Cocoon
1985
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Hume Cronyn. Actor: Cocoon. Hume Cronyn was a Canadian actor with a lengthy career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Seventh Cross" (1944). Cronyn was born to a prominent family. His father was politician Hume Blake Cronyn (1864-1933), Member of Parliament for London, Ontario (term 1917-1921).
Apr 12, 2024 · Hume Cronyn (born July 18, 1911, London, Ont., Can.—died June 15, 2003, Fairfield, Conn., U.S.) was a Canadian-born actor who earned acclaim for his convincing portrayals of diverse characters and was especially noted for his acting partnership with Jessica Tandy, his wife. They became known as the “first couple of the American theatre.”.
Jun 16, 2003 · Mr. Cronyn's mother was a descendant of the wealthy Labatt brewery family; his father, also named Hume, was a financier and a member of Canada's House of Commons, who expected his youngest son to ...
Jun 16, 2003 · Hume Cronyn, the versatile stage and screen actor who charmed audiences with his portrayals of irascible old men and frequently paired up with his wife, Jessica Tandy, has died of cancer. He was 91.
May 14, 2008 · Hume Cronyn. Hume Cronyn, actor, director, writer (b at London, Ont 18 July 1911, d Fairfield, Conn, 15 June 2003). This skilled farceur and elfin character player teamed often with his wife Jessica TANDY (1909-94). Amateur beginnings at Ridley College, St Catharines, Ontario, and with the Montreal Repertory Theatre and Player's Club while studying law and art at McGill University led to stage ...
In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Hume Cronyn (1911-2003) talks about his long career in the theater, in television, and in film, often opposite his late wife Jessica Tandy. He recalls his television debut in a 1939 NBC production called Her Majesty's Voice. He discusses his film association with director Alfred Hitchcock, starting with his screen debut in Shadow of A Doubt and later ...
Jun 17, 2003 · Stage and screen actor Hume Cronyn, who with his wife of 52 years, Jessica Tandy, was half of one of the theater world's most formidable pairings, died Sunday in Fairfield, Conn., of prostate cancer.
