Fred LeRoy Granville
Fred LeRoy Granville | |
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Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
Died | 14 November 1932 (aged 46) |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Director |
Title | A.S.C. Founding Member |
Spouses |
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Children | 2[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
- Liberty, A Daughter of the USA (1916)
- Money Madness (1917)
- The Bride's Awakening (1918)
- The Heart of Humanity (1918)
- Her Body in Bond (1918)
- Rough Riding Romance (1919)
- The Coming of the Law (1919)
- The Honeypot (1920)
- The Price of Silence (1920) aka At the Mercy of Tiberius[3]
- Once to Every Woman (1920 film)
- Love Maggy (1921)
- The Smart Sex (1921)
- The Shark Master (1921)
- The Fighting Lover (1921)
- Shifting Sands (1922)
- The Beloved Vagabond (1923)
- The Sins Ye Do (1924)
- Forbidden Cargoes (1926)
- Lady Harrington (1926)
References
- ^ 1920 U.S. Census
- ^ 1917 Motion Picture News Studio Directory
- ^ ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
External links
- Fred LeRoy Granville at IMDb