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Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas .
Simmons with her first husband Stewart Granger in 1955. Simmons was married and divorced twice. At 21, she married Stewart Granger in Tucson, Arizona, on 20 December 1950. [28] She and Granger became US citizens in 1956; [29] in the same year, their daughter Tracy Granger was born. They divorced in 1960.
Farley Earle Granger Jr. [1] (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 for its political position.
Then Stewart Granger was assigned to star. The film was made towards the end of Granger's contract with MGM and he felt they assigned him to this low-budget film to punish him for not renewing with the studio. [5] He appeared opposite Steve Rowland, the son of the director. [6]
Granger had done location shooting for a movie Constable Pedley (which later became The Wild North) – filming on that was halted so Granger could make The Light Touch. [6] George Sanders made the film as the first of a 3-picture deal with MGM. [7] Stewart Granger later wrote in his memoirs he had to make the film or go on suspension:
In February 1951, MGM announced Simmons would co-star with her husband Stewart Granger. [17] Filming continued to be pushed back in part because Simmons became enmeshed in a contractual dispute with Howard Hughes. In October 1951, Charles Laughton signed to play Henry VIII. In August 1952, Deborah Kerr joined the cast as Catherine Parr. [18]
[10] Stewart Granger was appearing in a production of Rebecca on stage when he was called in to audition. He says he had been recommended to the producers by Robert Donat, with whom Granger had just appeared on stage in To Dream Again. Granger was the last of the four leads cast and was paid £1,000 for 12 weeks work.
The picture stars Wayne along with Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, and Capucine. The script is based on the 1939 play Birthday Gift by Ladislas Fodor and is set during the Nome gold rush. [7] The film featured Johnny Horton's song "North to Alaska", sung during the opening titles, setting up an introduction to the story.