Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville Wrather · Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather
- Туған күні:
- 1923-02-02
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1988-10-11
- Туған жері:
- New York City, New York, USA
Өмірбаяны
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).
Фильмографиясы
Hollywood’s Children
1982
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Self
Легенда об одиноком рейнджере
1981
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Woman (uncredited)
The Velvet Alley
1959
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mrs. Kirkley
Одинокий рейнджер
1956
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Welcome Kilgore
Guilty of Treason
1950
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Stephanie Varna
Strike It Rich
1948
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Julie Ann Brady
The Guilty
1947
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Estelle Mitchell / Linda Mitchell
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Kay Wilson
Suspense
1946
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ronnie
The Truth About Murder
1946
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Christine Allen
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dorothy Larson
Senorita from the West
1945
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jeannie Blake
The Beautiful Cheat
1945
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Alice
Youth Runs Wild
1944
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Toddy Jones
Song of the Open Road
1944
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Bonnie
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Kay Wilson
Hitler's Children
1943
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Anna Miller
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
1942
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Anne Porter
Вперед, путешественник
1942
TMDb 7.4 / 10
June Vale
Стеклянный ключ
1942
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Syncopation
1942
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Kit Latimer
Soaring Stars
1942
Passenger
Г.М. Пульхэм Эсквайр
1941
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Mary Pulham
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
Self
Down in San Diego
1941
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Betty Haines
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Frances Marlowe
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Francine 'Frankie' Diamond
Gallant Sons
1940
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Kate Pendleton
Escape
1940
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Ursula
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Vicky Sherwood
Those Were the Days!
1940
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Martha Scroggs
The Mortal Storm
1940
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Elsa
Forty Little Mothers
1940
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Doris
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Nancy Drew
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Peggy Finnegan
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Nancy Drew
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Nancy Drew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nancy Drew
Hard to Get
1938
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Connie Richards
My Bill
1938
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Gwen Colbrook
White Banners
1938
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Sally Ward
The Beloved Brat
1938
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Roberta Morgan
Весело мы живем
1938
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Marian Kilbourne
It's Love I'm After
1937
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Gracie Kane
Call It a Day
1937
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ann Hilton
Достойная улица
1937
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Isabella
Maid of Salem
1937
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ann
Плуг и звёзды
1936
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mollser Gogan
Сады Аллаха
1936
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Convent Girl (uncredited)
Эти трое
1936
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Mary Tilford
Song of the Saddle
1936
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Jen as a Child
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mildred Miller
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited)
Cradle Song
1933
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Carmen (uncredited)
Кавалькада
1933
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Young Fanny
Серебряный доллар
1932
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Liddy (uncredited)
Westward Passage
1932
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Little Olivia Allen (age 9)