Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress and television producer. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1699x2160, 753 KB)Bonita Granville This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1699x2160, 753 KB)Bonita Granville This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... Film refers to the celluloid medium on which motion pictures are printed. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Early life

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Granville was the daughter of stage actors, and made her film debut at the age of nine in Westward Passage (1933). Over the next couple of years she played uncredited supporting roles in such films as Little Women (1933) and Anne of Green Gables (1934) before playing the role of Mary in the film adaptation of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour. Renamed These Three, it told the story of three adults (played by Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, and Joel McCrea) who find their lives almost destroyed by the malicious lies of an attention seeking child. As that child, Granville was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on September 30, 1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. ... Anne of Green Gables boxed set cover. ... Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, romantically involved for thirty years with mystery and crime writer Dashiell Hammett. ... The Childrens Hour could refer to several things. ... These Three is a 1936 film with Bonita Granville. ... Miriam Hopkins in the title role of Becky Sharp (1935) Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902–October 9, 1972) was an American actress. ... Actress Merle Oberon in Berlin Express (1948) Merle Oberon (February 19, 1911 – November 23, 1979), born Estelle Merle OBrien Thompson, was a film actress, known for her sultry looks. ... Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5, 1905 - October 20, 1990) was an American film actor. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

Despite this success, the next few years brought her few opportunities to build her career although she continued to work. In 1938 she played the girl-detective Nancy Drew for the first time. The film was a success and Granville reprised her role in three further films. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Secret of the Old Clock, the first Nancy Drew mystery Nancy Drew is a fictional character, the heroine detective of a popular mystery series. ...

Later career

As a young adult, she was once again cast in supporting roles, often in prestigious films such as Now, Voyager (1942) as well as two Andy Hardy films with Mickey Rooney. She is also remembered for her starring role in the World War II anti-Nazism film Hitler's Children (1943). Now, Voyager is a 1942 film which tells the story of a middle-aged spinster who, repressed by the domination of her mother, winds up in a sanatorium, where her self-confidence is boosted by an understanding psychiatrist. ... Andy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful series of films, produced by MGM, over a period of 10 years from 1937 to 1947. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideology, organization, or government, on all levels. ...

Her career gradually began to fade by the mid 1940s, and in 1947 she married Jack Wrather who had produced some of her films. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Jack Wrather (May 24, 1918 - November 12, 1984) was a television director and producer, best known for producing The Lone Ranger and Lassie television series in the 1950s. ...

He bought the rights to both The Lone Ranger and Lassie characters and Granville worked as a producer for several film and television productions featuring these characters. She appeared in the film version of The Lone Ranger in 1956, and made her final screen appearance in a cameo role in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981). The Lone Ranger. ... Lassie filming on location in Florida photo courtesy State Archive of Florida Lassie, a Rough Collie, is the worlds most famous dog [1] and a fictional character who has starred in (or, more properly, in variations been the subject of) many movies, TV shows, and books from 1938 through... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title The Legend of the Lone Ranger has been used for at least two motion picture treatments of the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W. Trendle. ...

The couple remained married until Wrather's death in 1984. Granville died four years later of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, aged 65. Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. ... Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country State County United States California Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 City Council Bobby Shriver Robert Holbrook (mayor) Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area    - City 41. ...

Bonita Granville has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6607 Hollywood Boulevard. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

External links

• Bonita Granville at the Internet Movie Database