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Alfred David Lunt (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was an American actor and director, best known for his long stage partnership with his wife, Lynn Fontanne, from the 1920s to 1960, co-starring in Broadway and West End productions. After their marriage, they nearly always appeared together.
Alfred Lunt (1892-1977) was an American actor and a Broadway star, known for his partnership with his wife Lynn Fontanne. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Guardsman (1931) and appeared in several films, radio shows and TV shows.
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- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lunt and Fontanne, American husband-and-wife acting team who performed together in more than two dozen theatrical productions, from Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1923) to The Visit (1958). Alfred Lunt (b. Aug. 19, 1892, Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.—d. Aug. 3, 1977, Chicago, Ill.) and Lynn Fontanne (original.
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Alfred Lunt was an American actor and director, known for his partnership with his wife Lynn Fontanne on Broadway and in films. He was nominated for an Oscar for \"The Guardsman\" and won three Tonys, including a special award with Fontanne.
- August 12, 1892
- August 3, 1977
Ten Chimneys, the Wisconsin estate created by Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, is open to the public as a world-class house museum and national resource for theatre, arts, and arts education.
main reference. Lunt attended Carroll College (Waukesha, Wis.) and Harvard College but left school for an acting career, making his debut in a Boston repertory company in 1912 and thereafter taking several dramatic and vaudeville roles; these culminated in a critical success in the title role of….
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Aug 4, 1977 · Alfred Lunt, Leading Actor, Legend in American Theater. By Richard L. Coe. August 3, 1977 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Critic John Mason Brown once likened Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne to Adam and...
