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Bert Granet

Bert Granet

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born July 10, 1910 in New York City, New York, USA

Died November 15, 2002

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New York-born television pioneer Bert Granet graduated with a B.A. from Yale University. He began in the film industry in 1934, and, a decade later, was working as writer-producer under contract at RKO (1944-48). He set up his own short-lived production company, Kaladore Corporation, under which banner he released just one feature film (a rather obscure item, entitled The Torch (1950), set in revolutionary Mexico, with an all-Mexican cast -- the single exception being star Paulette Goddard). In the mid-50's, Granet joined Desilu Productions to produce light, unpretentious entertainment like The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957) and the weekly anthology series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958). Reputedly 'a hard-nosed realist', Granet's success in the medium stemmed from vowing audiences through signing top movie actors and acquiring scripts from well-established and respected writers. One of these turned out to be the genial Rod Serling -- introduced to Granet via a mutual friend, the director Robert Parrish. At considerable cost and having to overcome strong objections by the sponsor's ad agency, McCann-Erickson (who had script approval and hated 'ambiguous endings'), Granet purchased a story from CBS ("The Time Element"). This was aired with great success as an episode of 'Playhouse' and ultimately persuaded CBS to take on The Twilight Zone (1959), the show which -- according to Serling himself -- "no one wanted to buy". The rest is history. Granet later served as producer of 'Twilight Zone' during seasons four and five.

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Filmography

Actor

4

Type

Year

The Desilu Story Poster

The Desilu Story Documentary2003

E! True Hollywood Story Poster

E! True Hollywood Story TV Series1996

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story Poster

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story TV Series1987

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Producer

18

Type

Year

The Intruders Poster

The Intruders TV Movie1970

The Great Adventure Poster

The Great Adventure TV Series1963

Kraft Mystery Theater Poster

Kraft Mystery Theater TV Series1961

The Scarface Mob Poster

The Scarface Mob TV Movie1959

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series1958

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Poster

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour TV Series1957

The Walter Winchell File Poster

The Walter Winchell File TV Series1957

Those Whiting Girls Poster

Those Whiting Girls TV Series1955

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953

The Marrying Kind Poster

The Marrying Kind Feature Film1952

The Torch Poster

The Torch Feature Film1950

Berlin Express Poster

Berlin Express Feature Film1948

The Locket Poster

The Locket Feature Film1946

Sing Your Way Home Poster

Sing Your Way Home Feature Film1945

Those Endearing Young Charms Poster

Those Endearing Young Charms Feature Film1945

Bride by Mistake Poster

Bride by Mistake Feature Film1944

Writer

38

Type

Year

Career Feature Film1959

The Millionaire Poster

The Millionaire TV Series1955

The Torch Poster

The Torch Feature Film1950

Do You Love Me Poster

Do You Love Me Feature Film1946

Show Business Poster

Show Business Feature Film1944

Obliging Young Lady Poster

Obliging Young Lady Feature Film1942

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Poster

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Feature Film1941

Footlight Fever Poster

Footlight Fever Feature Film1941

Sun Valley Serenade Poster

Sun Valley Serenade Feature Film1941

Time Out for Rhythm Poster

Time Out for Rhythm Feature Film1941

Cross-Country Romance Poster

Cross-Country Romance Feature Film1940

Laddie Feature Film1940

Millionaire Playboy Poster

Millionaire Playboy Feature Film1940

Career Feature Film1939

Fixer Dugan Poster

Fixer Dugan Feature Film1939

The Day the Bookies Wept Poster

The Day the Bookies Wept Feature Film1939

Annabel Takes a Tour Poster

Annabel Takes a Tour Feature Film1938

Go Chase Yourself Poster

Go Chase Yourself Feature Film1938

Law of the Underworld Poster

Law of the Underworld Feature Film1938

Maid's Night Out Poster

Maid's Night Out Feature Film1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Poster

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Feature Film1938

The Affairs of Annabel Poster

The Affairs of Annabel Feature Film1938

High Flyers Poster

High Flyers Feature Film1937

Meet the Missus Poster

Meet the Missus Feature Film1937

Quick Money Poster

Quick Money Feature Film1937

Speed to Spare Poster

Speed to Spare Feature Film1937

The Big Shot Poster

The Big Shot Feature Film1937

Legion of Terror Poster

Legion of Terror Feature Film1936

The Gentleman from Louisiana Poster

The Gentleman from Louisiana Feature Film1936

How Am I Doing Short Film1935

Domestic Bliss-ters Short Film1934

Hello Sailors Short Film1934

Henry the Ache Poster

Henry the Ache Short Film1934

Mountain Melody Short Film1934

She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie Poster

She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie Short Film1934

Soup for Nuts Poster

Soup for Nuts Short Film1934

The House Where I Was Born Short Film1934

Hizzoner Poster

Hizzoner Short Film1933

Thanks

1

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story Poster

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story TV Series1987

Other Crew

1

My Favorite Wife Poster

My Favorite Wife Feature Film1940

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