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Farley Granger

1925 - 2011

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Farley Earle Granger Jr. (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. Another war film, The Purple Heart (1944), followed, before Granger's naval service in Honolulu, in a unit that arranged troop entertainment in the Pacific. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Farley Granger is the 1,565th most popular actor (down from 1,218th in 2019), the 2,904th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,097th in 2019) and the 767th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Farley Granger ranks 1,565 out of 13,578. Before him are Adam Goldberg, Barbara Bain, Elsa Lanchester, Ross Bagdasarian, Jeanne Duval, and Margarita Lozano. After him are Josh Brolin, Myrna Loy, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Fassbender, and Peter Boyle.

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Among people born in 1925, Farley Granger ranks 134. Before him are Nancy Roman, Robert Hardy, Michael Dummett, Pierre Bérégovoy, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, and Eva Klein. After him are Jenő Buzánszky, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Alexander Shulgin, Prosper Grech, Shigeko Higashikuni, and Lino Lacedelli. Among people deceased in 2011, Farley Granger ranks 108. Before him are Raúl Ruiz, Pak Seung-zin, Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, Ken Russell, and Roland Petit. After him are Christopher Hitchens, Violetta Villas, Facundo Cabral, Eugene Nida, Marie-France Pisier, and Inese Jaunzeme.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Farley Granger ranks 2,904 out of 20,380. Before him are George Allen (1952), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), Oscar Robertson (1938), William H. Keeler (1931), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), and Charles W. Fairbanks (1852). After him are Josh Brolin (1968), Myrna Loy (1905), Levi P. Morton (1824), Andrew Fire (1959), Irving Thalberg (1899), and Peter Boyle (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Farley Granger ranks 767. Before him are Billy Dee Williams (1937), Gordon Scott (1926), Brad Davis (1949), Adam Goldberg (1970), Barbara Bain (1931), and Ross Bagdasarian (1919). After him are Josh Brolin (1968), Myrna Loy (1905), Peter Boyle (1935), Ben Foster (1980), Ian Somerhalder (1978), and Marcia Gay Harden (1959).

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