Fontanne, Lynn 1887 - 1983 | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Fontanne, Lynn 1887 - 1983

Fontanne, Lynn 1887 - 1983 | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Lived in Genessee Depot; Debut: Cinderella; Mrs. Preely and the Countess; Films: Dulcy; Sweet Nell of Old Drury; In Love With Love; The Guardsman; Arms and the Man; The Doctor's Dilemma; Strange Interlude; Pygmalion; The Brother's Karamazov; Caprice; Elizabeth the Queen; Reunion in Vienna; Design for Living; The Taming of the Shrew; Idiot's Delight; Amphitryon 38; There Shall Be No Light; The Pirate; O Mistress Mine; Quadrille; The Great Sebastians; The Visit; TV Movies: Peter Pan; With husband and actor partner Alfred Lunt, lived on the Ten Chimneys estate in Genessee Depot. There, they annually hosted the nation's foremost stage actors, writers and directors. 

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[Source: Wisconsin Film Office (filmwisconsin.org)]