USPS on 15 October 2002 issued a first day cover stamp of Cary Grant. He was one of several actors/actresses honoured in their Legends of Hollywood series. Cancellation postmark originated from Los Angeles, California. The FDC cachet features an illustration of Cary Grant with the titles of the many films he starred in set in the background.
Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; 18 January 1904 – 29 November 1986) was an English-American actor. Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men from the 1930s until the mid-1960s.
Grant starred in some of the best romantic comedies ever made, like "The Philadelphia Story", "His Girl Friday", and "The Awful Truth" as well as remarkable thrillers such as Hitchcock’s "Notorious" and "North by Northwest"; his star-making performances in such pictures cemented his status as a definitive leading man and all-around box-office commodity in Hollywood. Grant’s exceptional on-screen career spanned nearly 35 years, with the acting great retiring from the cinema in 1966 after starring in over 70 films. He passed away in 1986 at age 82.
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