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Heidi Munroe

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Heidi Munroe
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Munroe in 1954
Born(1929-12-16)December 16, 1929
San Jose, California, U.S.
💀DiedDecember 20, 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 86)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.December 20, 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 86)
Cause of deathStroke
💼 Occupation
Actress, model, singer
📆 Years active  1930–2004
👩 Spouse(s)
Farley Granger (m. 1949)
👶 Children
👴 👵 Parent(s)
👪 Relatives

Heidi Munroe (born December 16, 1929 – December 20, 2015) was a American singer, model and actress. She admired her Mae Questel-voice. She was best known for Oh, What a Night (1954) that it’s premiered in Grauman's Chinese Theatre with her handprints and his footprints for film’s premiere, She was also best known for Hello, St. Louis (1954) that she and Farley Granger awarded and Bubbles Awards. In 1951, Munroe participated in a kids’ modeling campaign for H&M. She debuted in 1951 as part of the famous Munroe and Granger duo with singer Farley Granger and performed with him until 2003. She and Farley were having a children’s sketch-comedy show The Farley and Heidi Show (1954–1989).

Early life and career[edit]

Born in Beverly Hills, California, Munroe got her start in show business when she was a baby in the film King of Jazz (1930). a casting director heard her singing by chance. In 1943, She was at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital visiting his father, who was recovering from an illness, and was entertaining her by singing songs in Pig Latin. Nurses heard him singing and carried her from room to room on every visit to sing for other patients. A studio casting director noticed the child and told her parents she had movie potential. She auditioned, and landed a part in Gallant Lady (1933), alongside her siblings. In 1935, she joined Our Gang, in which her siblings had appeared from 1931 to 1944.

Our Gang[edit]

Munroe appeared as a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1935 to 1944. In it, she played George "Spanky" McFarland's best friend and partner in mischief. Her trademark look was a two braids and her Betty Boop-voice.

After Our Gang[edit]

After her Our Gang days were over, Munroe won increasingly prominent roles in major Hollywood films, usually playing the star's daughter or the hero as a girl and married to Farley Granger at New Year’s Eve, 1949 and get partners as Munroe and Granger. In 1951, She was at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital visiting his father, who was recovering from an illness, and was entertaining her by singing songs in Pig Latin. Nurses heard her singing and carried him from room to room on every visit to sing for other patients. After her father died from laryngitis in 1952 at his age of 57, Munroe was depressed, sobbed and hugged Granger when the her brother, her two sisters and their children saw that their mother sobbed when Granger cheered her up with filming A Tale of Two Cities and Have You Ever Been in Love (both 1953), The Headless Woman (1954), Oh, What a Night (1954) and Yip Yip Yippee! (1954) with their children. In the early-1954, Granger and Munroe are excited about the next film “Hello, St. Louis As shooting progressed, however, she began making from July 13, 1954 to September 27, 1954. Upon its world premiere on December 10, 1954, the film was met with critical and popular acclaim.

H&M[edit]

Our Gang Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role
1935 Anniversary Trouble Madeline
Teacher's Beau
Sprucin' Up
Our Gang Follies Of 1936
1936 The Lucky Corner
Second Childhood
Arbor Day
Bored Of Education
Two Too Young
General Spanky
1937 Reunion In Rhythm
Glove Taps
Rushin' Ballet
Roamin' Holiday
Mail And Female
Our Gang Follies Of 1938
Three Men In A Tub
The Awful Tooth
Party Fever
Aladdin's Lantern
Practical Jokers
1939 Alfalfa's Aunt
Tiny Troubles
Duel Personalities
Clown Princes
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
Dad For A Day
1940 Alfalfa's Double
Bubbling Troubles
The Big Premiere
The New Pupil
Goin' Fishin'
1941 Kiddie Kure
Fightin' Fools
Baby Blues
Ye Olde Minstrels
1942 Melodies Old And New
Going To Press
Surprised Parties
Doin' Their Bit
Mighty Lak A Goat
1943 Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
Family Troubles
Calling All Kids
Little Miss Pinkerton
Three Smart Guys
1944 Radio Bugs
Dancing Romeo

Non-Our Gang Filmography[edit]

Year Title Director With Role Notes
1936 Swing Time (film) Bird Her first film role
1937 Sing and Be Happy Fiona First film in 20th Century Fox
1938 Bringing Up Baby Mindy
Alexander's Ragtime Band (film) Megan
1939 The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) Munchkin
1941 A Black and White Night First film in Universal Pictures
A Midsummer Night's Dream First film in United Artists
1942 Footlight Serenade
For Me and My Gal (film)
1943
1944 Moon Over Las Vegas
Lady in the Dark (film)
Chip Off the Old Block
1945 Swing Out, Sister
San Antonio (film)
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Singer at Martini's
1947 Copacabana (1947 film)
Good News (1947 film)
1948 The Pirate (1948 film)
Magic
1949 Dancing in the Dark (1949 film)
1951 An American in Paris Fiona Hillers
Farley Granger Granger (24) engaged Munroe (28) in November 12, 1949 and married in New Year’s Eve, 1950. Wilma Haines
1952 Hans Christian Andersen Farley Granger and Danny Kaye Mary
The 39 Steps
1953 A Tale of Two Cities Farley Granger
1954 Dial M for Murder Molly Fritz
Heidi Munroe’s Silver Birthday Farley Granger Herself
Yip Yip Yippee! Farley Granger and Chet O’Brien Rita Noreen
Hello, St. Louis Farley Granger and Gordon MacRae Sally Lodgers
1954–1972
1955 Mouse-O-Rama Lorelei Mouse
1956 Let's Face the Music and Dance Farley Granger, Johnnie Ray and Debbie Reynolds Sally Hamolton
The Girl Can't Help It Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell and Farley Granger Vicky Shaw
1957 12 Angry Men Henry Fonda Jane Kinger
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall Vicky Miller
1958 A Song in the Night
1959
Heidi Munroe’s Pearl Birthday Farley Granger
1960 Mouse-O-Rama 2 Farley Granger Lorelei Mouse
1961
1962 Farley Granger
1963 Sally Walker
1964
Heidi Munroe’s Coral Birthday Farley Granger
1967 The Fearless Vampire Killers Queenie
1968
1969
Heidi Munroe’s Ruby Birthday Farley Granger
1971–1989 The Mouse-O-Rama Show Lorelei Mouse
1971 House of Flowers Farley Granger Madame Fleur
1972 A Streetcar Named Desire Marilyn Granger Blanche DuBois
1974 Heidi Munroe’s Sapphire Birthday
1979 Heidi Munroe’s Golden Birthday
1984 Heidi Munroe’s Emerald Birthday
1989 Heidi Munroe’s Diamond Birthday
1994 Heidi Munroe’s Sapphire Birthday
1999 Heidi Munroe’s Platinum Birthday
2004 Heidi Munroe’s Diamond Birthday
2009 Heidi Munroe’s Oak Birthday