real-life spy employed by the British government. Cary Grant wasn't only a spy in Hitchcock's "Notorious," he was one of the greatest Nazi hunters from Hollywood during World War II. Not only did he infamously out legend Errol Flynn as a Nazi sympathizer, and investigate the former German husband of actress Barbara Hutton (whom Grant later married), he donated his movie salaries throughout the war period to the British War Relief and the Red Cross.[citation needed] [6]
Sources
- ↑ LEACH, ARCHIBALD ALEC; Mother’s Maiden Name: KINGDON; GRO Reference: 1904 M Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 234
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTFP-2MJ : 19 September 2020), Archibald Alec Leach, 1904.
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FBT27%2F0931000010%2F00410
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X712-SQJ : 12 July 2019), Archibald Alex Leach in household of Elias Leach, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ 13 famous people who were actually spies, and they were good at it
- ↑ No one knew these famous people were spies
See also:
- "Cary Grant" on Biography.com
- Wikipedia contributors, "Cary Grant," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cary_Grant&oldid=1117995276 (accessed October 24, 2022).
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #1667 (accessed 23 July 2023)
Memorial page for Cary Grant (18 Jan 1904-29 Nov 1986); Maintained by Find a Grave. Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Ashes scattered in California
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