Actor Farley Granger dead at 85, known for Hitchcock films'Rope'and'Strangers on a Train'

Farley Granger- who played a tennis pro embroiled in murder in"Strangers on a Train"and later wrote a candid memoir about his bisexual love affairs, has died at age 85.

Granger died Sunday of natural causes at his home on W. 72nd St., according to a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner.

In his frank 2007 memoir,"Include Me Out,"co-authored with his longtime partnerRobert Calhoun, Granger named names of his famous lovers, who he said included actressesAva GardnerandShelley Wintersas well as conductorLeonard Bernstein- for two nights - and writerArthur Laurents.

"He was a very handsome and beloved film star who always did exactly what he wanted to do, which was a little bit of everything,"Calhoun's sisterLinda Pleventold the Daily News.

Granger was signed to a movie contract when he was still in high school.

His most famous roles were in theAlfred Hitchcockfilms"Rope"and"Strangers on a Train."He appeared in many Broadway and TV roles, guest-starring on"As the World Turns"and"The Love Boat."

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