Is New York Times Trying to Straight-Wash Farley Granger?

An Associated Press obituary of Farley Granger was published on-line today by the New York Times.  In it, Granger is called a "lifelong bachelor" whose only real romance was with Shelley Winters.  As of this post, there is no mention of Granger's decades-long partner, Robert Calhoun.  In fact, Granger and Calhoun co-wrote the memoir Include Me Out in which they spoke of becoming lovers in 1963.  They became domestic partners and remained so until Calhoun's death three years ago.  Granger was quite open about his affairs with many men and women, including Winters, Ava Gardner, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents, but it was with Calhoun that he forged a life of nearly 50 years.  I believe that deserves a mention in his obituary, at the very least.  

UPDATE:  The AP article has been replaced with a far more appropriate obituary by Times theater and film critic Neil Genzlinger.  Granger's long relationship with Calhoun is noted. 

Farley Granger: 1925-2011

Lazy Circles reader Clay has left a comment alerting me to the fact that the handsome and talented actor Farley Granger has died at his home in Manhattan at the age of 85.  He follows his long-time partner, Robert Calhoun, who died three years ago.  Granger was an A-list star whose credits included Hitchcock's Rope and Strangers on a Train as well as The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and Around the World in 80 Days.  He also had great success on Broadway where his credits included The Warm Peninsula with Julie Harris, The Seagull, The Crucible, The Glass Menagerie, and the revival of The King and I, starring opposite Barbara Cook.  He won an Obie award in 1986 for the Lanford Wilson play Talley & Son.

In 2007, Granger and Calhoun published a memoir called Include Me Out in which he freely discussed his many affairs including Shelley Winters, Ava Gardner, Arthur Laurents, and Leonard Bernstein.  Calhoun's sister, Linda Plevin, said of Granger, "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."  Sounds like a life well lived.