BONITA GRANVILLE ,AMERICAN ACTRESS /PRODUCER BORN 1923 FEBRUARY 2 - 1988 OCTOBER 11
BONITA GRANVILLE ,AMERICAN ACTRESS /PRODUCER BORN 1923 FEBRUARY 2 - 1988 OCTOBER 11 Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American actress and producer. She was best known for playing Nancy Drew in a film series of the late 1930s and for her roles in These Three (1936), Merrily We Live (1938), H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Hitler's Children (1943), and Song of the Open Road (1944). Granville began her career as a child actress on the stage at age three.[1][2] She then made her film debut in Westward Passage (1932) and rose to prominence for her role in These Three (1936), which earned her an Academy Award nomination at age fourteen. She continued to act regularly in films until marrying Jack Wrather in 1947. After that Granville appeared in only three films and made several guest appearances on television. She progressed to produce the long-running series Lassie (1959–1973). She was also a businesswoman an...