Sculptor Patrick Farrow, 66, was found late on Monday by police responding to an emergency call from the Farrow Gallery in Castleton, Vermont. A woman there had called asking for help.

An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of Farrow's death.

Police said they wouldn't release additional information until it was complete.

State police Lieutenant Timothy Oliver called Farrow's death suspicious in a written statement on Tuesday. Mr Oliver, who didn't respond to telephone calls on the case, told WPTZ-TV that police don't suspect foul play, but he said there were some things out of the ordinary at the scene; he didn't elaborate.

Mr Farrow, a professional sculptor for more than 35 years, operated out of a converted church building. The Farrow Gallery sells jewellery and mixed-media works of art, according to its Web site. The gallery is owned and operated by Farrow and his wife, artist Susan Farrow.

Mia Farrow's movies include 'Rosemary's Baby', 'Hannah and Her Sisters' and 'Crimes and Misdemeanours'.

David Schilling, an assistant to Mia Farrow's manager, Laura Berwick, said late on Tuesday he had just heard of Patrick Farrow's death. He had no immediate comment on it.

Last year, a nephew of Mia Farrow and Patrick Farrow who had spent nearly 20 years in the Army was killed in Iraq.

Sergeant 1st Class Jason F. Dene, 37, died of injuries suffered in an incident in Baghdad, according to the Department of Defence, which gave no other details about his death except to say it was under investigation. -- AP