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Cronyn

American  
[kroh-nin] / ˈkroʊ nɪn /

noun

  1. Hume, 1911–2003, Canadian actor in the U.S.


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I also worked at a theater in Falmouth, Mass., where I closely studied star actors such as Geraldine Page, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Basil Rathbone and Gordon MacRae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He also assembled an elite and trusted team of executives, including producer-Warner president Lenny Waronker and advertising-marketing head Stan Cronyn.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

In these cases, the biological father is unknown, according to Mr Cronyn and Ms Shapiro Munn.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2018

Arthur Laurents recalls prospective stars being scared off by the gay overtones in another Hitchcock thriller, Rope, which he co-wrote with Hume Cronyn.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2017

Dr. Cronyn died in the following September, and Dr. Hellmuth became Bishop of Huron.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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