Old Hollywood Stars Who Were Forced to Live a Double Life

Farley Granger became a leading man through Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope and Strangers on a Train, along with the romantic drama They Live by Night. Hollywood presented the handsome young actor as suitable boyfriend material, while keeping the fuller truth about his personal relationships outside the publicity surrounding him.

Granger had meaningful relationships with women and men, including a long partnership with producer Robert Calhoun. He did not discuss that side of his life publicly during his peak film years. Only decades later did his memoir openly describe the life hidden behind his screen image.