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'''Doris Grau''' (October 12, 1924 – December 30, 1995) was an American ], actress, and ] from ]. Shortly after moving to ] in 1940, she began her career with supervising film and television scripts. She continued to do this until the 1990s and worked on films such as '']'' and '']'' and television shows such as '']'' and '']''. In addition, Grau did some acting in her later years, playing both live-action and animated roles. On the sitcom '']'', she both worked as a script supervisor and provided the voice of ] and other minor characters. '''Doris Grau''' (October 12, 1924 – December 30, 1995) was an American actress and ] from ]. After moving to ] in 1940, she began her career supervising film and television scripts. She continued to do this until the 1990s and worked on films such as '']'' and '']'' and television shows such as '']'' and '']''. Grau did some acting in her later years, playing live-action and animated roles. On the sitcom '']'', she worked as a script supervisor and provided the voice of ] and other minor characters.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Grau was born on October 12, 1924 in ]. She moved to the ] district in ] as a teenager in 1940.<ref name=Lentz/><ref name=DB/> There she was soon hired as a ] for the production company ].<ref name=Lentz/><ref name=DB>{{cite news|title=Voice of 'Simpson' character dies|newspaper=]|date=1996-01-08|page=B2}}</ref> Grau was born on October 12, 1924, in ]. She moved to the ] district in ], as a teenager in 1940.<ref name=Lentz/><ref name=DB/> There she was soon hired as a ] for the production company ].<ref name=Lentz/><ref name=DB>{{cite news|title=Voice of 'Simpson' character dies|newspaper=]|date=1996-01-08|page=B2}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Grau supervised the script of the 1967 ] '']'', which revolves around a man named Walker (played by ]) who sets out to find his friend who betrayed him during a robbery that they performed together and left with all the money for himself.<ref name=films1971>{{cite book|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970|year=1971|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-520-20970-1|pages=855–856|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1k1RsGvFwwC&q=%22Doris+Grau%22&pg=PA855}}</ref> Grau was also the script supervisor of the 1976 film '']'', that tells the story of how a giant ape is captured and imported to ] for exhibition.<ref name=Morton>{{cite book|last=Morton|first=Ray|title=King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson|year=2005|publisher=]|isbn=978-1-55783-669-4|page=145|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UPXbsJLVgCcC&q=%22Doris+Grau%22&pg=PT158}}</ref> She then supervised the scripts of the films '']'' (1979), '']'' (1979), '']'' (1980), '']'' (1981), '']'' (1981), '']'' (1985), '']'' (1985), and '']'' (1987).<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Doris Grau - Filmography|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/28294/Doris-Grau/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105000957/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/28294/Doris-Grau/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=]|publisher=] & ]|date=2012|access-date=2011-08-13}}</ref> In the 1980s, she also supervised scripts of the television show ''Coward of the County'' (1982) and the television films '']'' (1983), ''Missing Children: A Mother's Story'' (1983), '']'' (1984), ''Velvet'' (1984), and '']'' (1985).<ref name=NYT/> Grau supervised the script of the 1967 ] '']'', which revolves around a man named Walker (played by ]) who sets out to find his friend who betrayed him during a robbery that they performed together and left with all the money for himself.<ref name=films1971>{{cite book|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970|year=1971|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-520-20970-1|pages=855–856|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1k1RsGvFwwC&q=%22Doris+Grau%22&pg=PA855}}</ref> Grau was also the script supervisor of the 1976 remake of '']''.<ref name=Morton>{{cite book|last=Morton|first=Ray|title=King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson|year=2005|publisher=]|isbn=978-1-55783-669-4|page=145|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UPXbsJLVgCcC&q=%22Doris+Grau%22&pg=PT158}}</ref> She then supervised the scripts of the films '']'' (1979), '']'' (1979), '']'' (1980), '']'' (1981), '']'' (1981), '']'' (1985), '']'' (1985), and '']'' (1987).<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Doris Grau - Filmography|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/28294/Doris-Grau/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105000957/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/28294/Doris-Grau/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=]|date=2012|access-date=2011-08-13}}</ref> In the 1980s, she also supervised scripts of the television show ''Coward of the County'' (1982) and the television films '']'' (1983), ''Missing Children: A Mother's Story'' (1983), '']'' (1984), ''Velvet'' (1984), and '']'' (1985).<ref name=NYT/>


