Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville

Daughter of Bernard 'Bunny' Granville and Rosina Timponi, Bonita Granville was born into an acting family on 2 Febuary 1923, in New York, New York. It's not surprising that she herself became a child actor, first on the stage and, at the age of 9, debuting in movies in Westward Passage (1932). She was regularly cast as a naughty little girl, as in These Three (1936) where she played Mary, an obnoxious girl spreading lies about her teachers. Her performance left an impression on the audience, and she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award. In 1938-39 came the movies she is now best remembered for -- playing the bright and feisty detective/reporter Nancy Drew in the Nancy Drew series. She also appeared with Mickey Rooney in a few Andy Hardy movies. She never really had a movie breakthrough, and after marrying oil millionaire and later producer Jack Wrather, she retired from acting in the middle of the 1950s, although she went on to produce the Lassie (1954) TV series. After her marriage to oil millionaire Jack Wrather in 1947, she appeared in only three more movies. She became an executive in the Wrather Corp., and first associate producer, then executive producer of the Lassie (1954) TV series. After Wrather's death in 1984, she took over as chairman of the board. She was also involved in many civic and cultural groups, and she was chair of American Film Institute, trustee of John F. Kennedy Center, as well as other well known organizations and charities. Walt Disney personally convinced the Wrathers to build the Disneyland Hotel when Disney could not raise the money to do so -- his credit was all tied up in building the theme park itself. After the phenomenal success of Disneyland, Disney attempted to buy the hotel; but the Wrathers steadfastly refused to sell. Long after Jack and Bonita Wrather's and Walt Disney's deaths, the Disney Company bought the Wrather Corporation. The Disney Company thus acquired the Disneyland Hotel, the Queen Mary and Spruce Goose attractions in Long Beach, California, the rights to The Lone Ranger (1949) TV series, as well as other properties. Bonita Granville Rather died of cancer on 11 October 1988, in Santa Monica, California. She and Wrather had four children (two from Wrather's first marriage).

  • Popularitet : 4.252
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1923-02-02
  • Fødselssted : New York City, New York, USA
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Bonita Granville Film

  • 1940
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    The Mortal Storm

    The Mortal Storm

    7.169 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Nancy Drew... Reporter

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1946
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    Now, Voyager

    Now, Voyager

    7.337 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Guilty

    The Guilty

    5.3 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

    5.3 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

    6.59 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    6.7 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Nancy Drew… Detective

    Nancy Drew… Detective

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

    Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    Little Women

    Little Women

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    Third Finger, Left Hand

    Third Finger, Left Hand

    6.8 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    These Three

    These Three

    7.211 1936 HD

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  • 1933
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    Cavalcade

    Cavalcade

    5.491 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Youth Runs Wild

    Youth Runs Wild

    4.2 1944 HD

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  • 1941
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    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    6.889 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Syncopation

    Syncopation

    6.8 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Hitler's Children

    Hitler's Children

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1937
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    It's Love I'm After

    It's Love I'm After

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1940
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    Forty Little Mothers

    Forty Little Mothers

    6.2 1940 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

    6.1 1956 HD

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  • 1938
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    White Banners

    White Banners

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Angels Wash Their Faces

    Angels Wash Their Faces

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Escape

    Escape

    7.4 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Seven Miles from Alcatraz

    Seven Miles from Alcatraz

    4.5 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

    7.118 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

    The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1946
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    Breakfast in Hollywood

    Breakfast in Hollywood

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1937
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    Call It a Day

    Call It a Day

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Song of the Saddle

    Song of the Saddle

    7 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Wild Man of Borneo

    The Wild Man of Borneo

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Those Were the Days!

    Those Were the Days!

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Beloved Brat

    The Beloved Brat

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    Gallant Sons

    Gallant Sons

    7.2 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    Song of the Open Road

    Song of the Open Road

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Truth About Murder

    The Truth About Murder

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hard to Get

    Hard to Get

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    My Bill

    My Bill

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1950
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    Guilty of Treason

    Guilty of Treason

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Life of Vergie Winters

    The Life of Vergie Winters

    5.9 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Beautiful Cheat

    The Beautiful Cheat

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    Soaring Stars

    Soaring Stars

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

    5.6 1936 HD

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  • 1948
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    Strike It Rich

    Strike It Rich

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ah, Wilderness!

    Ah, Wilderness!

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    Quality Street

    Quality Street

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    Silver Dollar

    Silver Dollar

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1945
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    Senorita from the West

    Senorita from the West

    5 1945 HD

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  • 1933
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    Cradle Song

    Cradle Song

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1941
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    Down in San Diego

    Down in San Diego

    5.5 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Garden of Allah

    The Garden of Allah

    5.717 1936 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Legend of the Lone Ranger

    The Legend of the Lone Ranger

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Velvet Alley

    The Velvet Alley

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1938
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    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1982
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    Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Magic of Lassie

    The Magic of Lassie

    5.4 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    Lassie: Heltedåd

    Lassie: Heltedåd

    3 1972 HD

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  • 1969
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    Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka

    Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1954
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    Lassie

    Lassie

    6.133 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1971
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    V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1970
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    6.133 1970 HD

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