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Hume Cronyn

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Hume Cronyn Fast Facts:

Decided to become an actor while in college.
Made his debut with the Montreal Repertory Company before heading to America; his first notable Broadway role was in Three Men on a Horse (1935).
Had a longstanding working relationship with Alfred Hitchcock, making his film debut in Shadow of a Doubt (1943), appearing in many episodes of the director's TV series and cowriting the screenplays for his films Rope and Under Capricorn.
Often costarred on stage and screen with his second wife, Jessica Tandy, including in the Pulitzer-winning play The Gin Game and the 1946 film The Green Years, in which he played her father despite being two years younger than she.
Wore a glass eye, having lost an eye to cancer in the 1960s.
Continued working steadily into his 90s, making his final appearance in the TV-movie A Separate Peace in 2002.

Hume Cronyn Relationships:
Christopher Cronyn - Son
Emily Woodruff - Ex-wife
Frances Cronyn - Mother
Hume Blake Cronyn - Father
Jessica Tandy - Wife (deceased)
Susan Cooper - Wife
Susan Tettemer - Stepdaughter
Tandy Cronyn - Daughter
Hume Cronyn Awards:
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1978 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
1986 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
1978 Tony: Play - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1994 Tony: Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - Winner
1961 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
1964 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
1965 Tony: Producer (Dramatic) - Nominee
1967 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Nominee
College:
Attended McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY; attended University Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria