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- 1 win & 1 nomination Academy Awards, USA 1936 Nominee Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role Mutiny on the Bounty Walk of Fame 1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
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Franchot Tone. Jump to. 1 win & 1 nomination. Academy Awards, USA. 1936 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Mutiny on the Bounty. Walk of Fame. 1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame. Motion Picture. On 8 February 1960. At 6560 Hollywood Blvd. Contribute to this page. Suggest an edit or add missing content.
- February 27, 1905
- September 18, 1968
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Tone was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Midshipman Roger Byam in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), along with his co-stars Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, making it the only film to have three simultaneous Best Actor nominations, and leading to the creation of the Best Supporting Actor category.
Franchot Tone. Actor: Dangerous. President of the Dramatic Club at Cornell University, Franchot Tone gave up the family business for acting, making his Broadway debut in "The Age of Innocence". Tone then went into movies for MGM, making his film debut (at Paramount Pictures) in The Wiser Sex (1932).
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He is responsible for the establishment of the Best Supporting Actor/Actress categories in the Academy Awards, owing to his supporting performance (and subsequent Best Actor nomination) in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).
- February 27, 1905
- September 18, 1968
He is best known for his role as Midshipman Roger Byam in the 1935 classic movie drama 'Mutiny on the Bounty' with Clark Gable and Charles Laughton for which he received a nomination for the Best Actor Academy Award.
Nov 8, 2012 · Oscar Profile #110: Franchot Tone. Born February 27, 2005 in Niagara Falls, New York to well-to-do parents, Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone had an interest in the stage from an early age. President of the drama club at Cornell University, he made his Broadway debut in 1927.
Jul 27, 2016 · The Award, a Four Star Playhouse production, aired on CBS on June 30, 1955. Written by Leslie Stevens and directed by Roy Kellino, the episode stars Franchot Tone and innovative actress-director Ida Lupino. Unlike much of Franchot's work that I highlight here, finding a copy of The Award is easy!
