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 | Sgt. Howard Clinton, Niels, Phillip Morgan, Jack Greer, Joe Norson |
| 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:
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
In Memory: (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011).
By Dawn on Mar 30, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks(July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011), career spanned over several decades and was best known for his two films with Alfred Hitchcock, Rope(1948) and Strangers on a Train (1951). I'm kind of freaking out.. I wrote this tribute a couple of weeks ago to add to N and CF in April. Farley ... Read full article
Attractive Stranger: RIP
By Jnpickens on Mar 30, 2011 From Comet Over Hollywoodin 1953 In the shadows of Elizabeth Taylor’s death, died on March 27, at age 85. Sometimes I think that ?was forgotten. He wasn’t as dynamic as other 1950s actors like Marlon Brando, and he was pretty awkward compared to suave Cary Grant, but M... 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.
Brandon Shaw: Determined to get drunk, aren't you?
Phillip Morgan: I am drunk.
Brandon Shaw: And just as childish as you were before when you called me a liar.
Phillip Morgan: You had no business telling that story.
Brandon Shaw: Why did you lie anyway?
Phillip Morgan: I had to! Have you ever bothered for just one minute to understand how someone else might feel?
Brandon Shaw: I'm not sentimental if that's what you...
Phillip Morgan: No, that's not what I mean; but it doesn't matter. Nothing matters... except that Mr. Brandon liked the party. Mr. Brandon gave the party. Mr. Brandon had a delightful evening. Well, I had a rotten evening!
Brandon Shaw: Keep drinking, and you'll have a worse morning.
Phillip Morgan: At least if I have a hangover, it'll be all mine!
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