of Hazzard and it will be completely open to family, friends and fans."

Monday, March 28, 2011

Actor Farley Granger, best known for his starring roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, "Strangers on a Train" and "Rope," died Sunday of natural causes in New York City. He was 85.

Granger appeared in two films noir of note, both co-starrring Cathy O'Donnell: Nicholas Ray's "They Live by Night" and Anthony Mann's "Side Street."

He later made a great many appearances on television, including stints on several soap operas. He also had a significant legit career, appearing on Broadway in "The Seagull," "The Crucible," "The Glass Menagerie" and "Deathtrap."

In 2007, Granger published a memoir, "Include Me Out," in which he freely discussed life with his partner, Robert Calhoun, and as a bisexual in Hollywood.

Calhoun,a producer on CBS' "As the World Turns," predeceased him about three years ago. Granger leaves no immediate survivors.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Joe Wizan, producer of films ranging from "...And Justice for All," with Al Pacino, to Morgan Freeman starrer "Along Came a Spider," died Monday, March 21, in Westlake Village, Calif., of natural causes after a long illness. He was 76.

Wizan started in the mailroom at William Morris and went to become a successful agent there and at London International Agency and Creative Management, the predecessor to ICM). Clients included Robert Altman, Sydney Pollack, Mark Rydell and John Boorman; agency proteges included Barry Diller, Jeff Berg, MGM prexy Mike Marcus and Mike Medavoy.

He segued into a career as a prolific producer, producing 24 films. In 1972 he produced