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Farley Granger
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Farley Granger (1925–2011) was an American film, stage, and television actor who also worked as an autobiographer. Born in San Jose, California, he began his professional career in 1943 and continued working until 2004. Granger received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the entertainment industry.
He was educated at North Hollywood High School and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Granger’s acting work included performances in the Western genre. As an author, he published works including *Include Me Out* and *She stoops to conquer*. He died in New York City.
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- Works
- 3
Top works
- Include Me Out
- She stoops to conquer
- She stoops to conquer
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Film & TV
San Jose, California, USA
Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock: Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951.
Known for
- Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic — Self2004
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Rope Unleashed — Self2001
- Rescued from the Closet — Self2001
- The Next Big Thing — Arthur Pomposello2001
- The Celluloid Closet — Self1996
- Hitchcock: Alfred the Great — Himself1994
- Monsters — Doctor1988
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
- The Imagemaker — Ambassador Hoyle1986
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Key facts
- Born
- Farley Earle Granger Jr. , ( 1925-07-01 ) July 1, 1925, San Jose, California , U.S.
- Died
- March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27) (aged 85), New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor singer acting coach
- Years active
- 1943–2004
- Partner
- Robert Calhoun ( cohabited</span>"}]]}'>co. 1963; died</span>"}]]}'>d. 2008)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Jose
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Farley Granger 1951 press photo.jpg
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- Farley Granger
- date of birth
- 1925-07-01
- date of death
- 2011-03-27
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- Farley Granger
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- name in native language
- Farley Granger
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor. Granger was first noticed in a small stage production in Hollywood by a Goldwyn casting director, and given a significant role in The North Star (1943), a controversial film praising the Soviet Union at the height of World War II, but later condemned for its political position. Another war film, The Purple Heart (1944), followed, before Granger's naval service in Honolulu, in a unit that arranged troop entertainment in the Pacific. Here he made useful contacts, including Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. It was also where he began exploring his bisexuality, which he said he never felt any need to conceal.
His role in Hitchcock's Rope, a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder case of 1924, earned him much critical praise though the film got mixed reviews. Hitchcock cast him again in Strangers on a Train, as a tennis star drawn into a reciprocal murder plot by a wealthy psychopath; he described this as his happiest film-making experience.
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