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Fontanne

American  
[fon-tan] / fɒnˈtæn /

noun

  1. Lynn, 1887–1983, U.S. actress, born in England (wife of Alfred Lunt).


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Amy Micallef, one of the show’s dressers, said that she tells visitors that it’s a painting of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, the couple for whom the theater is named.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2015

The 1924 New York premiere of “The Guardsman,” which starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, was so successful that the celebrated duo actually made a film version in 1931.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2015

They were the first married couple to win Emmys on the same night since Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in 1965.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2015

The six-year-old program brings leading regional performers to Genesee Depot, Wis., where they spend a week studying drama at an estate built by famed actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2015

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were the old couple, and they were very good, but I didn't like them much.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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