Bristol’s Cary Comes Home festival plans to mark the 120th anniversary of Hollywood star Cary Grant’s birth in the city with a programme looking at how his early years as an acrobat influenced his screen performances and those of his co-stars.
Announcing that the biennial event’s sixth edition will run from November 29 to 1 December 2024, founder/ director Charlotte Crofts also said: “Grant is usually best remembered for his style and charm but he started out doing circus tricks with a travelling vaudeville troupe and never lost the ability, or willingness, to pull off risky stunts or teach other actors, including Katharine Hepburn, to tackle them, too”.
The festival’s full line-up is still being finalised but will include films showcasing Cary’s athleticism and the lifelong inspiration he drew from watching action adventure and slapstick comedy films during his Bristol boyhood, alongside talks, walks and events featuring current day circus performers.
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