Dorothy Granger
- Highest Rated: The Paleface (1948)
- Lowest Rated: Raintree County (1957)
- Birthday: Nov 21, 1912
- Birthplace: Not Available
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A beauty-contest winner at age 13, Dorothy Granger went on to perform in vaudeville with her large and talented family. Granger made her film bow in 1929's Words and Music, and the following year landed a contract with comedy producer Hal Roach. Working with such masters as Harry Langdon, Laurel & Hardy and Charley Chase, she sharpened her own comic skills to perfection, enabling her to assume the unofficial title of "Queen of the Short Subjects." During her long association with two-reelers, she appeared with the likes of W.C. Fields (The Dentist), the Three Stooges (Punch Drunks), Walter Catlett, Edgar Kennedy, Hugh Herbert and a host of others. She also appeared sporadically in features, playing everything from full leads to one-line bits. A favorite of director Mitchell Leisen, Granger essayed amusing cameos in such Leisen productions as Take a Letter, Darling (1942) and Lady in the Dark (1944). George Cukor wanted to cast Granger in the important role of Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939), but producer David O. Selznick decided to go with Ona Munson, who had more "name" value. Granger is most fondly remembered for her appearances in RKO's long-running (1935-51) Leon Errol short-subject series, in which she was usually cast as Leon's highly suspicious spouse. She retired from films in 1963, keeping busy by helping her husband manage a successful Los Angeles upholstery store. Dorothy Granger made her last public appearance in 1993 at the Screen Actors Guild's 50th anniversary celebration.
Highest Rated Movies
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The Paleface
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Show Boat
100% -
The Southerner
91% -
Filmography
Movies
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Box
|
Year |
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11% | Raintree County | Mme. Gaubert | — | 1957 |
So Big | Lady | — | 1953 | |
One Minute to Zero | Nurse | — | 1952 | |
100% | The Paleface | Bath House Attendant | — | 1948 |
The Walls of Jericho | Gossip | — | 1948 | |
Sealed Verdict | Edna Brown | — | 1948 | |
83% | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Wrong Mr. and Mrs. Follinsbee | — | 1947 |
Killer Dill | Millie | — | 1947 | |
Deadline at Dawn | Ticket Girl | — | 1946 | |
Sunset in El Dorado | Maisie | — | 1945 | |
Adventure | Cashier | — | 1945 | |
Here Come the Co-eds | Woman | — | 1945 | |
The Jade Mask | Stella | — | 1945 | |
91% | The Southerner | Party Girl | — | 1945 |
One Body Too Many | Mona | — | 1944 | |
In Society | Hysterical Woman | — | 1944 | |
Lady in the Dark | Autograph Hunter | — | 1944 | |
Knickerbocker Holiday | Barmaid | — | 1944 | |
The Woman of the Town | Belle | — | 1944 | |
Star Spangled Rhythm | Girl | — | 1942 | |
Take a Letter, Darling (Green-Eyed Woman) | Switchboard Operator | — | 1942 | |
Honky Tonk | Saloon Girl | — | 1941 | |
New Moon | Fat Bridesmaid | — | 1940 | |
When the Daltons Rode | Nancy | — | 1940 | |
When Tomorrow Comes | Waitress | — | 1939 | |
Blue Montana Skies | Mrs. Potter | — | 1939 | |
Letter of Introduction | Woman at Party | — | 1938 | |
Shopworn Angel | Dancer | — | 1938 | |
The Road Back | French Girl | — | 1937 | |
78% | Romeo and Juliet | Bit | — | 1936 |
100% | Show Boat | Chorus Girl | — | 1936 |
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Receptionist | — | 1936 | |
The Nitwits | Phyllis | — | 1935 | |
80% | The Merry Widow | Maxim Girl | — | 1934 |
Only Yesterday | Sally | — | 1933 | |
The Tip Off | Hat Check Girl | — | 1931 |
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