Farley Granger is probably best remembered today as an actor for his appearance in two Alfred Hitchcock films Rope and Strangers on a Train (with Robert Walker) and in director Nicholas Ray's 1949 film They Live By Night (with Cathy O'Donnell). He was dissatisfied with the options open to him in Hollywood and ultimately bought himself out of his seven year contract with producer Samuel Goldwyn. In 1954 he went to Italy and starred in Luchino Visconti's masterpiece Senso. Beginning in the 1960s, Granger began to focus on stage work and appeared on Broadway in many productions including Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Tennesse William's The Glass Menagerie and Iran Levin's Deathtrap. In 1971 he appeared in Enzo Barboni's Spaghetti Western They Call Me Trinity. In the 1990s Granger began appearing in several documentaries discussing Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock and the depiction of homosexuality in film. These include Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's ground-breaking adaptation of Vito Russo's book The Celluloid Closet as well as Rick McKay's 2004 film Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There.
One of the last of Samuel Goldwyn s contract players.
Student of Stella Adler and Sanford Meisner.
Son of Farley Earle Granger and Eva H. Granger.
His longtime partner (since 1963), Robert Calhoun , collaborated with Farley on his 2007 memoir "Include Me Out: My Life from Goldwyn to Broadway".
On the audio commentary for They Live by Night , he says that Alfred Hitchcock and Nicholas Ray were the best directors he ever worked with. In addition, his two favorite films of his own are Hitchcocks Strangers on a Train and Rays They Live by Night .
Granger has no grave, he was cremated.
In his book "Original Story By: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood," playwright and screenwriter Arthur Laurents detailed his live-in relationship with Granger during the 1940s and 50s. Laurents and Granger were already romantically involved when Laurents wrote the screenplay for Rope , in which Granger co-starred.
Granger and Robert Calhoun were friends with Swedish actress Signe Hasso. Farley and Hasso had performed together in theatrical productions.
Accompanied by his longtime partner (43 years) and collaborator, Robert Calhoun held a sold out "Evening with Farley Granger" at the Film Forum Theater to promote his autobiography "Include Me Out: My Life From Goldwyn to Broadway".
Was the acting teacher of Liza DAgostino.
Grangers first Broadway appearance was in "First Impression," a musical version of "Pride and Prejudice" with Polly Brgen in 1959.
The May 6, 1970, issue of "Variety", in the Italian Films Shooting column, lists the movie "Violence" as filming in Morocco with director Damiano Damiani , actors Susan Strasberg , Granger, Woody Strode , Adolfo Celi and Terry Hill. Proprudction companies were Nyima Films and Western Intl. of Los Angeles. Distributor was Paris-Etoile. There is no evidence the film was completed or distributed.
(1944-45) Served in US Navy during WW II.
I made an awful lot of money on that one since I had signed for just,three months, and it dragged on for nine. .
