Hey there, folks. As you know, I have written a number of big biographies.

I'm kind of a fan of the form.

I'm also somebody who loves classic Hollywood.

I'm a devotee of Turner Classic movies,

and that would lead you to believe that I love Kerry Grant.

That's where you would be wrong.

Actually, no, I forgot.

I do love Carrie Grant.

Which Carrie Grant?

With the one that married Diane Cannon or the one that started with May West.

My goodness, he had such an amazing career.

What a wonderful thing to have a new biography about Kerry Grant.

It is titled A Brilliant Disguise.

And the author who has written many other wonderful books is with us now.

Scott Eamon.

Scott Eamon, welcome to the program.

Hey, Eric, good to be here.

Well, look, I already get the joke from the title, you know, Cary Grant, a brilliant disguise. Didn't he famously say something along the lines, it must be tough being Cary Grant all the time?

And he said, you know, yeah, I'm not or something like that.

The point is-

The line was everybody wants to be Cary Grant yeah, I'm not or something like that. The point is, the line was

everybody wants to be Carrie Grant, even I want to be Carrie Grant. Right. So let's, let's start

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