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Grace Metalious (1924–1964)


Grace Metalious, the author of one of the most notorious and best-selling novels of the 1950s, was born Marie Grace de Repentigny on September 8, 1924, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Populated by multiple ethnic groups, Grace's mother downplayed their French Canadian heritage due to the discrimination directed towards the group by "native" Yankees and the Irish... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1977 Murder in Peyton Place (TV movie) (novel)
 
1964-1969 Peyton Place (TV series)
Episode #5.54 (1969) (based on the novel by)
Episode #5.53 (1969) (based on the novel by)
Episode #5.52 (1969) (based on the novel by)
Episode #5.51 (1969) (based on the novel by)
Episode #5.50 (1969) (based on the novel by)
 
1961 Return to Peyton Place (novel)
 
1957 Peyton Place (from the novel by)
 
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1997 The Fifties
Herself (interviewed by Joyce Davidson) (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel, "Tight White Collar" (1960) See more »
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Trivia:

When she received the $125,000 screen rights check for "Peyton Place", she bought a bottle of milk at the local store with it and demanded the change. See more »

Nickname:

Pandora in Blue Jeans See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo