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]
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]
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