Percy Granger (Writer)

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(06-29-1915 - 02-01-1986) Age 71

Percy Granger had a brief acting career in the 70's. He later wrote for As the World Turns. as well as 31 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theater..

Click here for his actor profile on CBSRMT.

He appeared in the following 32 episodes of Radio Mystery Theater
Date Episode Title Plot
07/01/1977 0675 Revenge Set in an 1880's western town, a wealthy man comes to town bent on revenge on three men who wronged him many years prior. His reasons for revenge are startling.
07/22/1977 0687 The Secret of the Aztecs A man's car breaks down in the desert and he encounters the ghost of an old man named Quetzal who shows him to the long lost Aztec Gold and instructs him to guard the Aztec's treasure from a being known as 'The Savage.' He can't convince anyone that he saw the ghost of the old man and everybody thinks he's insane.
07/26/1977 0689 The Rocket's Red Glare A scientist working on a top secret weapons project commits suicide in front of coworkers. A local cop suspects it was foul play and runs headlong into a case of espionage.
08/08/1977 0692 Hope Springs Eternal A woman's fiancee disappears without a trace after walking out the back door of their cabin. For the next 40 years, she waits for his return.
08/31/1977 0702 The Reunion An American war veteran meets a fellow soldier in Paris, a decade after the D-day at Utah Beach during World War II. He discovers that his friend leads a Jekyll and Hide life.
09/20/1977 0712 The Tunnel Man A deranged scientist invents a machine that can cut through elemental rock as easily as a ship cruising through the ocean. With the forecast of an approaching seismic disturbances in the town, he has the power to make it dance to his tunes and the mayor must decide on their course.
12/30/1977 0761 The Ninth Volume A geologist accidentally makes the fabulous discovery of a modern residence buried underneath the rocks for twelve billion years. This structure also houses a nine volume history of the world that also encapsulates the present (1998) and the future of our world. But the ninth volume is lost and he must find it before the deadline.
01/13/1978 0764 The Laughing Maiden Three adventurous sailors set on a journey to recover Captain Kidd's treasure. But they must contend with odds far greater than they expect as they must save themselves from the Syndicate - a mysterious group hell bent on retrieving the treasure for themselves and the curse of the infamous dead Captain himself.
01/26/1978 0771 The Safety Match A young but gifted detective and a seasoned but pompous one come together to solve a mysterious murder. The only clue is a burnt safety match found at the scene of the crime. But even with that sparing bit of evidence they achieve an astonishing progress - until everything stops making sense all of a sudden.
01/31/1978 0774 The Ice Palace A routine ice-breaking mission turns to be of vital importance when the sailors discover that the polar ice caps are melting. The pilot sent to discover more disappears, prompting the dispatch of another team to find him and more information.
02/07/1978 0778 Dr. Heidegger's Experiment An aged and somewhat eccentric doctor invites some schoolmates to his residence for a scientific experiment. His experiment involves offering them all the magical waters from the fabled Fountain of Youth and examine if they will make the same mistakes as he did when he regained his youth.
02/27/1978 0789 Second Sight

A vagabond called Larry Millard is convicted of a murder he did not commit. He is embroiled in a diabolic scheme by businessman Glen Paxton who is going blind and covets Millard's eyes after the execution. But mysterious events start happening to Paxton after the success of his scheme, things he never planned for.
03/06/1978 0793 The House and the Brain The persistent appearance of a spirit at a local residence prompts two men to investigate into a mysterious tale spanning over a century.
04/04/1978 0810 Delusion of Reprieve A police investigator, Jewish by descent, tries to solve the murder mysteries around former German Secret Service members expatriated to the United States.
04/13/1978 0815 The Shriek of the Mandrake A filming crew is disrupted in their actions when the spirit in the ancient manor house they were shooting in decides to attack the lead casts.
04/24/1978 0821 The Grandee of Terra Loco A writer journeys to a little town in Texas to write the life story of a righteous politician after his demise. The enigmatic figure was fabled for his leadership but mysterious notions surround his life and death.
05/18/1978 0835 Time Out of Mind A young student is beset by his family history when he meets with an accident. In a bizarre twist, he seems to journey through time and replaces his uncle during WWII. He must fulfill a task to aid his father.
05/22/1978 0837 The Girl He Left Behind A soldier on leave from the Army is rejected by his girlfriend under pressure from her mother. When he is killed in a car accident, his spectre returns to haunt the girl.
06/01/1978 0843 The Silent Woman A woman goes into a silence for 27 years after being forced into a marriage against her wishes.
06/21/1978 0853 A Matter of Faith A businessman finds his long lost beloved in a restaurant after years. But he remembers witnessing her execution when they were fellow revolutionaries in a small country. She remembers nothing of him, or her supposed past.
07/28/1978 0872 Double Take Two women novelists write the same story without even being aware of the other's existence. Slowly, they realise they are also enacting the plot in their real lives.
08/21/1978 0882 Cross Fire A taxi driver finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery when he takes the fare of a rich man and transports him to a burnt out house in South Bronx.
09/13/1978 0892 High Caqueta The mysterious disappearance of their only girl in a regular mountain climbing trip forces a couple to attempt a search and rescue mission in the Andes Mountains. But their guide seems to know a secret about the mountain he is not telling them know.
09/29/1978 0899 A Thousand-Year-Old Story A tremendously wealthy man is killed aboard his own luxury yacht. The investigators believe the only possible culprit is his personal assistant. But the local physician who also happens to be the P.A.'s friend since childhood believes him innocent and tries to aid the unfortunate man.
10/25/1978 0910 Family Ties After receiving a strange phone call, a woman's husband vanishes and her only clue is the address of an old recluse imprinted on a notepad. His peculiar and mysterious relations are slowly unmasked as she works to find him.
11/13/1978 0917 The Pilgrim Soul During World War II, an American nurse travels to England to offer assistance to the local hospitals. Her friendly and open nature charm the patients and this causes British Intelligence to suspect her of espionage. A savior comes in the form of the mortally wounded officer she has fallen for.
12/13/1978 0930 Ward Six In a dilapidated hospital in a Russian town, a young doctor joins as a staff member and soon becomes concerned over the state of the ward housing, as well as the mental well-being of the people residing there.
01/01/1979 0938 Complete Recovery As a result of grievous injuries, a hit and run victim develops several unusual phobias as she slowly recovers. In turn, these strange aversions help her solve the mystery surrounding her accident.
01/26/1979 0950 The Dominant Personality After their wedding, a city waitress moves to the wilderness to live with her loner husband. A series of murders take place on the nearby property and all clues point to her man.
02/14/1979 0954 The Missing Day When he cannot account for a period in his life, the manager of a nuclear research facility must trace his steps to reclaim his missing day.
04/04/1979 0968 The Believers When a nosy neighbor becomes curious about the strange incidents that go on at the house next door, she sends her son over to investigate. He soon discovers a parallel universe within its walls and solves the mystery.
07/23/1979 0999 No Man's Land In a small French village, two American soldiers are captured and sentenced to death for their so-called crimes during World War II.

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Percy Granger, actor and playwright, was born in Norman, Oklahoma on Aug 8, 1945 and died March 10, 1997 at the age of 51. His brother Adam, a musician who appeared regularly on Prairie Home Companion.

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