British-American actor considered one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men, known for screwball comedies and Hitchcock thrillers, and used as a Coca-Cola celebrity endorser.
Embodied the mid-century ideal of sophisticated, accessible masculinity — a screen persona so distinctive that Cary Grant reportedly said 'Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant' — making him the gold standard of Hollywood charm.
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