Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger
Born	Dorothy Karolyn Granger November 21, 1912(1912-11-21) New London, Ohio U.S.
Died	January 4, 1995(1995-01-04) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California U.S.
Years active	1929-1961
Spouse	John Hilder (? - ?)

Dorothy Granger (November 21, 1912—January 4, 1995) was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.

Career

There is some confusion as to the year of Granger's birth. The Social Security Death Index lists it as 1911 as does her death certificate; most biographies say 1912, although at least one site lists the year as 1914. Nineteen twelve is the most likely. Granger, with her parents, two brothers, Richard and James, and their grandmother, Clara (Wilcox) Granger, moved to Los Angeles during the late 1920s.

Granger got her start in the entertainment industry when she won a beauty contest at the age of 13 at Silver Beach Summer Resort near Houston. Her comedic timing and talent were perfect for studios that made two-reelers and in 1930 her father took her to Hal Roach who was then testing talent for his upcoming comedy series, The Boy Friends. Granger’s natural gift for comedy got her the job immediately and she was put under contract to Hal Roach Studios. She later joined Colmubia Studio and appeared in The Dentist with W.C. Fields and Punch Drunks and Termites of 1938 with The Three Stooges. Granger also appeared alongside of Laurel & Hardy, Andy Clyde, Charley Chase, Edgar Kennedy, Harry Langdon and Joe DeRita. Granger is best remembered as the sarcastic, suspicious and long-suffering wife in Leon Errol’s series of two-reelers for RKO.

Granger also appeared in such feature films as 1942's North to The Klondike and Roy Rogers’ Sunset in El Dorado.

Later years

Granger worked on a variety of television shows through the 1950s, including The Abbott and Costello Show, I Married Joan, Father Knows Best, Topper, Lassie, Death Valley Days and Wells Fargo. Her last television performance was a live show on Face The Facts in 1961. Granger left show business in 1963, calling it an “ulcer factory.”

Granger made her last public appearance in 1993 for the Screen Actors Guild’s 60th anniversary celebration. She was an honored guest at the celebration because she was one of SAG’s first members. In later years she helped her husband run an upholstery shop in Los Angeles.

Granger (center) with Moe Howard (left) and Curly Howard (right) in a lobby card for 1934's Punch Drunks

Death

Granger died of cancer on January 4, 1995 in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

• Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948)
• Punch Drunks (1934)
• The Dentist (1932)
• Keep Laughing (1932)
• Temptation's Workshop (1932)
• One Quiet Night (1931)
• One Good Turn (1931)
• Honeymoon Trio (1931)
• Hog Wild (1930)

External links

Biography portal

• Dorothy Granger at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Granger at Find a Grave

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Name	Granger, Dorothy
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Date of birth	November 21, 1912
Place of birth	New London, Ohio U.S.
Date of death	January 4, 1995
Place of death	Los Angeles, California U.S.