This stamp honors Cary Grant, an actor who epitomized Hollywood elegance and comedic timing. The portrait on the stamp is based on a publicity photograph from the early 1950s. The selvage of the stamp sheet features a famous still from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," showing Grant being chased by a crop duster. The First Day of Issue ceremony was held in Los Angeles, a fitting tribute to a star who was synonymous with Hollywood's Golden Age.