Description
Joseph Granby was an American actor whose career spanned the early-1900s to the 1960s. During that time he was involved in
vaudeville, theater, film, radio, and television. The collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks, theater programs, playbills,
and a small amount of script material related to Granby's career.
Background
There is very little biographical information available about Joseph Granby. Most of the facts below were gathered from Granby's
papers. Joseph Granby (also known as Joe) was born in 1885 and appears to be from Boston, Massachusetts. He was an actor involved
in theater, motion pictures, radio, and television. His career was launched at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston in 1905.
He appeared on Broadway in productions such as
The Claw,
Lally (1927), and
Hawk Island (1929). Granby was also active in vaudeville on the Keith and Orpheum circuits. He regularly performed on radio and was known
for his role as Black Barney in the science-fiction series Buck Rogers. He also played the roles of Lothar on
Mandrake the Magician and Lestrade on
Sherlock Holmes. His motion picture credits include
Kismet (1944),
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949),
Joan of Arc (1950), and
Written on the Wind (1956) among others. He made the transition to television on programs such as Fireside Theatre and Lux Video Theatre. Granby
died in Hollywood, California, on September 29, 1965.
Restrictions
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creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
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