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Is Cary Grant a business man?
Martin Stirling refers to Grant as one of the shrewdest businessmen ever to operate in Hollywood.
what business does Cary Grant do after retiring from acting?
After Cary Grant retired from the screen, he accepted a position on the board of directors at Fabergé.
does Cary Grant make so much money?
Cary Grant's pay was modest in comparison to the millions of his film career, a salary of a reported $15,000 a year
did Cary Grant hold any post after retiring from Acting?
In 1975, Cary Grant was an appointed director of MGM.
mention one important person in the Cary grant article
Cary Grant's long-term friendship with Howard Hughes from the 1930s onward saw him invited into the most glamorous circles in Hollywood and their lavish parties.

Question: what happend in 1940
Self-contained rewrite: what happend to Cary Grant  in 1940?