DENNIS MICHAEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Cary Grant finally succumbed to the effects of a fatal stroke, in November 29, 1986. It was, of course, a tragedy, but at the same time, it was a great showbiz story in that, even in his early 80s, he was in rehearsals for a one-man show, "An Evening with Cary Grant." What a trooper. That's the way you want to go out, if you are the kind of screen legend that Cary Grant was. Of course everybody thinks of him with, you know, "North by Northwest." He was not interchangeable with, but right in -- in the same vain of all the other great Hitchcock male heroes. I don't think they will ever forget Cary Grant. You know, Cary Grant is the definition of the totally smooth, totally charming, completely in charge male lead. There's, you know, nothing to compare him with. Cary Grant, you know, he broke the mold.
CNN 20: Cary Grant Dies, November 29, 1986