Percy's mother wrote a children's book, "Martin's Friends" 1955, The Viking Press, New York
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Percy Granger was born on August 8, 1945 in Ithaca, New York, United States. He was the son of Dr. Bruce Granger, a longtime professor of English at the University of Oklahoma. His brother, Adam Granger, has written about, taught and played fiddle tunes in the flatpick style for more than 25 years in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Percy Granger graduated from Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1963.
He then entered Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude in 1967.
Early in career Granger tried to break into acting but quickly switched to writing.
One of Granger's early plays, The Complete Works of Studs Edsel (1972), set the tone for his career with its one-act format and witty satire. Granger wrote the screenplays My Brother’s Wife and A Dime to Dance. For television, he wrote The Comeback and Vital Signs (both in 1986) and was a script writer for the ABC soap opera Loving and the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.
As an actor, he was known for My Brother's Wife (1989), The Comeback (1989) and As the World Turns (1956).
In addition, he was a veteran member of the house band for the Prairie Home Companion and recorded six albums.
Granger married MariElena Granger. The couple had two sons, Andrew Granger and James Granger.
