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Hume Cronyn
Gender
Male
Born
Jul 18, 1911
London, Ontario, CANADA
Died
Jun 15, 2003
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Producer
Performer
Director
Writer
Lyricist
Relations
Husband of
Emily Woodruff (1935 - 1936) divorced
Husband of
Jessica Tandy
(1942 - 1994) her death
Husband of
Susan Cooper
(1996 - 2003) his death
Father of
Christopher Cronyn
Father of
Tandy Cronyn
Step-father of
Susan Tettemer
Cousin of
Robert Whitehead
See Also
The Cronyn Company
Quintus Productions
+ More
CREDITS
Broadway
Touring
The Petition
(Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[General Sir Edmund Milne]
Play
Original
Foxfire
(Nov 11, 1982 - May 15, 1983)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Hector Nations]
Written by
Hume Cronyn
Lyrics by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Play with music
Original
The Gin Game
(Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Co - Produced by
The Cronyn Company
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Weller Martin -
(Sep 27, 1977 - Jun 04, 1978)
Play
Original
Noël Coward in Two Keys
(Feb 28, 1974 - Jun 29, 1974)
Come Into the Garden Maud
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Verner Conklin]
Play
Comedy
One Act
Original
A Song at Twilight
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Hugo Latymer]
Play
Comedy
One Act
Original
Promenade, All!
(Apr 16, 1972 - May 27, 1972)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Grandfather Huntziger (1895), Willie (1920), Willie (1945), Willie (Approximately Now)]
Play
Comedy
Original
A Delicate Balance
(Sep 22, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Tobias]
Play
Drama
Original
Slow Dance on the Killing Ground
(Nov 30, 1964 - Feb 13, 1965)
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Original
The Physicists
(Oct 13, 1964 - Nov 28, 1964)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Herbert George Beutler (Newton)]
Play
Original
Hamlet
(Apr 09, 1964 - Aug 08, 1964)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Polonius]
Play
Tragedy
Revival
Big Fish, Little Fish
(Mar 15, 1961 - Jun 10, 1961)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Jimmie Luton]
Play
Comedy
Original
Triple Play
(Apr 15, 1959 - May 16, 1959)
Bedtime Story
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[John Jo Mulligan]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
One Act
Original
Portrait of a Madonna
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[The Doctor]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
One Act
Original
Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Prof. Ivan Ivanovitch Nyukhin]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
Monologue
One Act
Original
A Pound on Demand
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Jerry]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
One Act
Revival
The Man in the Dog Suit
(Oct 30, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Oliver Walling]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Egghead
(Oct 09, 1957 - Oct 26, 1957)
Directed by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Original
A Day By The Sea
(Sep 26, 1955 - Oct 15, 1955)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Julian Anson]
Play
Original
The Honeys
(Apr 28, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Bennett Honey / Curtis Honey]
Play
Farce
Comedy
Original
The Fourposter
(Jan 05, 1955 - Jan 16, 1955)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Michael]
Play
Comedy
Revival
Madam, Will You Walk
(Dec 01, 1953 - Jan 10, 1954)
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Dr. Brightlee]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Fourposter
(Oct 24, 1951 - May 02, 1953)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Michael -
(Oct 24, 1951 - Jun 07, 1952)
Play
Comedy
Original
The Little Blue Light
(Apr 29, 1951 - May 12, 1951)
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Produced by
Quintus Productions
Play
Original
Hilda Crane
(Nov 01, 1950 - Dec 31, 1950)
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
Original
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
(Mar 02, 1950 - Apr 08, 1950)
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Comedy
Original
The Survivors
(Jan 19, 1948 - Jan 24, 1948)
Also Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Jodine Decker]
Play
Original
Mr. Big
(Sep 30, 1941 - Oct 04, 1941)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Harley L. Miller]
Play
Original
Retreat to Pleasure
(Dec 17, 1940 - Jan 04, 1941)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Lee Tatnall]
Play
Original
The Weak Link
(Mar 04, 1940 - Mar 30, 1940)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Peter Mason]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Three Sisters
(Oct 14, 1939 - Oct 21, 1939)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Andrei Prozorov]
Play
Drama
Revival
Off to Buffalo
(Feb 21, 1939 - Feb 1939)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Harry Quill]
Play
Comedy
Original
Escape This Night
(Apr 22, 1938 - Apr 30, 1938)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Steve]
Play
Melodrama
Original
There's Always a Breeze
(Mar 02, 1938 - Mar 1938)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Abe Sherman]
Play
Comedy
Original
High Tor
(Jan 09, 1937 - Jun 1937)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Elkus]
Play
Fantasy
Original
Boy Meets Girl
(Nov 27, 1935 - Jul 1937)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
Green -
Replacement
Play
Comedy
Original
Hipper's Holiday
(Oct 18, 1934 - Oct 20, 1934)
Understudy:
Hume Cronyn
[A Janitor]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Gin Game
(Oct 03, 1978 - Jun 09, 1979)
Produced by Hume Cronyn
Starring: Hume Cronyn
[Weller Martin]
Co-produced by The Cronyn Company
Play
Original
Noël Coward in Two Keys
(Feb 17, 1975 - Aug 02, 1975)
Starring: Hume Cronyn
[Hugo Latymer]
Play
Comedy
One Act
Original
Hadrian VII
(Sep 04, 1969 - May 30, 1970)
Starring: Hume Cronyn
[Frederick William Rolfe]
Play
Original
AWARDS
Tony Award®
Lifetime Achievement
1994 | Recipient
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1986 | Nominee |
The Petition
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1967 | Nominee |
A Delicate Balance
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Producer of a Play
1965 | Nominee |
Slow Dance on the Killing Ground
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1964 | Winner |
Hamlet
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1961 | Nominee |
Big Fish, Little Fish
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Drama Desk Award
Special Award
1986 | Recipient
Hume Cronyn
(for their continuing theatrical partnership)
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Outstanding New Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
CREDITS
AWARDS
Broadway
Touring
The Petition
(Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[General Sir Edmund Milne]
Play
Original
Foxfire
(Nov 11, 1982 - May 15, 1983)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Hector Nations]
Written by
Hume Cronyn
Lyrics by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Play with music
Original
The Gin Game
(Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Co - Produced by
The Cronyn Company
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Weller Martin -
(Sep 27, 1977 - Jun 04, 1978)
Play
Original
Noël Coward in Two Keys
(Feb 28, 1974 - Jun 29, 1974)
Come Into the Garden Maud
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Verner Conklin]
Play
Comedy
One Act
Original
A Song at Twilight
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Hugo Latymer]
Play
Comedy
One Act
Original
Promenade, All!
