Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1887-12-06
- Died
- 1983-07-10
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The sea gull
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Film & TV
Acting · Woodford, Essex, England, UK
From Wikipedia Lynn Fontanne (/fɒnˈtæn/; 6 December 1887 – 30 July 1983) was a British-born American-based actress and major stage star in the United States for over 40 years. She teamed with her husband, Alfred Lunt. Lunt and Fontanne shared a special Tony Award in 1970. They both won Emmy Awards in 1965, and Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for them. Fontanne was also a Kennedy…
Known for
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- Peter Pan — Narrator1960
- Tony Awards — Self - Recipient1956
- Hallmark Hall of Fame — Fanny Holmes1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame — Grand Duchess Marie1951
- Stage Door Canteen — Lynn Fontanne
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1887 births1983 deaths20th-century English actressesActors from the London Borough of RedbridgeActresses from EssexBurials at Forest Home CemeteryCommons link from WikidataDeaths from pneumonia in WisconsinEnglish emigrants to the United StatesEnglish film actressesEnglish radio actressesEnglish silent film actresses