Editing Grayson Hall (section)

{{short description|American actress (1922–1985)}}
{{for|the American banker|O. B. Grayson Hall Jr.}}
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{{Infobox person
| name                  = Grayson Hall
| image                 = Grayson Hall.jpg
| imagesize             = 
| caption               = 
| birthname             = Shirley Grossman
| birth_date            = {{Birth date|1922|9|18|mf=y}}<ref name="hallbio" />
| birth_place           = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S. 
| death_date            = {{Death date and age|1985|8|7|1922|9|18|mf=y}}
| death_place           = [[Manhattan]], New York City, U.S.
| height                = 5 ft 6 in
| othername             = Shirley Grayson 
| occupation            = Actress
| yearsactive           = 1950s&ndash;1985
| spouse                = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Bradbart "Ted" Brooks|1946|1949|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Sam Hall (writer)|Sam Hall]]|1952|1985}}
}} 
| children              = 1
}}

'''Grayson Hall''' (born '''Shirley Grossman'''; September 18, 1922 &ndash; August 7, 1985) was an American television, film and stage actress. She was widely regarded for her [[avant-garde]] theatrical performances from the 1960s to the 1980s. Hall was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[37th Academy Awards]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[22nd Golden Globe Awards]] for the [[John Huston]] film ''[[The Night of the Iguana (film)|The Night of the Iguana]]'' (1964).

Hall played multiple prominent roles on the [[gothic fiction|gothic]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' (1966–71) and appeared on ''[[One Life to Live]]'' (1982–83). In 2006, a biography titled ''Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow'' was released.<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228826.Grayson_Hall ''Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow'']. [[Goodreads]]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903072504/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228826.Grayson_Hall |date=September 3, 2021 }}. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref>