Thi is Stewart Granger’s childhood home in Bournemouth on the south coast.

For about twenty years Stewart Granger played heroic and romantic leading roles. With a theatrical voice, commanding presence (he was 6′ 2″) and dignified profile he was made for films. He made the big time, moved to Santa Monica in California

 He lived in his hotel for a while though. His mum owned it (it’s called “East Cliff Cottage Hotel”) until her death in 1979. Stewart left here in his late teens when he went to work at the Birmingham Repertory Company.

East Cliff Cottage was built in 1895 and became the home of British actor Stewart Granger (6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993) with his  mother, Mrs. Lablanche Stewart, owning this property until 1979.

Stewart Granger was born James Lablanche Stewart but changed his name to avoid confusion with established American actor James Stewart when he entered the film industry. Stewart Granger is a mix of his surname and his Grandmother’s surname.

Stewart Granger is a mix of his surname and his Grandmother’s surname. While living in the hotel he aimed to become a doctor but a friend proposed the idea of earning some extra money by getting some stylish clothes and becoming a film extra. He surpassed that stage and became an in-demand star.

Retiring from acting he moved to Spain and went into property development. He’d smoked 60 cigarettes a day for forty years so it was no surprise that he was diagnosed with lung cancer and would die within weeks. An operation astounded doctors – he had tuberculosis, not cancer. He returned to acting and the west coast of America. Cancer took hold ultimately he died from prostrate and bone cancer aged 80.