Post office to issue Cary Grant stamp Oct. 15

<br>WASHINGTON (AP) _ Debonair leading man Cary Grant will be honored with a postage stamp next month. <br><br>The Postal Service said Monday the 37-cent commemorative stamp will be issued Oct. 15 in Hollywood,

Monday, September 23rd 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Debonair leading man Cary Grant will be honored with a postage stamp next month.

The Postal Service said Monday the 37-cent commemorative stamp will be issued Oct. 15 in Hollywood, Calif. The stamp will join the Legends of Hollywood series which previously included such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney.

Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, on Jan. 18, 1904, Grant came to the United States with an acting troupe in 1920. He performed in vaudeville and on the Broadway stage, and in 1931 was hired for his first screen performance in ``Singapore Sue,'' a one-reel film released in 1932.

Also in 1932, using the screen name Cary Grant, he appeared in his first feature film, ``This is the Night.'' On June 26, 1942, he became a U.S. citizen and legally changed his name to Cary Grant.

Grant was best known for starring in romantic comedies such as ``An Affair to Remember'' in 1957 and was often teamed with some of Hollywood's most prominent leading ladies, including Katharine Hepburn in ``Bringing Up Baby'' (1938) and ``The Philadelphia Story'' (1940) and both Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe in ``Monkey Business'' (1952). He also starred with Grace Kelly in ``To Catch a Thief'' (1955) and with Audrey Hepburn in ``Charade'' (1963).

He received two Academy Award nominations for best actor: one for ``Penny Serenade'' (1941) and another for ``None But the Lonely Heart'' (1944). In 1970 he was presented with a special Oscar for his life work. In 1981 he was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors.

Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, on Nov. 29, 1986, at the age of 82, while on a speaking tour.