Birthname: James Lablanche Stewart
| Sign | Taurus |
| Born |
May 6, 1913
Kensington, London |
| Died |
Aug 16, 1993
Santa Monica, CA |
| Age | Died at 80 |
| Final Resting Place Cremated | |
Stewart Granger |
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| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1933-89 |
| Top Roles | George Pratt, Lot, Harry Somerford, Commander Claudius, Mark Shore |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Royalty, Swashbucklers, Bible, Period Piece |
| Top Collaborators | Jean Simmons, Amy Veness, Beatrice Varley, Pandro S. Berman (Producer), Peter Bull, Finlay Currie, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert |
| Also Born on May 6 | |
| Also Born in 1913 | |
| Also a Taurus | |
Stewart Granger Overview:
Legendary actor, Stewart Granger, was born James Lablanche Stewart on May 6, 1913 in Kensington, London. Granger died at the age of 80 on Aug 16, 1993 in Santa Monica, CA and was cremated and his ashes given to family or friend.
MINI BIO:
Tall, dark, debonair British actor who, after a hard apprenticeship, was invalided out of war service and promptly shot to stardom portraying a series of dashing romantic adventurers. He went to Hollywood at the late age of 37, but still enjoyed half-a-dozen good years in bigger-budget MGM facsimiles of his British successes. He ended his star career in continental action films. Married to Elspeth March (1939-1949) and Jean Simmons (1950-1960): first and second of three. Died from prostate and bone cancer. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Granger was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Stewart Granger BlogHub Articles:
On Blu-ray: Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Ustinov in Beau Brummell (1954)
Of all the screen adaptations of Beau Brummell, the 1954 MGM production is the most lavish. With grand settings, gorgeous costumes, and attractive stars, it is drawn directly from the studio’s basic blueprint for glossy historical dramas. Now available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive, the film ... Read full article
THE STEWART GRANGER BLOGATHON: The Last Hunt (1956)
Maddy Loves Her Classic Films is our hostess for The Stewart Granger Blogathon running April 13th and 14th. Click HERE for the eclectic articles on the British born star. Milton Lott's Pulitzer nominated novel of 1955, The Last Hunt was the basis for Richard Brooks' screenplay which he directed... Read full article
On Blu-ray: Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger in The Last Hunt (1956)
Based on a novel by Milton Lott, but featuring real buffalo herd thinning, the Richard Brooks-directed The Last Hunt (1956) is an unusual mix of fact and fiction. It comes from a period where westerns took on more moral complexity. Heroes are less certain, violence isn't as superficial, and a feelin... Read full article
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) with Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons
Share This! “Another woman once thought she owned me. Don’t drive me too far!” —Stephen Lowry to Lily Watkins Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) is in deepest grief, face ashen, head bowed during the funeral of his wife. Around the grave in the interminable Victorian drizzle are his friend... Read full article
Happy Birthday: Stewart Granger!
Stewart Granger (6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993). His first starring film role was in the film, The Man in Grey (1943). A British film melodrama made by Gainsborough Pictures, which are a series of period costume dramas. Directed by Leslie Arliss and adapted by Doreen Montgomery from the novel, T... Read full article
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Stewart Granger Quotes:
Andre Moreau: As an incarnate fiend.
Sam Conride: Well, either she's extremely naïve, or, what is worse, she's just plain honest.
Andre Moreau: Well, not yet, darling, but it threatens. I have a young lady downstairs in a coach with an itch to be married. She's made two attempts since breakfast and her temper is rising.