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Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor. Granger was first noticed in a small stage production in Hollywood by a Goldwyn casting director, and given a significant role in The North Star (1943), a controversial film praising the Soviet Union at the height of World War II , but later condemned ...
Farley Granger. Actor: Strangers on a Train. Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership.
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- San Jose, California, USA
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- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Mar 29, 2011 · Farley Granger, who found quick stardom in films like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” in the 1940s and ’50s but who then turned aside from Hollywood to pursue stage and television...
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- 'Rope' (1948) Most posters will try and imply that James Stewart is the lead of Hitchcock's masterful Rope, but it takes a while for his character to enter the picture.
- 'Strangers on a Train' (1951) Strangers on a Train is undoubtedly one of the very best movies Alfred Hitchcock ever directed in his long and accomplished career, and marked the second time the filmmaker collaborated with Granger.
- 'They Live by Night' (1948) A classic thriller in every sense of the word, They Live by Night represents the film noir genre at its best, and perhaps its most direct, too.
- 'What Have They Done to Your Daughters?' (1974) The premise and execution of What Have They Done to Your Daughters? is appropriately wild and fits the fairly full-on title.
Farley Granger. Actor: Strangers on a Train. Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership.
- July 1, 1925
- March 27, 2011
Mar 29, 2011 · US actor Farley Granger, best known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock thrillers Rope and Strangers on a Train, has died in New York at the age of 85. He died on Sunday of natural causes at...
Mar 30, 2011 · Farley Earle Granger, Jr., was the son of a San Jose car dealer who, after his business failed in the first years of the Great Depression, moved the family to Los Angeles.