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Hume Cronyn

1911 - 2003

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Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and garnered numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Cronyn was the husband of actress Jessica Tandy, with whom he was presented with the Kennedy Center Honor in 1986 and National Medal of Arts in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hume Cronyn is the 2,759th most popular actor (down from 2,513th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Canada (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Hume Cronyn ranks 2,759 out of 13,578. Before him are Philippe Léotard, Sylvester McCoy, Yolande Moreau, Luciana Paluzzi, Jodie Whittaker, and Jenna Coleman. After him are Demián Bichir, Enrique Irazoqui, Stephen Tobolowsky, Damon Wayans, Grace Moore, and Lorraine Gary.

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Among people born in 1911, Hume Cronyn ranks 164. Before him are Kukrit Pramoj, Paul Carell, Juan Carlos Zabala, Louis Dumont, Nello Pagani, and Hans Münch. After him are Anatoly Rybakov, Gabriel Almond, Paul Augustin Mayer, Floyd Council, Guy Burgess, and Heinz von Foerster. Among people deceased in 2003, Hume Cronyn ranks 152. Before him are Henryk Jabłoński, Howard Fast, Hope Lange, Leon Uris, Selahattin Ülkümen, and Nello Pagani. After him are John Aston Sr., Yun Hyon-seok, Sam Phillips, Milton George Henschel, Albert Batteux, and Noel Redding.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Hume Cronyn ranks 236 out of 1,622. Before him are Daniel Lavoie (1949), Jon Vickers (1926), Walter Byron (1894), Raymond Massey (1896), Garth Hudson (1937), and Joe Clark (1939). After him are E. Pauline Johnson (1861), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Walter Pidgeon (1897), Harold Russell (1914), René Lévesque (1922), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Hume Cronyn ranks 60. Before him are Hayden Christensen (1981), Phil Hartman (1948), Chief Dan George (1899), Florence Lawrence (1886), James Doohan (1920), and Raymond Massey (1896). After him are Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Walter Pidgeon (1897), Neve Campbell (1973), Arthur Hill (1922), Kenneth Welsh (1942), and John Kricfalusi (1955).

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