Hume CronynNationality:
Canadian Birthdate:
07/18/1911 Birthplace:
London, Ontario, Canada Death Date:
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biography
The son of a prominent Canadian politician, Hume Cronyn made his stage debut with the Montreal Repertory Theatre in 1930 while still a student at McGill University and reached Broadway in 1934, playing the Janitor in "Hipper's Holiday". Short and wiry, he gained a reputation for excellence onstage, adroitly portraying ordinary people, and would later prove his versatility by branching into directing, producing and playwriting. An early appearance on the new medium of TV (a 1939 NBC presentation of "Her Master's Voice") preceded Cronyn's first feature role as the literal-minded, snooping,
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1930
Stage acting debut at Montreal Repertory Theatre (while at McGill)
1931
Immigrated to USA
1931
Professional stage debut, "Up Pops the Devil" with Cochran's Stock Company at the National Theatre, Washington, DC
1934
Broadway acting debut in "Hipper's Holiday"
1935
Breakthrough stage role as the the lead in the road company of George Abbott's Broadway success, "Three Men on a Horse"
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