Word: grapewin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...acting is concerned, the picture is almost a one-man show: it belongs to Charley Grapewin, who plays Jeeter. While some of the other performers, such as Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, are better know today, Grapewin's part overshadows theirs both by its size and the capability with which it is handled Alternately sly and humerous, his Jeeter is a captivating old man who in one monologue--a prayer in which he warns the Lord to hurry up with delivering help or beware of the consequences--achieves something approaching magnificence. And Grapewin's performance, unlike some other aspects...
Died. Charles Grapewin, 86, oldtime Broadway comedian-turned-Hollywood character actor, who performed in more than 100 films, notably as Grampa in The Grapes of Wrath; in Corona, Calif...