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Hume Cronyn

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HALMRKSun, Nov 22, 10:00 AMOff SeasonBuy
TMCeMon, Nov 23, 6:45 AMSea PeopleBuy
TMCeFri, Nov 27, 10:00 AMCamillaBuy
FMCFri, Nov 27, 2:00 PMConrackBuy
FMCFri, Nov 27, 4:00 PMCocoonBuy
FLIXeSun, Nov 29, 8:25 AMMarvin's RoomBuy
FLIXeSun, Nov 29, 6:15 PMMarvin's RoomBuy
FLIXeMon, Nov 30, 5:10 AMMarvin's RoomBuy
HALMRKMon, Nov 30, 4:00 PMOff SeasonBuy
ENCThu, Dec 3, 6:20 AMCocoon: The ReturnBuy
TVLANDFri, Dec 4, 9:00 PMThe Pelican BriefBuy

Hume Cronyn Biography

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  • Birth Name: Hume Blake Cronyn
  • Birth Place: London, Ontario, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/18/1911, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 06/15/2003
  • Profession: Actor; writer
Hume Cronyn Fast Facts:
  • Decided to become an actor while in college.
  • Made his debut with the Montreal Repertory Company before heading to America; his first notable Broadway role was in Three Men on a Horse (1935).
  • Had a longstanding working relationship with Alfred Hitchcock, making his film debut in Shadow of a Doubt (1943), appearing in many episodes of the director's TV series and cowriting the screenplays for his films Rope and Under Capricorn.
  • Often costarred on stage and screen with his second wife, Jessica Tandy, including in the Pulitzer-winning play The Gin Game and the 1946 film The Green Years, in which he played her father despite being two years younger than she.
  • Wore a glass eye, having lost an eye to cancer in the 1960s.
  • Continued working steadily into his 90s, making his final appearance in the TV-movie A Separate Peace in 2002.
    Hume Cronyn Relationships:
  • Christopher Cronyn - Son
  • Emily Woodruff - Ex-wife
  • Frances Cronyn - Mother
  • Hume Blake Cronyn - Father
  • Jessica Tandy - Wife (deceased)
  • Susan Cooper - Wife
  • Susan Tettemer - Stepdaughter
  • Tandy Cronyn - Daughter

  • Hume Cronyn Awards:
  • 1978 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 1986 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 1978 Tony: Play - Nominee
  • 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
  • 1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1994 Tony: Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - Winner
  • 1961 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Nominee
  • 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1964 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
  • 1965 Tony: Producer (Dramatic) - Nominee
  • 1967 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1992 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY; attended University Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
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