http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley_Granger#Filmography. Right out of high school, he was brought to the attention of movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who cast him in a small role in The North Star (1943). I didn't want to change my name," Granger later recalled. The tryout in New Haven was a disaster, and reviews were mixed. Goldwyn increased his weekly salary to $200 and presented him with a 1940 Ford Coupe. He played Sherlock Holmes in a poorly received 1972 TV film version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Filming in Italy lasted nine months, although Granger frequently was idle during this period, allowing him free time to explore Italy and even spend a long weekend in Paris, where he had a brief affair with Jean Marais. He was in a stage production of Rebecca when he was asked to audition for the film that turned him into a star. He was forever cast as the dashing hero type, while fellow up-and-coming actor James Mason always garnered the more substantial Gainsborough part. Picture Information. The elder Granger was wiped out in the . Farley Earle Granger II was born July 1, 1925, in San Jose, CA, the son of Farley Earle Granger, a successful owner of a car dealership, and Eva H. Granger. No, R56, Stewart Granger was not actually named "Granger". Granger and Walker, whose wife Jennifer Jones had recently left him for David O. Selznick, became close friends and confidantes during filming, and Granger was devastated when Walker died from an accidental combination of alcohol and barbiturates prior to the film's release. Enthusiastic reviews led RKO to finally release the film in the States in late 1949. Years of theatre work followed, initially at Hull Repertory Theatre and then, after a pay dispute, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Granger was born in San Jose, California, the son of Eva (ne Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger. Granger had become a close friend of production supervisor Robert Calhoun, and although both had felt a mutual attraction, they never had discussed it. 1951 most popular star in Britain according to, 1953 21st most popular star in the US and 8th most popular in Britain, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 04:31. He finally returned to Hollywood exhausted but happy about the experience.[32]. The customers like his dark looks and his dash; he puts them in mind, they say of Cary Grant. It was at this time that he met Michael Wilding and they remained friends until Wilding's death in 1979. Farley Granger is probably best remembered today as an actor for his appearance in two Alfred Hitchcock films Rope and Strangers on a Train (with Robert Walker) and in director Nicholas Ray's 1949 film They Live By Night (with Cathy O'Donnell). "The names were all interchangeable, like Gordon Gregory and Gregory Gordon. Goldwyn cast Granger in I Want You, a 1951 drama about the effect the Korean War has on an American family still trying to recover from World War II. His wealthy father owned a Willys-Overland automobile dealership, and the family frequently spent time at their beach house in Capitola. Granger lost the role in A Star Is Born, which went to James Mason. It was my father's name, and his grandfather's name. Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. Seventeen years later that also ended. 'FRANCIS' STORIES ARE BOUGHT BY U.-I. Most influential among his new acquaintances was director Nicholas Ray, who cast Granger in his film noir Thieves Like Us. Farley Granger is alive. The actor was introduced to Saul Chaplin and his wife Ethyl, who became his lifelong mentor, confidante and best friend. They kept bringing me new combinations, and finally I offered to change it to Kent Clark. Granger followed it with location work for Constable Pedley in Canada. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. In 2003, Granger made his last film appearance in Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There. Related To Lennox Granger, Charmae Granger, Eldica Granger, Sherry Granger. Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. December 8, 2012 10:52 AM. Enthusiastic reviews led RKO to finally release the film in the States in late 1949. In the 1985 Murder, She Wrote episode, "Paint Me a Murder", Granger wore a blazer with a metal-embroidered Black Watch breast pocket badge. I thought at one point the crew was going to kill him. The same year, Granger moved to New York and began studying with Bob Fosse, Gloria Vanderbilt, James Kirkwood and Tom Tryon in a class taught by Sandy Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. It was during his naval stint in Honolulu that Granger had his first sexual experiences, one with a hostess at a private club and the other with a handsome Navy officer visiting the same venue, both on the same night. Upon completion of The Purple Heart, Granger enlisted in the United States Navy. It was my father's name, and his grandfather's name. However filming resumed on Constable Pedley which became The Wild North (1953) and that was a big hit. Things improved slightly during the Philadelphia run, but by the time the production reached New York, Bergen who was fighting bitterly with co-star Hermione Gingold was experiencing serious vocal problems, and some of her songs would be cut during each performance, creating confusion for the rest of the cast. He lived at 1185 Hanchett Avenue in the Hanchett Residence Park neighborhood. The play closed after only 24 performances, but shortly after its demise Rule moved in with Granger, and before long they were making wedding plans. It was also where he discovered his bisexuality, which he said he never felt any need to conceal. Instead Granger stayed in Italy to make Commando (1962), an action movie and Swordsman of Siena (1963), a swashbuckler. He went to Britain to be in a thriller The Whole Truth (1958) for Romulus, for whom he was to make The Nightcomers but it never was filmed.[23][24]. Things improved slightly during the Philadelphia run, but by the time the production reached New York, Bergen who was fighting bitterly with co-star Hermione Gingold was experiencing serious vocal problems, and some of her songs would be cut during each performance, creating confusion for the rest of the cast. The new version changed the costumes and added moustaches and beards to some of the characters, making the actors look more dashing and realistic for the time. I have loved women.". Back at MGM he co-starred with his wife in Young Bess (1953), playing Thomas Seymour. It proved to be the start of a romantic relationship that lasted about a year and a frequently tempestuous friendship that extended for decades beyond their breakup. Granger filmed this at the same time as Waterloo Road (1945), playing his first villain, a "spiv" who has run off with the wife of John Mills. In Rope, Granger and John Dall portrayed two highly intelligent friends who commit a thrill killing simply to prove they can get away with it. Hitchcock then cast him again in Strangers on a Train, as a tennis star drawn into a double murder plot by a wealthy psychopath, played by Robert Walker. Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 - March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock: Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951. They were married from 1950 to 1960. It proved to be a box office hit, the first major success of Granger's career, and his "happiest filmmaking experience". Following U.S. Navy Recruit Training in Farragut, Idaho, he sailed from Treasure Island in San Francisco to Honolulu. Filming in Italy lasted nine months, although Granger frequently was idle during this period, allowing him free time to explore Italy and even spend a long weekend in Paris, where he had a brief affair with Jean Marais. Their drinking increased, and the couple frequently fought. Granger described this as his happiest film-making experience, though he was deeply affected by his friend Walker's accidental drug-death soon afterwards. He finally returned to Hollywood exhausted but happy about the experience. Also well liked was The Magic Bow (1946), with Calvert and Kent, where Granger played Niccol Paganini That year he was voted the third most popular British star, and the sixth most popular overall. Granger continued to appear on stage, film and television well into his 70s. N. pag. Mar 27 2011 - New York City, United States, Mar 30 2011 - Lucas County, Ohio, United States, July 1 1925 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States, Mar 27 2011 - New York City, New York, United States, Farley Earle Granger, Eva Granger (born Hopkins), 1930 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA, 1940 - 12113 Maxwelton Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Cause of death: Natural causes - Mar 27 2011 - New York City, San Jos, Santa Clara County, California, United States, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States. He declined, but when the offer was extended again several days later, he accepted. [8], The studio publicity department was concerned audiences would confuse Granger with British actor Stewart Granger, so they suggested he change his name and offered him a list from which to choose. The film ultimately received mixed reviews in 1948, although most critics were impressed by Granger, who in later years said he was happy to be part of the experience, but wondered "what the film would have been like had [Hitchcock] shot it normally" and "had he not had to worry about censorship". Cronin 1950 novel of the same title, with Shelley Winters and Peggy Ann Garner, and joined Julie Harris for a 1961 remake of The Heiress (1949). Later that year, he was cast in The Warm Peninsula, a play by Joe Masteroff. Granger was born in San Jose, California, the son of Eva (ne Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, Sr.[2] He lived at 1185 Hanchett Avenue in the Hanchett Residence Park neighborhood. Granger returned to Hollywood after this extended Italian trip and found himself rapidly diminishing in status. In 1980, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and was told he had three months to live. (James Stewart), who has unwittingly inspired them by preaching Nietzsche. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas . The film was nearing completion in October 1947 when Howard Hughes acquired RKO Radio Pictures, and the new studio head shelved it for two years before releasing it under the title They Live by Night in a single theater in London. He followed actors Lee J. Cobb, Charles Bickford and John McIntire as the new owner of the Shiloh ranch on prime-time TV for its ninth year (1971). But the film work was unsatisfying. [citation needed]. He also was featured in episodes of Climax Mystery Theater, Ford Television Theatre, The 20th Century Fox Hour, Robert Montgomery Presents, Playhouse 90, Wagon Train, Kraft Television Theatre, The United States Steel Hour, and The Bell Telephone Hour, and in later years Get Smart, Run for Your Life, Ironside, The Name of the Game and Hawaii Five-O, among others. He starred opposite Barbara Cook in a revival of The King and I at the off-Broadway New York City Center, and in 1979 he was cast in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of A Month in the Country. Granger returned to the U.S. and made a TV movie Any Second Now (1969). His next wife was Jean Simmons, with whom he had starred in a few films. Two days later he was dead.". Goldwyn signed him to a seven-year contract for $100 per week. Granger and Walker, whose wife Jennifer Jones had recently left him for David O. Selznick, became close friends and confidantes during filming, and Granger was devastated when Walker died from an accidental combination of alcohol and barbiturates prior to the film's release. :New York Times 17 May 1950: 35. The New York Times reported that Granger "is a young man worth watching. Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. Only Bing Crosby can match him for popularity."[10]. Despite his three unsuccessful Broadway experiences, Granger continued to focus on theater in the early 1960s. I have loved men. . Farley Earle Granger II was born July 1, 1925, in San Jose, Calif., the son of a well-to-do auto dealer, who lost his business during the Depression and moved his family to Los Angeles. Farley Granger, who found quick stardom in films like Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" in the 1940s and '50s but who then turned aside from Hollywood to pursue . The appeal of the storyline for Rope is striking, clear and strong. Granger and Laurents met again, and Laurents invited the actor to spend the night. Later he appeared in several documentaries discussing Hollywood in general and Alfred Hitchcock in particular. Born Farley Earle Granger in San Jose, CA, he was raised in wealth: his father owned an automobile dealership, and the family spent their vacations at a summer home in Capitola, CA. Farley Granger 1925-2011. The President had attended NRT's opening night and post-performance gala in the nation's capital, so the news hit everyone in the company especially hard. Why is Gene Simmons so rich? Granger later said "I was 67 and had smoked 60 cigarettes a day for 40 years, but the doctor said if I had an operation there might be a chance of two to four more years of life. He also acted opposite them both in The Good Natured Man. Granger was cast as the outsider, the handsome gambler Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck who is perceived as 'not quite the ticket' by the established order, the Hanoverian court where the action is mostly set. He enjoyed working with director Milestone and fellow cast members Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, Walter Brennan and Jane Withers, and during filming he met composer Aaron Copland, who remained a friend in later years. I have loved women. [37], Despite his three unsuccessful Broadway experiences, Granger continued to focus on theater in the early 1960s. [15] Through the couple, Granger met Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Gene Kelly, who invited him to join his open house gatherings that included Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and Stanley Donen. "Everyone disliked this manStewart Granger was a dreadful person, rudejust awful. Granger had first met the young Jean Simmons when they both worked on Gabriel Pascal's Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). RM 2K08C7M - Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 - March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock: Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951 Granger went over to Rank, for whom he made a series of historical dramas: Captain Boycott (1947), set in Ireland, directed by Frank Launder; Blanche Fury (1948), with Valerie Hobson; and Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948), an Ealing Studios production. [22] He later estimated that he made more than $1.5 million in the 1960s but lost all of it.[28]. In 2007, Granger published the memoir Include Me Out, co-written with domestic partner Robert Calhoun (born 24 November 1930). The studio publicity department was concerned audiences would confuse Farley with British actor Stewart Granger, so they suggested he change his name and offered him a list from which to choose. During their first season, while the company was in Philadelphia, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Hellman was trying to convince Montgomery Clift to leave the Broadway play in which he was appearing, and when her efforts proved to be futile, the role was given to Granger, and Goldwyn signed him to a seven-year contract for $100 per week. They kept bringing me new combinations, and finally I offered to change it to Kent Clark. He signed it in May 1950, and MGM announced three vehicles for him: Robinson Crusoe, a remake of Scaramouche and an adaptations of Soldiers Three.[16]. [31][32] In 1986 he won the Obie Award for his performance in the Lanford Wilson play Talley & Son. Baltimore Sun. For his contribution to television, Granger has a star located at 1551 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "The truth was much more interesting. The opening night audience included talent agent Phil Gersh and Samuel Goldwyn casting director Bob McIntyre, and the following morning Gersh contacted Granger's parents and asked them to bring him to his office that afternoon to discuss the role of Damian, a teenaged Russian boy in the film The North Star. His first movie under the new arrangement was an action comedy Soldiers Three (1951). [14], Granger returned to civilian life and was pleased to discover his parents had curbed their drinking and were treating each other more civilly. During the 17-day crossing, he suffered from chronic seasickness and lost 23 pounds, and upon arrival in Hawaii he was admitted to the hospital for several days of rehydration. Granger thought the screenplay by Irwin Shaw was "not only dull, but felt dated," but welcomed the opportunity to work with Dana Andrews and Dorothy McGuire. Granger finally achieved some success on Broadway in The Seagull, The Crucible, The Glass Menagerie, and Deathtrap. (1974), alongside Mario Adorf, which was directed by Massimo Dallamano. Farley Earle Granger Jr. [1] (July 1, 1925 - March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock: Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951. Right out of high school, he was brought to the attention of movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who cast him in a small role in The North Star (1943). The Alameda: The Beautiful Way. After this came the remake of The Prisoner of Zenda (1952), for which his theatrical voice, stature (6'2") and dignified profile made him a natural. Son of Farley Earle Granger and Eva M Hopkins, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley_Granger. His character then makes a deal with the existing government, and betrays the mercenaries. By 1986 she had an alcohol problem and checked herself into the Betty Ford Clinic at the age of 57. The film's producer, Gottfried Reinhardt, also directed the other two segments, and he mercilessly edited Mademoiselle in order to give his stories more screen time. When he became an actor, he was advised to change his name in order to avoid being confused with the American actor James Stewart. Upon its completion, he bought his release from Goldwyn, a costly decision that left him with serious financial difficulties. Winters subscribed to the concept of method acting, but Granger felt an actor "had to be faithful to the text, not adapt it to some personal sense memory," and their disagreement triggered more arguments. But you better give me three months to put my house in order. Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll Votes: 135,189 | Gross: $7.63M 9/10 3. Columbia borrowed him to play the love interest of Rita Hayworth in Salome (1953), another big hit. Upon the completion of Rope, Goldwyn cast Granger, Teresa Wright, David Niven and Evelyn Keyes in Enchantment, which was plagued by a weak script and indifferent direction by Irving Reis. [26] Their plan to pursue individual training programs was disrupted when both were called back to Hollywood. In it, he tells the story of leaving Hollywood at the peak of his fame, buying out his contract from Samuel Goldwyn, and moving to Manhattan to work on the Broadway stage. RM B7T03N - Rope Year: 1948 USA Director : Alfred Hitchcock James Stewart Farley Granger John Dall RM 2K08C9W - Ann Marie Blyth and Farley Earle Granger on the set of Our Very Own, a 1950 American drama film directed by David Miller. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.
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