AS SEEN ON TV: AMBASSADOR GRANVILLE

AMBASSADOR HENDERSON GRANVILLE

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

John Huston

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Huston only had two scenes in the mini-series and not much more was required of him than his larger-than-life presence and that great voice which you could wrap yourself up in on a cold night. But what makes him interesting is that of all the characters in the story, Ambassador Granville should have been based on a real person. (And maybe he was.....)

From Wikipedia:

Norman Armour – Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: May 18, 1939
Presented credentials: June 19, 1939
Terminated mission: Recalled June 27, 1944; left post June 29, 1944

Note: Normal relations between the U.S. and Argentina were interrupted Feb 24, 1944; the U.S. did not recognize the new government of Argentina and recalled Ambassador Armour on June 27, 1944. Relations were restored when the U.S. recognized the Farrell government on April 19, 1945.

Note: The name of the chargé d'affaires a.i. or other chief of mission who served in the interim between Ambassadors Armour and Braden is not recorded.

Spruille Braden – Political appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: May 8, 1945
Presented credentials: May 21, 1945
Terminated mission: Left post September 23, 1945

So in the interim between the two ambassadors, "for alls I know", there really was a Henderson Granville.

BCnU!