Hume Cronyn

AKA: Hume Blake Cronyn
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1911-07-18

London, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985), and *batteries not included (1987). Their marriage lasted from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Crew Roles

The Dollmaker
Teleplay
Foxfire
Writer
Rope
Adaptation
Under Capricorn
Screenplay
Rope
Story
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