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Jack and Bonita Granville Wrather Papers
CSLA-23
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Description
The Jack and Bonita Granville Wrather Papers consist of textual and non-textual materials dating from the period 1890 to 1990.
They document the considerable careers of Jack (1918-1984) and Bonita Granville Wrather (1923-1988) in the areas of entertainment,
business, and politics.
Background
Bonita Granville Wrather was born in 1923 in New York City to Bernard Granville and Rosina Granville (neé Timponi). Bonita's
lineage was rich in the field of the arts and entertainment: her maternal grandmother had been a ballerina for the Ballet
Russe of Monaco, and her maternal grandfather conducted at the famed La Scala opera house of Milan, Italy. Father Bernard
was a regular on the vaudeville stage of New York, talented and popular enough to appear in the top end of that venue, the
famous Ziegfeld Follies. It was from her father that Bonita came by the nickname "Bunny."
Extent
105 archival document boxes, 15 oversize boxes, 6 records storage boxes, 3 flat files
Restrictions
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Availability
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.