Susan Granger's guest appearances

Susan Granger

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Tiffany Shlain

Kara Goldin

Alfred Hitchcock

Reese Witherspoon

John Hughes

Willem Dafoe

Hugh Jackman

Angelina Jolie

Justin Timberlake

Katharine Hepburn

Morgan Freeman

Eugenia Zukerman

Susan Bandes

George Clooney

Louise Aronson

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Susan Granger, a product of Hollywood, born into Hollywood ‘Royalty’.A little name dropping here is more than okay. Let’s consider that her father, S. Sylvan Simon was director/producer at MGM and Columbia. After his sudden death while filming From Here to Eternity, Susan’s mother remarried and her step-father was Armand Deutsch, and MGM producer. Her godfathers were Red Skelton and Milton Berle. Lucille Ball carried her out of the hospital after she was born. Her horse was given to Elizabeth Taylor. Milton Berle set her up on a date with a newly arrived Elvis Presley. He brought her flowers and sang a Frank Sinatra song to her. And Errol Flynn read lines from Romeo and Juliet with her.Having been born into the business, Susan knows it inside and out. Therefore, who better to be a movie and drama critic?A fun and entertaining conversation with Susan:Born in the Golden Age of HollywoodPlaying ‘let’s pretend’ and working with her fatherKing Charles, National Velvet &amp; Elizabeth TaylorA date with newbie Elvis PresleyHer stepdad and an honest conversation – actress vs journalistJournalism and Pierre SalingerWhy an entertainment criticHistory of the movie businessWomen and them movie industryPandemic and its effect on the industryFactors to look for when reviewing‘What I looked for are films that would hold up over the years and be new to my children and grandchildren. And as the years go on, they would find them entertaining.’ (On how she chose the films for her book.)For more than 25 years Susan has been bringing her unique perspective to the field of communication. Her commentaries, reviews and interviews are distributed around the world. Susan is also the author of 150 Timeless Movies where she reviews classic and contemporary timeless movies.Susan has worked extensively doing speech and presentation coaching for top management and executives in several industries. Her articles have been published in WORKING WOMAN, PLAYBOY, THE NEW YORK TIMES, REDBOOK, LADIES HOME JOURNAL, FAMILY CIRCLE, TRAVEL AGENT, and COSMOPOLITAN…and many others.Susan studied journalism with Pierre Salinger at Mills College. She then graduated with highest honors in journalism with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Susan Granger, a product of Hollywood, born into Hollywood ‘Royalty’. A little name dropping here is more than okay. Let’s consider that her father, S. Sylvan Simon was director/producer at MGM and Columbia. After his sudden death while filming From Here to Eternity, Susan’s mother remarried and her step-father was Armand Deutsch, and MGM producer. Her godfathers were Red Skelton and Milton Berle. Lucille Ball carried her out of the hospital after she was born. Her horse was given to Elizabeth Taylor. Milton Berle set her up on a date with a newly arrived Elvis Presley. He brought her flowers and sang a Frank Sinatra song to her. And Errol Flynn read lines from Romeo and Juliet with her. Having been born into the business, Susan knows it inside and out. Therefore, who better to be a movie and drama critic? A fun and entertaining conversation with Susan: Born in the Golden Age of Hollywood Playing ‘let’s pretend’ and working with her father King Charles, National Velvet &amp; Elizabeth Taylor A date with newbie Elvis Presley Her stepdad and an honest conversation – actress vs journalist Journalism and Pierre Salinger Why an entertainment critic History of the movie business Women and them movie industry Pandemic and its effect on the industry Factors to look for when reviewing ‘What I looked for are films that would hold up over the years and be new to my children and grandchildren. And as the years go on, they would find them entertaining.’ (On how she chose the films for her book.) For more than 25 years Susan has been bringing her unique perspective to the field of communication. Her commentaries, reviews and interviews are distributed around the world. Susan is also the author of 150 Timeless Movies where she reviews classic and contemporary timeless movies. Susan has worked extensively doing speech and presentation coaching for top management and executives in several industries. Her articles have been published in WORKING WOMAN, PLAYBOY, THE NEW YORK TIMES, REDBOOK, LADIES HOME JOURNAL, FAMILY CIRCLE, TRAVEL AGENT, and COSMOPOLITAN…and many others. Susan studied journalism with Pierre Salinger at Mills College. She then graduated with highest honors in journalism with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Susan Granger: Movie, Drama – Entertainment Critic

Noted film critic Susan Granger drops by to discuss her book 150 Timeless Movies – a marvelous collection of film reviews -- and to share her reactions to the 89th Academy Award results. Susan is an international film critic who grew up in Hollywood. She was born into a film-business family. Her father was director and producer S. Sylvan Simon, whose credits include Son of Lassie, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood and Born Yesterday. After his death, her mother remarried Armand Deutsch, an MGM producer. As a child actress, Susan appeared in movies with Abbott &amp; Costello, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball and Lassie. For more than 25 years, Susan has been an on-air television and radio commentator and entertainment critic. Her commentaries, reviews and interviews are distributed around the world by SSG Syndicate. Susan is also the film critic for the monthly magazine, Video Librarian.  Among the films included in Susan's excellent book are: 2001: A Space Odyssey, African Queen, Avatar, The Bucket List, City Lights, Saving Private Ryan, The Lives of Others, The Social Network, Slumdog Millionaire , The Wizard of Oz and 140 more must-see movies.

150 Timeless Movies with Susan Granger