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[klondike]

Cary Grant's daughter releasing memoir

Hollywood icon Cary Grant's daughter has laughed off long-running rumors about her father's sexuality in a new memoir.

The British actor's only child, Jennifer, has put pen to paper to reveal all about life with the "To Catch A Thief" star in "Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant," which also includes rare photos and personal mementos of their time together before his death in 1986 at the age of 82.

In the book, Jennifer, now 45, admits her famous father was always intrigued by the gay rumors and may have even played up the reports on purpose.

She writes, "Can't blame men for wanting him, and wouldn't be surprised if Dad even mildly flirted back. When the question arises, it generally speaks more about the person asking.

"[But] Dad somewhat enjoyed being called gay. He said it made women want to prove the assertion wrong."

Jennifer insists she is a living testament to her dad's legendary charm, adding: "OK, I had a crush on Dad. OK, more than a little crush on Dad. My other real crushes were Donny Osmond and [French actor] Jean-Paul Belmondo."

Grant's daughter also touches on her dad's four-year marriage to her mother, actress Dyan Cannon, in 1965, admitting it was never going to work out in the long term because both stars were so headstrong: "Something in me has always felt that my parents came together to make me."

And Jennifer has also taken the opportunity to address claims the actor was tight with money, writing, "In my experience, Dad was neither cheap nor excessive. Which, for a wealthy man, is remarkable."

"Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant" is due for release this week.

[mongoII]

Klondike, Grant's daughter Jennifer was on the Morning Show today in an interview about her father and the book. A beautiful girl, she spoke fondly of her dad with some nice pictures and film clips of home movies. Good stuff indeed.

[srowley75]

I will admit that those rumors have always annoyed me.

I loved Betsy Drake's response to the gay rumors in the TCM documentary on Grant.

[intothenitrate]

I missed that one. What did she say?

[srowley75]

I missed that one. What did she say?

Oh, it's too good to spoil. Perhaps it's available on YouTube (I can't search from work). If not, check out the special edition DVD of Bringing Up Baby, which includes the documentary as a special feature.

I have to say that when I heard it, I was glad I wasn't taking a drink.

[movieman1957]

I saw it when TCM ran it. I wasn't drinking anything either.

[charliechaplinfan]

Will someone find the right link, I'm intrigued as to what she said

[JackFavell]

I can't find it on youtube.

[movieman1957]

Let me see how I can be a gentleman about this..... Betsy said that he was certainly fulfilling his duties as a husband. She was rather blunt and was bleeped.

[knitwit45]

I must have seen it on it's premier showing, because she WASN'T bleeped! I think I was drinking something at the time, because I remember choking...with laughter!!!!!

[srowley75]

I must have seen it on it's premier showing, because she WASN'T bleeped! I think I was drinking something at the time, because I remember choking...with laughter!!!!!

It wasn't bleeped when I saw it, either. That's what was so surprising to me.