Rumors about Granger's sexuality have swirled for decades, especially since he appeared in several documentaries discussing gay characters and themes in Hollywood pictures. Laurents in particular wrote about his four-year affair with Granger (Laurents wrote Granger's role in Rope especially for him), so most people assumed that Granger was gay -- it turns out that he is bisexual and speaks openly about it in his book.

Granger follows in the footsteps of Richard Chamberlain, who recently came out after a successful career as a leading man (Chamberlain also recommended that young gay Hollywood stay in the closet, for their careers' sakes -- no word on whether Granger gives out similar advice).

Here's the white-hot climactic scene from Strangers on a Train where Granger and his gay stalker Bruno (Robert Walker) fight on a carousel: