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Grace Bradley Boyd Tribute
BBorn: Brooklyn, New York, September 21, 1913
Died: Dana Point, California, September 21, 2010
"The Angels Handed Me A Rose" (Hoppy's Song for Grace)g:
Picture Gallery of Grace Bradley Boyd and William Lawrence Boyd
Books about Grace Bradley Boyd
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A Songwriter Remembers...
©©Copyright picture, PineTree Press
This picture was taken in 1995
at the Hopalong Cassidy Festival
in Cambridge, Ohio
Shown from left to right:
Frank "Junior" Coghlan (a child actor with William Boyd in silent films),
Grace Bradley Boyd (Mrs. Hopalong Cassidy)
Songwriter Roger HallGrace Bradley appeared in 35 Hollywood films. Among them were major parts in TOO MUCH HARMONY (1933) and ANYTHING GOES (1936) with Bing Crosby. She also sang in OLD MAN RHYTHM (1935) and danced in THE CAT'S PAW (1934).
One of her best acting roles was in THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938 with Bob Hope, who sang with Shirley Ross the Oscar-winning song, "Thanks for the Memory."
Grace also made several films with William Bendix.
She retired in the 1940s to travel and be with her husband, William Lawrence Boyd, who portrayed Hopalong Cassidy in 66 movies, also on radio and television.
I had the great pleasure of meeting William Boyd for a magazine shoot in 1950, and then four decades later I met Grace Bradley Boyd at the Hopalong Cassidy Festival in 1995. Both had wonderful smiles and were very kind to me.
I will always treasure meeting them and wrote about them both in my book, "Following the Stars"- Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy.
Song: "The Angels Handed Me A Rose"
Here is last section of the song:
(Chorus)
Love was a word that made me blue.
In a world of dreams that never came true.
Now romance is a sweet perfume,
For the angels handed me a rose
The day that I met you.
© Lyrics by Susie Coffman
from her book, Follow Your Stars (2005)Music by Roger Hall
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Thanks to Susie Coffman for her beautiful lyrics and
the invitation of Festival Director, Laura Bates,
who invited me to sing the song at the 20th Hopalong Cassidy Festival
in Cambridge, Ohio in 2010.This song is dedicated in loving memory of Grace Bradley Boyd,
a beautiful and gracious lady.She will always remain the beloved and beautiful "Mrs. Hopalong Cassidy."
An instrumental version of the song,
"The Angels handed me a rose"
(Hoppy's Song For Grace)
in memory of Grace Bradley Boyd
is included on this AMRC CD.
To read about the CD -- click here
Picture Gallery
Grace Bradley Boyd and William Lawrence Boyd
(Mrs. and Mr. Hopalong Cassidy)
Their Wedding Day - June 5, 1937
Grace Bradley married William Boyd on his 42nd birthday.
They remained married until his death in 1972.
Books about Grace Bradley Boyd
Read the review of the highly recommended book
co-written by Grace Bradley Boyd and Michael CochranHopalong Cassidy: An American Legend
"Really enjoyed it!" -- Allen from Maryland
"I've really enjoyed reading your book" -- Judy from Utah
"I truly enjoyed each page, reading and viewing photos,
some I've never seen" -- Scotty from Wyoming
Read Roger Hall's memories of William Boyd
and Grace Bradley Boyd in this
illustrated book with many pictures.
Click this link to read more about the PDF book
titled after the first song in a Hopalong Cassidy western film,"Following the Stars"
Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
(PineTree Press, 3rd edition, 2020)
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