I had a dream recently that I needed a bottle of champagne for an impromptu celebration (for my glamorous REM social life). I called my friend Cary Grant, who sent a bottle over immediately. I was even able to hear the cadence of his famous accent in my subconscious state. This dream was likely the result of having finished a recent biography of Hollywood’s most debonair actor, and I’d like to think it was a conduit to sleep sophistication.

If you or someone you know would like to channel Mr. Grant during the night, I recommend a binge. The following biographies and films consumed in succession might just lead to caviar dreams.

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

Cary Grant: A Biography

Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant

His Girl Friday

The Bishop’s Wife

Bringing Up Baby

Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest

Arsenic and Old Lace

The Talk of the Town

The Philadelphia Story

Suspicion

Charade

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