Houseboat (1958): Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in Shavelson’s Popular, Oscar-Nominated Romantic Comedy

In Houseboat, a romantic comedy late in Cary Grant’s glorious career, the star scored still another box-office smash, this time around opposite Sophia Loren, Hollywood’s newly arrived Italian actress.

Oscar Actors: Hyer, Martha–Background, Career, Awards (Oscar Nominee, “Some Came Running”)

Martha Hyer made her screen debut in 1946, in “The Locket,” and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1958, for Minnelli’s melodrama, “Some Came Running.”