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Hume Cronyn

Also Known As: Hume Blake Cronyn, Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.

Birth Date

July 18, 1911

Death Date

June 15, 2003

(passed away at 91)

Place of Birth

London, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) 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.

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The Merv Griffin Show

American Experience

Hawaii Five-O

Climax!

Studio One

American Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Naked City

The Ed Sullivan Show

Omnibus

Suspense

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Telephone Time

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

DuPont Show of the Month

Cleopatra

The Pelican Brief

Letter to Loretta

12 Angry Men