In 1986, Grau played a role in the television series ''All Is Forgiven''.<ref name=NYT/> Between 1986 and 1987, she played the character Corinne in a few episodes of the sitcom '']'',<ref name=Lentz/> a show on which she had previously worked as script supervisor during seasons one and four.<ref name=Bjorklund>{{cite book|last=Bjorklund|first=Dennis A.|title=Toasting Cheers|year=1997|publisher=Praetorian Publishing|isbn=978-0-89950-962-4|pages=262, 304|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hKbxOW2ONGEC&q=%22Doris+Grau%22&pg=PA304}}</ref> Grau worked as a script supervisor on ]'s '']'' (1987–1990), a variety show that featured among many things the first appearance of the fictional animated ].<ref name=Cuprisin/> This family was later given their own animated series on Fox, called '']'', in 1989. Grau worked on that show as a script supervisor as well.<ref name=Cuprisin>{{cite news|last=Cuprisin|first=Tim|title='Gold rush' victory - Packers score big ratings for WITI Nielsen ratings show that much of the region was tuned in|newspaper=]|date=1996-01-09|page=3}}</ref> Grau also voiced some characters in ''The Simpsons''. She is best known for lending her voice to ], who speaks with a "gruff voice" according to '']'' editor Dean Robinson.<ref name=Robinson/> This character appeared on the show with Grau's voice between 1991 and 1997. Grau also worked as an actress on the animated series '']'' that was created by writers of ''The Simpsons'' in 1994. She voiced the ] character ], who is the make-up artist for the main character of the show.<ref name=Willistein>{{cite news|last=Willistein|first=Paul|title='The Critic' moves to Fox|newspaper=]|date=1994-08-14|page=T01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Richmond|first=Ray|author-link=Ray Richmond|title=Television - Jones tall in the saddle with 'Good Old Boys''|newspaper=]|date=1995-03-05|page=L38}}</ref> In 1986, Grau played a role in the television series ''All Is Forgiven''.<ref name=NYT/> Between 1986 and 1987, she played the character Corinne in a few episodes of the sitcom '']'',<ref name=Lentz/> a show on which she had previously worked as script supervisor during seasons one and four.<ref name=Bjorklund>{{cite book|last=Bjorklund|first=Dennis A.|title=Toasting Cheers|year=1997|publisher=Praetorian Publishing|isbn=978-0-89950-962-4|pages=262, 304|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hKbxOW2ONGEC&q=%22Doris+Grau%22&pg=PA304}}</ref> Grau worked as a script supervisor on ]'s '']'' (1987–1990), a variety show that featured among many things the first appearance of the fictional animated ].<ref name=Cuprisin/> This family was later given their own animated series on Fox, called '']'', in 1989. Grau worked on that show as a script supervisor as well.<ref name=Cuprisin>{{cite news|last=Cuprisin|first=Tim|title='Gold rush' victory - Packers score big ratings for WITI Nielsen ratings show that much of the region was tuned in|newspaper=]|date=1996-01-09|page=3}}</ref> Grau also voiced some characters in ''The Simpsons''. She is best known for lending her voice to ], who speaks with a "gruff voice" according to '']'' editor Dean Robinson.<ref name=Robinson/> This character appeared on the show with Grau's voice between 1991 and 1997. Grau also worked as an actress on the animated series '']'' that was created by writers of ''The Simpsons'' in 1994. She voiced the ] character ], who is the make-up artist for the main character of the show.<ref name=Willistein>{{cite news|last=Willistein|first=Paul|title='The Critic' moves to Fox|newspaper=]|date=1994-08-14|page=T01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Richmond|first=Ray|author-link=Ray Richmond|title=Television - Jones tall in the saddle with 'Good Old Boys'|newspaper=]|date=1995-03-05|page=L38}}</ref>


In 1992, Grau appeared in the supporting role of Hattie Rifkin in the film '']''.<ref name=Cameron-Wilson>{{cite book|last=Cameron-Wilson|first=James|title=Film Review|year=1993|publisher=]|page=36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQgqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Doris+Grau%22}}</ref> According to Philip Wuntch, film critic for '']'', Grau "has only a few lines as a senior citizen with old-time political savvy, but she makes every vocal inflection count."<ref name=Wuntch>{{cite news|last=Wuntch|first=Philip|title=The Distinguished Gentleman - Not quite distinguished, but quite likable|newspaper=]|date=1992-12-04|page=1C}}</ref> '']''{{'s}} Sharon Johnson called her "a delight as the feisty senior citizens' lobbyist who first recognizes Johnson as a winner."<ref name=Johnson>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Sharon|title=The Distinguished Gentleman|newspaper=]|date=1992-12-04|page=C1}}</ref> In 1992, Grau appeared in the supporting role of Hattie Rifkin in the film '']''.<ref name=Cameron-Wilson>{{cite book|last=Cameron-Wilson|first=James|title=Film Review|year=1993|publisher=]|page=36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQgqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Doris+Grau%22}}</ref> According to Philip Wuntch, film critic for '']'', Grau "has only a few lines as a senior citizen with old-time political savvy, but she makes every vocal inflection count."<ref name=Wuntch>{{cite news|last=Wuntch|first=Philip|title=The Distinguished Gentleman - Not quite distinguished, but quite likable|newspaper=]|date=1992-12-04|page=1C}}</ref> '']''{{'s}} Sharon Johnson called her "a delight as the feisty senior citizens' lobbyist who first recognizes Johnson as a winner."<ref name=Johnson>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Sharon|title=The Distinguished Gentleman|newspaper=]|date=1992-12-04|page=C1}}</ref>
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==Death== ==Death==
On December 30, 1995, aged 71, Grau died from ] at a hospital in Hollywood.<ref name=Lentz>{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1995|year=1996|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-7864-0253-3|page=74}}</ref> "]", an episode of the ] of ''The Simpsons'' that aired on January 7, 1996, was dedicated to her memory.<ref name=Robinson>{{Cite news|title=TBS premieres 'Survivors of the Holocaust'|work=]|date=1996-01-08|last=Robinson|first=Dean|page=4D}}</ref> Because some episodes of ''The Simpsons'' are produced long before they air, Grau's last appearance on the show was in the season 9 episode "]" (an episode originally produced for season 7) that aired on October 19, 1997. Her character, Lunchlady Doris on ''The Simpsons'' was retired out of respect (similar to the retirement of ]'s characters). However, the character returned to the show after a decade-long absence in 2006 (voiced by ] and renamed Lunchlady Dora.)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer |episode-link=The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |airdate=2006-09-10 |season=18 |number=01}}</ref> On December 30, 1995, aged 71, Grau died from ] at a hospital in Hollywood.<ref name=Lentz>{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1995|year=1996|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-7864-0253-3|page=74}}</ref> "]", an episode of the ] of ''The Simpsons'' that aired on January 7, 1996, was dedicated to her memory.<ref name=Robinson>{{Cite news|title=TBS premieres 'Survivors of the Holocaust'|work=]|date=1996-01-08|last=Robinson|first=Dean|page=4D}}</ref> Because some episodes of ''The Simpsons'' are produced long before they air, Grau's last appearance on the show was in the season 9 episode "]" (an episode originally produced for season 7) that aired on October 19, 1997. Her character, Lunchlady Doris on ''The Simpsons'' was retired out of respect (similar to the retirement of ]'s characters). However, the character returned to the show after a decade-long absence in 2006 (voiced by ] and renamed Lunchlady Dora.)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer |episode-link=The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |airdate=2006-09-10 |season=18 |number=01}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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American actress

Doris Grau
Born(1924-10-12)October 12, 1924
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 1995(1995-12-30) (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • script supervisor

Doris Grau (October 12, 1924 – December 30, 1995) was an American actress and script supervisor from Brooklyn. After moving to Hollywood in 1940, she began her career supervising film and television scripts. She continued to do this until the 1990s and worked on films such as Point Blank and King Kong and television shows such as Cheers and The Tracey Ullman Show. Grau did some acting in her later years, playing live-action and animated roles. On the sitcom The Simpsons, she worked as a script supervisor and provided the voice of Lunchlady Doris and other minor characters.

Early life

Grau was born on October 12, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. She moved to the Hollywood district in Los Angeles, California, as a teenager in 1940. There she was soon hired as a script supervisor for the production company Columbia Pictures.

Career

Grau supervised the script of the 1967 crime film Point Blank, which revolves around a man named Walker (played by Lee Marvin) who sets out to find his friend who betrayed him during a robbery that they performed together and left with all the money for himself. Grau was also the script supervisor of the 1976 remake of King Kong. She then supervised the scripts of the films The Champ (1979), The Frisco Kid (1979), The Hunter (1980), The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981), Caveman (1981), Clue (1985), Marie (1985), and No Way Out (1987). In the 1980s, she also supervised scripts of the television show Coward of the County (1982) and the television films The Shadow Riders (1983), Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1983), Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1984), Velvet (1984), and My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985).

