 Cary Grant's only child has addressed long-standing rumours of his sexuality, shutting down ideas that he was gay. Born in Bristol before eventually moving to Hollywood and becoming one of the greatest stars of the Golden Age for his roles in films including His Girl Friday, To Catch a Thief, and North by Northwest, Grant died aged 82 in 1986. For decades it has been rumoured that like several of his contemporaries, including Rock Hudson, Grant might have also been gay. However, his daughter Jennifer, herself an actress, has now shared her thoughts ahead of the release of the ITV drama Archie, which tells the life story of Grant, who was born Archibald Alec Leach. Referencing her father's style, which she defined as 'elegant masculinity', Jennifer believes that was a factor that threw people off. 'If you're around your parents a lot, you see them in ways that almost no one else does,' she explained. Jennifer is the daughter of the Hollywood star and his fourth wife Dyan Cannon (Picture: Central Press/Getty Images) 'And I never saw a hint of that. I think I would have picked up on it – not that I would've cared. 'But I have to speak the truth of the matter: Dad was charming, and he had great friendships, but he wasn't flirtatious with men,' she added when speaking to The Guardian. She added: 'A friend of mine sent me a picture the other day of Gregory Peck, my father and Mervyn LeRoy and they're good buddies. But I never got that hint. Perhaps earlier in his life he had an affair [with a man]. I'll never know, but if he did, fantastic. I hope he enjoyed it.' Grant died aged 82 in 1986 (Picture: Getty) It's a subject Jennifer previously addressed in her 2011 memoir, Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant, which detailed her relationship with her father, who was 62 when she was born and who died 20 years later. When she pushed back against the gossip about her father's sexuality){kind=link}
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Cary Grant’s only child has addressed long-standing rumours of his sexuality, shutting down ideas that he was gay.
Born in Bristol before eventually moving to Hollywood and becoming one of the greatest stars of the Golden Age for his roles in films including His Girl Friday, To Catch a Thief, and North by Northwest, Grant died aged 82 in 1986.
For decades it has been rumoured that like several of his contemporaries, including Rock Hudson, Grant might have also been gay.
However, his daughter Jennifer, herself an actress, has now shared her thoughts ahead of the release of the ITV drama Archie, which tells the life story of Grant, who was born Archibald Alec Leach.