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Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather [2] (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American actress and producer. The daughter of vaudevillians, Granville began her career on the stage at age three. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She initially began as a child actress , making her film debut in Westward Passage (1932).
Wrather's grave, next to that of his wife Bonita Granville, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California Wrather died of cancer at age 66 on November 12, 1984, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California . [ 2 ]
Wrather was on vacation in Los Angeles where he met his old roommate, Castle, who was struggling in Hollywood after World War II. They wired author Woolrich asking how much the film rights were for his short story, "He Looked Like Murder". Following Woolrich's response, Wrather set up Jack Wrather Productions. Filming was completed in eight ...
English: Graves of television producer Jack Wrather and his wife, actress Bonita Wrather (née Granville), at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California (grotto, lot 196, grave 12). John Devereaux "Jack" Wrather, Jr. was born May 24, 1918 and was a petroleum millionaire and television producer, later investing in broadcast stations and ...
Wrather's company produced two modestly budgeted theatrical features, The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). The cast included former child actress Bonita Granville, who had married Wrather after his divorce from a daughter of former Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel.
Wrather died two months after Eisner took over at Disney, and in 1988, after Wrather's widow Bonita Granville died, Disney bought the entire Wrather company. At the time Wrather's company also owned the rights to The Lone Ranger and the Lassie TV series, and managed and operated the RMS Queen Mary and Spruce Goose combined tourist attraction in ...
Strike It Rich is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron, Bonita Granville and Don Castle. [ 1 ] It was partly shot on location around Lindale, Texas .
A total of 26 half-hour episodes, all in color, aired from 1960 to 1961 [2] with stars that included Marie Windsor, Pat O'Brien, Charles Coburn, Peter Lorre, Bonita Granville, Buddy Ebsen, and Vincent Price. Ted Post was the director. [3] The programs were produced by Jack Wrather Productions, with ITC handling distribution.