In 1986, Grau played a role in the television series All Is Forgiven. Between 1986 and 1987, she played the character Corinne in a few episodes of the sitcom Cheers, a show on which she had previously worked as script supervisor during seasons one and four. Grau worked as a script supervisor on Fox Broadcasting Company's The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990), a variety show that featured among many things the first appearance of the fictional animated Simpson family. This family was later given their own animated series on Fox, called The Simpsons, in 1989. Grau worked on that show as a script supervisor as well. Grau also voiced some characters in The Simpsons. She is best known for lending her voice to Lunchlady Doris, who speaks with a "gruff voice" according to The Journal Gazette editor Dean Robinson. This character appeared on the show with Grau's voice between 1991 and 1997. Grau also worked as an actress on the animated series The Critic that was created by writers of The Simpsons in 1994. She voiced the chain-smoking character Doris Grossman, who is the make-up artist for the main character of the show.

In 1992, Grau appeared in the supporting role of Hattie Rifkin in the film The Distinguished Gentleman. According to Philip Wuntch, film critic for The Dallas Morning News, Grau "has only a few lines as a senior citizen with old-time political savvy, but she makes every vocal inflection count." The Patriot-News's Sharon Johnson called her "a delight as the feisty senior citizens' lobbyist who first recognizes Johnson as a winner."

Grau worked as a script supervisor on the sitcom Good Advice in 1993, and played characters in the sitcoms Phenom and The George Carlin Show in 1994. One of her last film appearances was a minor role in the 1995 film Babe, which is about a pig who wants to be a sheepdog. She also appeared as the character Rose in the 1995 film Coldblooded that tells the story of a member of the Mob who is promoted to hitman against his will.

Death

On December 30, 1995, aged 71, Grau died from respiratory failure at a hospital in Hollywood. "Team Homer", an episode of the seventh season of The Simpsons that aired on January 7, 1996, was dedicated to her memory. Because some episodes of The Simpsons are produced long before they air, Grau's last appearance on the show was in the season 9 episode "Lisa's Sax" (an episode originally produced for season 7) that aired on October 19, 1997. Her character, Lunchlady Doris on The Simpsons was retired out of respect (similar to the retirement of Phil Hartman's characters). However, the character returned to the show after a decade-long absence in 2006 (voiced by Tress MacNeille and renamed Lunchlady Dora.)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Hattie Rifkin
1995 Coldblooded Rose
1995 Babe Country Woman (voice) Final role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986-1987 Cheers Corinne 3 episodes
1988-1990 DuckTales Additional Voices (voice) 15 episodes
1991-1997 The Simpsons Lunchlady Doris, Various (voice) 22 episodes
1994 The George Carlin Show Mom Episode: "George Loses His Thermos"
1994-1995 The Critic Doris Grossman (voice) 23 episodes
1994 Phenom Mrs. Mackie Episode: "It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis"
1994 Monty Elsa Episode: "Eggheads"

References

  1. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (1996). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1995. McFarland & Co. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7864-0253-3.
  2. ^ "Voice of 'Simpson' character dies". Daily Breeze. January 8, 1996. p. B2.
  3. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970. University of California Press. 1971. pp. 855–856. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1.
  4. Morton, Ray (2005). King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-55783-669-4.
  5. ^ "Doris Grau - Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  6. Bjorklund, Dennis A. (1997). Toasting Cheers. Praetorian Publishing. pp. 262, 304. ISBN 978-0-89950-962-4.
  7. ^ Cuprisin, Tim (January 9, 1996). "'Gold rush' victory - Packers score big ratings for WITI Nielsen ratings show that much of the region was tuned in". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3.
  8. ^ Robinson, Dean (January 8, 1996). "TBS premieres 'Survivors of the Holocaust'". The Journal Gazette. p. 4D.
  9. Willistein, Paul (August 14, 1994). "'The Critic' moves to Fox". The Morning Call. p. T01.
  10. Richmond, Ray (March 5, 1995). "Television - Jones tall in the saddle with 'Good Old Boys'". Daily News of Los Angeles. p. L38.
  11. Cameron-Wilson, James (1993). Film Review. St. Martin's Press. p. 36.
  12. Wuntch, Philip (December 4, 1992). "The Distinguished Gentleman - Not quite distinguished, but quite likable". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
  13. Johnson, Sharon (December 4, 1992). "The Distinguished Gentleman". The Patriot-News. p. C1.
  14. Craddock, Jim (2005). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever. Thomson/Gale. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-7876-7470-0.
  15. "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer". The Simpsons. Season 18. Episode 01. September 10, 2006.

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