Fred LeRoy Granville

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Fred LeRoy Granville
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Died14 November 1932 (aged 46)
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, Director
TitleA.S.C. Founding Member
Spouses
  • Mary J. (Mayme) Paynter
  • Peggy Hyland (divorced)
Children2[1]

Fred LeRoy Granville was born in

Stefansson Expedition (1914) and a number of features and serials for Universal, including Liberty, A Daughter of the USA (1916) and The Heart of Humanity (1918). He also shot several of cowboy actor Tom Mix's early Fox features. The last two films he directed were produced in France.[3]

While married to Mary J., he had two sons, George E., born about 1908 and Roy F., born about 1911.

In 1920, Granville went to England, where he worked as a cinematographer and director into the mid-1920s. Here he met and married the actress Peggy Hyland in 1923. The marriage was later dissolved. He died in London on 14 November 1932, from complications related to Bright's disease.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ 1920 U.S. Census
  2. ^ 1917 Motion Picture News Studio Directory
  3. ^ .

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