Granger arrogant and difficult
Posted: March 16th, 2013, 1:08 pm
Given Stewart Granger's reputation of being diffficult to work with I wondered how the likes of James Drury and Dog Mclure got on with him during the final season of The Virginian, given it was probably Grange's first serious venture into tv. It's been said Tony Curtis had problems relating to supporting actors in The Persuaders, though he got on ok with co-star Roger Moore, believing himself to be a major star above actors working on tv.
The other day on you tube I got watched a Virginian reunion where James Drury more or less stated Granger riuned the show in that final season, which ended up cancelled. He sacked long standing members of the crew, much to the anoyannce of Drury. I did disagree with Drury on one thing though. He said Granger wasn't a cowboy actor like the other owners of Shiloh ranch like L.G Cobb, Charles Bickford and John Mcintire. IMO Granger made several good western films in his time. I also think the final season suffered coes of the lack of a regular female actor like Roberta Shore and Sarah Lane.
The reason why I wondered about Granger on The Virginian was hell raiser Richard Burton even had cause to be upset at Granger's behaviour on the set of The Wild Geese, claiming he was unprofessional and was disrespectful to the crew on the film. He also beleved Granger had a hard neck, given hadn't made a film in 10-years.
The other day on you tube I got watched a Virginian reunion where James Drury more or less stated Granger riuned the show in that final season, which ended up cancelled. He sacked long standing members of the crew, much to the anoyannce of Drury. I did disagree with Drury on one thing though. He said Granger wasn't a cowboy actor like the other owners of Shiloh ranch like L.G Cobb, Charles Bickford and John Mcintire. IMO Granger made several good western films in his time. I also think the final season suffered coes of the lack of a regular female actor like Roberta Shore and Sarah Lane.
The reason why I wondered about Granger on The Virginian was hell raiser Richard Burton even had cause to be upset at Granger's behaviour on the set of The Wild Geese, claiming he was unprofessional and was disrespectful to the crew on the film. He also beleved Granger had a hard neck, given hadn't made a film in 10-years.