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Porter Grainger(1891-1948)

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Porter Grainger was born on 22 October 1891 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. He is known for The King of Comedy (1982), The Color Purple (1985) and American Splendor (2003). He was married to Ethel Finney and Alies Kieth. He died on 30 October 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornOctober 22, 1891
DiedOctober 30, 1948(57)
BornOctober 22, 1891
DiedOctober 30, 1948(57)
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Known for

Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy
7.8
Movie
  • Soundtrack("T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do")
  • 1982
Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple
7.7
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Junk Bucket Blues")
  • 1985
Paul Giamatti in American Splendor (2003)
American Splendor
7.4
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Taint Nobody's Bizness (If I Do)")
  • 2003
Bryan Cranston in Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo
7.4
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do")
  • 2015

Credits

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Music Department

  • Lisa Stansfield: Nobody's Bizness If I Do (Live)
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1992
  • Harlem Is Heaven
    6.2
    • composer: special music
    • 1932

Soundtrack

  • Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer in Fellow Travelers (2023)
    Fellow Travelers
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "T'Aint Noboby's Bizness If I Do"
    • 2023
  • Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)
    Between the White Key and the Black Key
    6.1
    • writer: "Tain't Nobody's Business"
    • 2023
  • Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
    The United States vs. Billie Holiday
    6.3
    • writer: "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness"
    • 2021
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    9.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "'Tain't Nobody's Biz'ness If I Do"
    • 2020
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "One Hour Mama"
    • 2017
  • Eryn Wilson, Tim W. Kelly, David Van Horn, Fraser Brown, Shara Connolly, Phil Brown, Emmett Skilton, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Ben Van Lier, Phil Peleton, Ian Bell, Matt Whelan, Andrew Blair, Adam Jonas Segaller, Alexandra Corin Johnston, Akira Matsumoto, Jade Albany Pietrantonio, and Holly Shervey in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)
    American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (2016)
    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • writer: "T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"
    • 2016
  • Bryan Cranston in Trumbo (2015)
    Trumbo
    7.4
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"
    • 2015
  • The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014)
    The 68th Annual Tony Awards
    7.3
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do"
    • music: "'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do"
    • 2014
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business"
    • 2013
  • Matt Bomer in White Collar (2009)
    White Collar
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Amanda Seyfried in Lovelace (2013)
    Lovelace
    6.2
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business"
    • 2013
  • Bomb Girls (2012)
    Bomb Girls
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"
    • 2012
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • The Blues (2003)
    The Blues
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"
    • 2003

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 22, 1891
    • Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • October 30, 1948
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA(pneumonitis due to dentures lodging in trachea)
  • Spouses
      Ethel FinneySeptember 20, 1923 - 1933 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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