Lynn Fontanne (/fÉ'nˈtæn/; 6 December 1887 â€" 30 July 1983) was a
British actress. She teamed with her husband, Alfred Lunt. Lunt and
Fontanne were given special Tony Awards in 1970. They both won Emmy
Awards in 1965, and Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for
them. Fontanne is regarded as one of the American theater's great
leading ladies of the 20th century.Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in
Woodford, London, of French and Irish descent, her parents were Jules
Fontanne and Frances Ellen Thornley. She had two sisters, one of whom
later lived in England; the other lived in New Zealand.She drew
acclaim in 1921 playing the title role in the George S. Kaufman-Marc
Connelly farce, Dulcy. Dorothy Parker memorialized her performance in
verse:
British actress. She teamed with her husband, Alfred Lunt. Lunt and
Fontanne were given special Tony Awards in 1970. They both won Emmy
Awards in 1965, and Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for
them. Fontanne is regarded as one of the American theater's great
leading ladies of the 20th century.Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in
Woodford, London, of French and Irish descent, her parents were Jules
Fontanne and Frances Ellen Thornley. She had two sisters, one of whom
later lived in England; the other lived in New Zealand.She drew
acclaim in 1921 playing the title role in the George S. Kaufman-Marc
Connelly farce, Dulcy. Dorothy Parker memorialized her performance in
verse:
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