About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1910-07-10
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Bert Granet

Overview

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.

Known for

Writing
1959 Career Writing Writer 59
Average
1950 The Torch Writing Adaptation 58
Average
1946 Do You Love Me Writing Story 58
Average
1944 Show Business Writing Story 58
Average
1942 Obliging Young Lady Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1941 Time Out for Rhythm Writing Story 59
Average
1941 Footlight Fever Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1941 Footlight Fever Writing Story 59
Average
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1940 Cross-Country Romance Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1940 Millionaire Playboy Writing Story 58
Average
1940 Millionaire Playboy Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1939 The Day the Bookies Wept Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1939 Career Writing Writer N/A
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1939 Fixer Dugan Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 Annabel Takes a Tour Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 Annabel Takes a Tour Writing Story 59
Average
1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Writing Story 59
Average
1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Writing Writer 59
Average
1938 The Affairs of Annabel Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1938 Law of the Underworld Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 Go Chase Yourself Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1938 Maid's Night Out Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1937 Quick Money Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1937 High Flyers Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1937 The Big Shot Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1937 Meet the Missus Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1936 Legion of Terror Writing Story 59
Average
1936 Legion of Terror Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1936 The Gentleman from Louisiana Writing Story N/A
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1934 The House Where I Was Born Writing Writer N/A
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1934 She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie Writing Screenplay N/A
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1934 Hello, Sailors Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1970 The Intruders Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1963 The Great Adventure Production Producer N/A
N/A
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Production Producer 68
Fair
1957 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Production Producer 72
Good
1957 The Walter Winchell File Production Producer 69
Fair
1952 The Marrying Kind Production Producer 59
Average
1950 The Torch Production Producer 58
Average
1948 Berlin Express Production Producer 59
Average
1946 The Locket Production Producer 59
Average
1945 Sing Your Way Home Production Producer 58
Average
1945 Those Endearing Young Charms Production Producer N/A
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1944 Bride by Mistake Production Producer 59
Average