Bernard R. Granville (July 4, 1888 - October 5, 1936) was an American actor, singer and minstrel show performer who was discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld and was known as "the twentieth century comedian".[1]

Biography

He was born on July 4, 1888, in West Virginia,[1] the only child of Algernon Granville and Cora B Chamberlain Granville (1864-1937).[2]

He started his career as a minstrel show performer with Al G. Field at age 18, in 1906. He worked there until 1911. He worked as a circus clown for Ringling Brothers than went back to a minstrel show with Donnely and Hatfield[1]

He performed in Marriage a la Carte at the La Salle Theater in Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. He performed in A Winsome Widow at the Moulin Rouge in Manhattan, New York City. He then appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912, 1915, and 1916.[1]

He served in World War I as a lieutenant and a pilot in France.[1]

He married Rosina Timponi and they had a daughter Bonita Granville. They later divorced. He next married Eleanor Christie.[1]

He died of pneumonia on October 5, 1936, in Hollywood, California.[1]

Broadway

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Granville, Actor, Dies In Hollywood". The New York Times. October 7, 1936. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Cora Granville". myheritage.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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