Cary Grant is one of my favorite “chicken soup” actors.  Similar to Jimmy Stewart and Gene Kelly, his amiable appearance and affable screen persona is always a welcome addition to a lazy Sunday afternoon of movie watching.

In honor of Mr. Grant – star of such classics as Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, North By Northwest, and Charade – I present to you five bits of info about the man you might not know.

1. Let’s get this one out of the way – most likely, Grant swung for both teams.  Over the years, there were a number of rumors, sightings, and stories (some stemming from Grant’s first two wives), accusing him of being a homosexual…or, at the very least, bi-sexual.

Funnily enough, aside from pornography, 1931′s Bringing Up Baby, is cited as the first work of fiction to use the word “gay” in a homosexual context…and Grant ad-libbed the line.  Perhaps his purported relationship with actor Randolph Scott was on his mind.  For the remaining four bits, follow the jump…

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