(Apr 16, 1972 - May 27, 1972)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Grandfather Huntziger (1895), Willie (1920), Willie (1945), Willie (Approximately Now)]
Play
Comedy
Original
A Delicate Balance
(Sep 22, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Tobias]
Play
Drama
Original
Slow Dance on the Killing Ground
(Nov 30, 1964 - Feb 13, 1965)
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Original
The Physicists
(Oct 13, 1964 - Nov 28, 1964)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Herbert George Beutler (Newton)]
Play
Original
Hamlet
(Apr 09, 1964 - Aug 08, 1964)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Polonius]
Play
Tragedy
Revival
Big Fish, Little Fish
(Mar 15, 1961 - Jun 10, 1961)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Jimmie Luton]
Play
Comedy
Original
Triple Play
(Apr 15, 1959 - May 16, 1959)
Bedtime Story
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[John Jo Mulligan]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
One Act
Original
Portrait of a Madonna
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[The Doctor]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
One Act
Original
Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Prof. Ivan Ivanovitch Nyukhin]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
Monologue
One Act
Original
A Pound on Demand
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Jerry]
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
One Act
Revival
The Man in the Dog Suit
(Oct 30, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Oliver Walling]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Egghead
(Oct 09, 1957 - Oct 26, 1957)
Directed by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Original
A Day By The Sea
(Sep 26, 1955 - Oct 15, 1955)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Julian Anson]
Play
Original
The Honeys
(Apr 28, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Bennett Honey / Curtis Honey]
Play
Farce
Comedy
Original
The Fourposter
(Jan 05, 1955 - Jan 16, 1955)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Michael]
Play
Comedy
Revival
Madam, Will You Walk
(Dec 01, 1953 - Jan 10, 1954)
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Dr. Brightlee]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Fourposter
(Oct 24, 1951 - May 02, 1953)
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Michael -
(Oct 24, 1951 - Jun 07, 1952)
Play
Comedy
Original
The Little Blue Light
(Apr 29, 1951 - May 12, 1951)
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Produced by
Quintus Productions
Play
Original
Hilda Crane
(Nov 01, 1950 - Dec 31, 1950)
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Drama
Original
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
(Mar 02, 1950 - Apr 08, 1950)
Staged by
Hume Cronyn
Play
Comedy
Original
The Survivors
(Jan 19, 1948 - Jan 24, 1948)
Also Starring:
Hume Cronyn
[Jodine Decker]
Play
Original
Mr. Big
(Sep 30, 1941 - Oct 04, 1941)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Harley L. Miller]
Play
Original
Retreat to Pleasure
(Dec 17, 1940 - Jan 04, 1941)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Lee Tatnall]
Play
Original
The Weak Link
(Mar 04, 1940 - Mar 30, 1940)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Peter Mason]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Three Sisters
(Oct 14, 1939 - Oct 21, 1939)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Andrei Prozorov]
Play
Drama
Revival
Off to Buffalo
(Feb 21, 1939 - Feb 1939)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Harry Quill]
Play
Comedy
Original
Escape This Night
(Apr 22, 1938 - Apr 30, 1938)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Steve]
Play
Melodrama
Original
There's Always a Breeze
(Mar 02, 1938 - Mar 1938)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Abe Sherman]
Play
Comedy
Original
High Tor
(Jan 09, 1937 - Jun 1937)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
[Elkus]
Play
Fantasy
Original
Boy Meets Girl
(Nov 27, 1935 - Jul 1937)
Performer:
Hume Cronyn
Green -
Replacement
Play
Comedy
Original
Hipper's Holiday
(Oct 18, 1934 - Oct 20, 1934)
Understudy:
Hume Cronyn
[A Janitor]
Play
Comedy
Original
The Gin Game
(Oct 03, 1978 - Jun 09, 1979)
Produced by Hume Cronyn
Starring: Hume Cronyn
[Weller Martin]
Co-produced by The Cronyn Company
Play
Original
Noël Coward in Two Keys
(Feb 17, 1975 - Aug 02, 1975)
Starring: Hume Cronyn
[Hugo Latymer]
Play
Comedy
One Act
Original
Hadrian VII
(Sep 04, 1969 - May 30, 1970)
Starring: Hume Cronyn
[Frederick William Rolfe]
Play
Original
Tony Award®
Lifetime Achievement
1994 | Recipient
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1986 | Nominee |
The Petition
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1967 | Nominee |
A Delicate Balance
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Producer of a Play
1965 | Nominee |
Slow Dance on the Killing Ground
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1964 | Winner |
Hamlet
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Best Actor in Play
1961 | Nominee |
Big Fish, Little Fish
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Drama Desk Award
Special Award
1986 | Recipient
Hume Cronyn
(for their continuing theatrical partnership)
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Starring:
Hume Cronyn
Outstanding New Play
1978 | Nominee |
The Gin Game
Produced by
Hume Cronyn
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