Cary Grant and Kim Novak

Cary Grant and Kim NovakBlack and white candid portrait of Kim Novak and Cary Grant dancing at an event 1956. Cary Grant was an English American actor known for his mid atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men from the 1930s until the mid 1960s. Kim Novak is widely known for her performance as Madeleine Elster Judy Barton in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Vertigo

The composition radiates joy and elegance

posed in an elegant polka dot dress and smoking a cigarette

often delivered in a husky contralto voice

led him to great success- and initial controversy

The lighting accentuates her flawless features and graceful silhouette

More than half a century latershe continues to be a major popular culture icon

Michael Jackson was an American singer

She was the third wife of actor Clark Gable

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music

This early photo was captured on April 19

With their heavy

Claudette Colbert