GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY PROSPECTUS
GRANITE PRIMELITE
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 20, 1997
TO PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 3, 1997
The following sentence is added as a final paragraph to the section of
the Prospectus entitled "Performance Related Information" on page 9:
Golden American may, from time to time, include in its advertising and
sales materials, tax deferred compounding charts and other hypothetical
illustrations, which may include comparisons of currently taxable and
tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets.