Fontanne

[ fon-tan ]

noun

1. Lynn, 1887–1983, U.S. actress, born in England (wife of Alfred Lunt).

Example Sentences

Amazon Prime, for example, offers a 1957 telecast of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, once Broadway’s royal couple, starring in “The Great Sebastians.”

From New York Times

But they never glowed more brightly or spontaneously that day than when they were discussing performances by other actors from another time — Laurette Taylor in “The Glass Menagerie,” Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Tallulah Bankhead.

From New York Times

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

If not quite on the same level of stardom as Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne or Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, Ms. Jackson and Mr. Wallach came close.

From New York Times

Amy Micallef, one of the show’s dressers, said that she tells visitors that it’s a painting of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, the couple for whom the theater is named.

From New York Times