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'''Edward Louis "Ed" Grady''' (August 31, 1923 – December 10, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] [[Stage (theatre)|stage]], [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]] and teacher. His film credits included ''[[A Simple Twist of Fate]]'' in 1994, ''[[Lolita (1997 film)|Lolita]]'' in 1997, and ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]'' in 2004.<ref name=cof/> His television roles included the 1993 [[television miniseries]], ''[[Alex Haley's Queen]]''; the 1993 [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] television movie, ''[[To Dance with the White Dog]]'', as well as a string of series, including ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', ''[[I'll Fly Away (TV series)|I'll Fly Away]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', in which he had a recurring role as Gramps Ryan.<ref name=cof>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Edward Louis "Ed" Grady – obituary |url=http://theonefeather.com/2012/12/edward-louis-ed-grady-obituary/ |work=[[The Cherokee One Feather]] |publisher= |date=2012-12-13 |accessdate=2013-01-05}}</ref> |
'''Edward Louis "Ed" Grady''' (August 31, 1923 – December 10, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] [[Stage (theatre)|stage]], [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]] and teacher. His film credits included ''[[A Simple Twist of Fate]]'' in 1994, ''[[Lolita (1997 film)|Lolita]]'' in 1997, and ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]'' in 2004.<ref name=cof/> His television roles included the 1993 [[television miniseries]], ''[[Alex Haley's Queen]]''; the 1993 [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] television movie, ''[[To Dance with the White Dog]]'', as well as a string of series, including ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', ''[[I'll Fly Away (TV series)|I'll Fly Away]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', in which he had a recurring role as Gramps Ryan.<ref name=cof>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Edward Louis "Ed" Grady – obituary |url=http://theonefeather.com/2012/12/edward-louis-ed-grady-obituary/ |work=[[The Cherokee One Feather]] |publisher= |date=2012-12-13 |accessdate=2013-01-05}}</ref> |
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Edward Louis "Ed" Grady (August 31, 1923 – December 10, 2012) was an American stage, film and television actor and teacher. His film credits included A Simple Twist of Fate in 1994, Lolita in 1997, and The Notebook in 2004.[1] His television roles included the 1993 television miniseries, Alex Haley's Queen; the 1993 Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie, To Dance with the White Dog, as well as a string of series, including In the Heat of the Night, I'll Fly Away, Matlock, and Dawson's Creek, in which he had a recurring role as Gramps Ryan.[1]
Grady's theater roles included three seasons at Unto These Hills, an outdoor Cherokee historical drama staged in Cherokee, North Carolina.[1] Grady portrayed Drowning Bear in the play, which follows the story of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.[1]
Grady was born to Eddie Jones Grady and Maude Clara (née Hodges) Grady on August 31, 1923, in Kinston, North Carolina.[1][2] He graduated from Grainger High School in Kinston.[1] Grady enlisted in the Air Force Cadet during World War II and trained as a cryptographer. He served as Ie Shima (Iejima) during the war, later becoming the recipient of the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a pilot from a P-47 plane which was one fire.[1]
Grady received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) after World War II.[1] He was the member of the Carolina Playmakers at the Playmakers Theatre while studying at UNC.[1] Grady later became an English teacher in New York City, where he also taught a photo workshop held at Columbia University.[1][2]
In addition to acting, Grady taught television production and English at Freedom High School in Morganton, North Carolina, during the 1970s[2] and Keenan High School in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] He was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.[1]
Ed Grady died at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, on December 10, 2012, at the age of 89.[1] His first wife, Jayne Elliott Grady, had died previously. He was survived by his second wife of twenty-seven years, Carolyn F. Ramsay; two children, Marta and Sean; and two stepchildren, Caroline Hattrich and Stephen Hattrich.[1][2]
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- 1923 births
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- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American educators
- Recipients of the Soldier's Medal
- American military personnel of World War II
- Columbia University faculty
- Male actors from North Carolina
- Male actors from South Carolina
- People from Columbia, South Carolina
- People from Kinston, North Carolina