These pictures are frequently cited among the greatest comedy films of all time. Grant initially appeared in crime films and dramas such as Blonde Venus (1932) and She Done Him Wrong (1933), but later gained renown for his performances in romantic screwball comedies such as The Awful Truth (1937), Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), and The Philadelphia Story (1940). He established a name for himself in vaudeville in the 1920s and toured the United States before moving to Hollywood in the early 1930s. After a series of successful performances in New York City, he decided to stay there. At 16, he went as a stage performer with the Pender Troupe for a tour of the US. He became attracted to theatre at a young age when he visited the Bristol Hippodrome. Grant was born and raised in Bristol, England. He was named the second greatest male star of the Golden Age of Hollywood by the American Film Institute in 1999. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award, was honored with an Academy Honorary Award in 1970, and received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1981.

He was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comedic timing. Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor.

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