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Lynn Fontanne

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British actress (1887-1983)

United KingdomActorsLived 1887 to 1983 · aged 95
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Lynn Fontanne was an English actress. After early success in supporting roles in the West End and United States, she married the American actor Alfred Lunt in 1922, with whom she co-starred in Broadway and West End productions over the next four decades.

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Photos 9

As Liza in My Lady's Dress, 1914As Liza in My Lady's Dress, 1914As Lady Castlemaine in Sweet Nell of Old Drury, 1923As Lady Castlemaine in Sweet Nell of Old Drury, 1923As Eliza in Pygmalion, 1926, with Henry Travers as DoolittleAs Eliza in Pygmalion, 1926, with Henry Travers as DoolittleThe Lunts, mid-1920sThe Lunts, mid-1920sNoël Coward, 1925 photographNoël Coward, 1925 photographLunt and Fontanne in 1950Lunt and Fontanne in 1950"Ten Chimneys", the Lunts' house in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin"Ten Chimneys", the Lunts' house in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin

Filmography 5

Peter Pan1960
Stage Door Canteen1943
The Guardsman1931
Second Youth1924
The Man Who Found Himself1925

10 credits on file

Television 4

The Dick Cavett Show1968
Tony Awards1956
The Kennedy Center Honors1978
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951

Awards 5

1965Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1964Presidential Medal of Freedom
Kennedy Center Honors
honorary doctor of Brandeis University
Emmy Award

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Connected to Lynn 5

Ann DvorakAlso in The Guardsman (1931)Jerome RobbinsAlso in Peter Pan (1960)Arlene FrancisAlso in Stage Door Canteen (1943)Gracie FieldsAlso in Stage Door Canteen (1943)Roland YoungAlso in The Guardsman (1931)

Actors from United Kingdom 1

Elliot Cowan54.8

About this person

Lynn Fontanne was an English actress. After early success in supporting roles in the West End and United States, she married the American actor Alfred Lunt in 1922, with whom she co-starred in Broadway and West End productions over the next four decades. They became known as "The Lunts", and were celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1983 · aged 95
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