Stewart Granger (May 6, 1913 – August 16, 1993) was an English film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. Tall, dark and dignifiedly handsome, Granger was a popular leading man in the 40's, 50's and 60's, May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

He was born in London, the grandson of the actor Luigi Lablanche, his real name being James Lablanche Stewart. He was obliged to change it in order not to be confused with the famous American actor James Maitland Stewart. As Granger reported in an interview once, his off-screen friends called him "Jimmy". London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jimmy Stewart, photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Jimmy Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was a highly acclaimed American film and stage actor, best known for his homebred, idealistic screen persona. ...

In 1933, he made his film debut as an extra. His first starring role was in the Gainsborough period melodrama The Man in Grey (1943), a film that helped to make him a huge star in Britain. In the early 1950s he moved to Hollywood and starred in a number of swashbucklers and other adventure films. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gainsborough Pictures was a film studio based in Islington, London, active between 1924 and 1951. ... Poster for The Perils of Pauline (1914). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... ... Swashbuckler is a term that came about in the 16th century and was applied to rough, noisy and boastful swordsmen. ...

Granger's theatrical voice and tall stature made him a natural for he-man roles, But he was just as dashing in comedies, which was shown by his performance in North To Alaska with John Wayne. John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ...

He was married three times:

1. Elspeth March (1938–1948); (two children, Jamie and Lindsay)
2. Jean Simmons (1950–1960), (with whom he had starred in Adam and Evelyne); (one child)
3. Caroline LeCerf (1964–1969); (one daughter Samantha)

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In Germany, Granger acted in the role of Old Surehand in three western-movies made after novels by German author Karl May, with French actor Pierre Brice (in the role of the fictional red Indian-chief Winnetou), in "Unter Geiern" (Frontier Hellcat) (1964), "Der Ölprinz" (Rampage at Apache Wells) (1965) and "Old Surehand" (Flaming Frontier) (1965). Karl Friedrich May (Hohenstein-Ernstthal, February 25, 1842 - Radebeul, March 30, 1912) was the best selling German writer of all time, noted chiefly for wild west books set in the American West and similar books set in the Middle East; in addition, he also wrote some lesser-known stories set... Pierre Brice (born 6 February 1929 in Brest, France), birth name Baron Pierre Louis de Bris, is a French actor, mainly known to the audience for his role as fictional Apache-chief Winnetou in German Karl May movies. ... Winnetou is the American-Indian hero of several novels written by Karl May (the best selling German writer of all time), in German language including the sequel Winnetou I to Winnetou III. According to Karl Mays story, first-person-narrator Old Shatterhand encounters Winnetou and, after initial dramatic events... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

With Pierre Brice and Lex Barker, who was also a Karl-May-movie hero, he was united in the movie "Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt" (Killer's Carnival) (1966). In the German Edgar Wallace-movie series of the 1960's he was to be seen in "The Trygon Factor" (1966). Towards the end of his career Granger even starred in a German soap-opera called "Das Erbe der Guldenburgs" (The Guldenburg Heritage) (1987). Pierre Brice (born 6 February 1929 in Brest, France), birth name Baron Pierre Louis de Bris, is a French actor, mainly known to the audience for his role as fictional Apache-chief Winnetou in German Karl May movies. ... Lex Barker as Tarzan Lex Barker (May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was born Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. ... Edgar Wallace pictured on a 1929 cover of Time Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He died in Santa Monica, California, from prostate cancer aged 80. Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, and north of Venice. ... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ...

Selected films

• The Man in Grey (1943)
• Madonna of the Seven Moons (1944)
• Love Story (1944)
• Waterloo Road (1944), with John Mills
• Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), with Claude Rains
• Captain Boycott (1947)
• Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948), with Joan Greenwood
• Adam and Evelyne (1949)
• King Solomon's Mines (1950) as Allan Quartermain
• Scaramouche (1952), with Mel Ferrer
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1952), with Deborah Kerr
• All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), with Robert Taylor
• Beau Brummell (1954), with Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Ustinov
• Moonfleet (1955) by Fritz Lang
• Green Fire (1955)
• Footsteps in the Fog (1956)
• The Last Hunt (1956)
• Bhowani Junction (1956)
• North to Alaska (1960)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) by Robert Aldrich
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972) (TV) as Sherlock Holmes
• The Wild Geese (1978), with Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Hardy Krüger

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External link

• Stewart Granger at the Internet Movie Database