Farley Earle Granger II
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 1, 1925 San Jose, CA |
| Died | Mar 27, 2011 Manhattan, New York City |
| Age | Died at 85 |
Farley Granger | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1943-2004 |
| Top Roles | Phillip Morgan, Jack Greer, Sgt. Howard Clinton, Niels, Guy Haines |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Film Noir, Crime, Musical, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, True Story (based on), Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | Samuel Goldwyn (Producer), Alfred Hitchcock (Director), Dana Andrews, Franklyn Farnum |
| Shares birthday with | Olivia de Havilland, William Wyler, Charles Laughton see more.. |
Farley Granger Overview:
Legendary actor, Farley Granger, was born Farley Earle Granger II on Jul 1, 1925 in San Jose, CA. Granger died at the age of 85 on Mar 27, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City .
MINI BIO:
Dark, brooding American leading man with boyish good looks and liquid brown eyes. Signed by Samuel Goldwyn at 18, Granger alternated romantic leads with disturbed youths, but was seen to best advantage as flawed heroes, especially in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train. After a career hiatus, he re-emerged for a few years in the 1970s in Italian exploitation films, mostly as handsome ne'er-do-wells. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. Granger was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope starring James Stewart, John Dall, and
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 11, 2024 From Classic Movie ManAlfred Hitchcock’s Rope starring James Stewart, John Dall, and Rope (1948) is an American crime thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart, John Dall, and . Other members of the cast include Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier, Dougla... Read full article
Cathy O’Donnell and are on the run in “They Live By Night”
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 4, 2023 From Classic Movie ManCathy O’Donnell and are on the run in “They Live By Night” They Live By Night (1948) is an American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Cathy O’Donnell and . Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, and Ian Wolfe round out th... Read full article
Roseanna McCoy (1949) with
By Orson De Welles on May 21, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! Billed as containing all of the drama of the real life Hatfield and McCoy feud, in 1949 Samuel Goldwyn released Roseanna McCoy. He put together an extremely strong cast, with Raymond Massey and Charles Bickford as the two patriarchs of the McCoys and Hatfields, respectively. Additional a... Read full article
Roseanna McCoy (1949) with
By Orson De Welles on May 21, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! Billed as containing all of the drama of the real life Hatfield and McCoy feud, in 1949 Samuel Goldwyn released Roseanna McCoy. He put together an extremely strong cast, with Raymond Massey and Charles Bickford as the two patriarchs of the McCoys and Hatfields, respectively. Additional a... Read full article
Five Things I Learned From ’s Autobiography
By KC on Jul 12, 2011 From Classic MoviesI have liked since I first saw him freaking out in his role as a young killer in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948). When he died earlier this year, I was surprised to realize how little I knew about him. In order to remedy this, I picked up a copy of his 2007 autobiography, Include... Read full article
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Farley Granger Quotes:
Guy Haines: Doesn't that bloodhound ever relax? He sticks so close he's beginning to grow on me - like a fungus.
Barbara Morton: Who's the interesting-looking Frenchman with the Darvilles?
Guy Haines: His name's Antony... he's not French.
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