Cary

[kair-ee, kar-ee]

noun

1. Alice, 1820–71, U.S. poet (sister of Phoebe Cary).

2. (Arthur) Joyce (Lunel) 1888–1957, English novelist.

3. Henry Francis, 1772–1844, British writer and translator.

4. Phoebe, 1824–71, U.S. poet (sister of Alice Cary).

5. a town in central North Carolina.

6. a male given name.

7. a female given name, form of Caroline.

Cary

/ ˈkærɪ, ˈkɛərɪ /

noun

1. ( Arthur ) Joyce ( Lunel ). 1888–1957, British novelist; author of Mister Johnson (1939), A House of Children (1941), and The Horse's Mouth (1944)

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Times researcher Cary Schneider and Data and Graphics reporter Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee contributed to this report.

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Mr. Eyman—a prolific author of film biographies, including books on John Wayne, John Ford, Mary Pickford and Cary Grant—is astute about Crawford’s below-the-line collaborators at MGM.

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Times editorial library director Cary Schneider and former staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.

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The acting, however, is probably superior to a movie cast with 1930s character actors, never mind the versions starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Taron Egerton and, maybe, Cary Elwes.

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An easy commute to Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill is part of what makes Cary, N.C., such a desirable place to live and people are taking notice.

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