Bonita GranvilleBonita Granville (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American film actress, and later in life a successful television producer. 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 adapation 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. 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. 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). Her career gradually began to fade by the mid 1940s, and in 1947 she married Jack Wrather who had produced some of her films. 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 couple remained married until Wrather's death in 1984. Granville died of cancer in Santa Monica, California. Bonita Granville has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6607 Hollywood Boulevard. This page about Bonita Granville includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Bonita Granville News stories about Bonita Granville External links for Bonita Granville Videos for Bonita Granville Wikis about Bonita Granville Discussion Groups about Bonita Granville Blogs about Bonita Granville Images of Bonita Granville |
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Bonita Granville has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6607 Hollywood Boulevard. In her book A Paper Life, the Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal alleges that at age 12, Melanie Griffith dragged her into an opium-fuelled orgy in Paris, along with another actress and the boyfriend of one of the actresses. Granville died of cancer in Santa Monica, California. Griffith has three children; Dakota Johnson, Alexander Bauer, and Stella Banderas. The couple remained married until Wrather's death in 1984. The couple divorced again in 1996 and Griffith married her current husband Antonio Banderas that same year. 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). She remarried Johnson in 1989. 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 was married to Steven Bauer from 1980 to 1987. Her career gradually began to fade by the mid 1940s, and in 1947 she married Jack Wrather who had produced some of her films. She was briefly married to Don Johnson in 1976. She is also remembered for her starring role in the World War II anti-Nazism film Hitler's Children (1943). Griffith has married four times. 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. DeMented (2000). The film was a success and Granville reprised her role in three further films. Other major roles include Body Double (1984), Something Wild (1986), Working Girl (1988), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Milk Money (1994), Another Day in Paradise (1998) and Cecil B. In 1938 she played the girl-detective Nancy Drew for the first time. Her first major role was in Night Moves in 1975. Despite this success, the next few years brought her few opportunities to build her career although she continued to work. Griffith began working in films at an early age as an extra on Smith! (1969) and The Harrad Experiment (1973). As that child, Granville was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith. 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. Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American film actress. 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 adapation of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour. 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). Bonita Granville (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American film actress, and later in life a successful television producer. |