Farley Granger, stage and screen star and author of the 2007 memoir “Include Me Out,” passed away Sunday at his home in New York.
Most known for his roles in Hitchock thrillers like the 1951 classic Strangers on a Train and the 1948 murder mystery Rope, Granger got his start in Hollywood before buying out his contract with producer Samuel Goldwyn and moving to New York City.
Granger mixed a string of film appearances in the 1950’s with stage roles on Broadway and appearances on live television, and starred in such on-stage productions as First Impressions and Warm Peninsula. The late actor also appeared in a variety of TV dramas in the 1950’s and 1960’s, including hits like Hawaii 5-0 and Get Smart.
In 2007, Granger published a memoir entitled “Include Me Out.” In the book, the actor publicly announced his bi-sexuality and described affairs with famous men and women including Shelley Winters, Ava Gardner and Leonard Bernstein. Since the 1960’s, Granger lived with his partner, soap opera producer Robert Calhoun. Calhoun passed away in 2008.
Granger described his first sexual experience as one that validated his attraction to both men and women. In a passage from his memoir depicting these encounters, Granger wrote, “I finally came to the conclusion that for me, everything I had done that night was as natural and as good as it felt…I have loved men. I have loved women.”
Farley Granger was 85 years old and died of natural causes.
