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    How did Archibald Leach choose the stage name "Cary Grant"?

    Question #126904. Asked by abechstein. (Sep 26 12 12:20 AM)


    lorance79

    		He chose the first name "Cary" as this was the name of a character he'd played on Broadway (in the show "Nikki"). He also chose that character's last name, Lockwood, but the studio rejected it and gave him a list of surnames they felt were suitable. Leach chose "Grant" from that list so that he'd have the same initials as Hollywood stars Clark Gable and Gary Cooper.

    Sep 26 12, 12:49 AM

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