Fontanne
Americannoun
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The Wallachs, one of the great theatrical couples of the last century, followed in the playfully bantering tradition of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as well as Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2016
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
A critic once hailed them as "the proletarian Lunts," a reference to Alfred Lunt and his wife, Lynn Fontanne, who at the time were the most famous couple in the American theater.
From US News • Jun. 25, 2014
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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