LYNN FONTANNE - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 160168
Price: $100.00
LYNN FONTANNE
Signature: "Lynn Fontanne", 5x3 card. Accompanied by typed
letter signed "Harriet Owens" as Secretary to Fontanne on printed
letterhead of Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot, Wisconsin, 1979 March 14, forwarding
Fontanne's signature to a collector in Kent, England. English born actress
Lynn Fontanne (1892-1983) was a Broadway star for nearly 50 years, beginning in
1910. She was married to her frequent co-star, Alfred Lunt, from 1922 until his
death in 1977. Although the Lunts scored Oscar nominations for the film
version of their Broadway performance in The Guardsmen (1931), they
generally shunned films in favor of live theater. They were co-recipients of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) and Lifetime Achievement Tony awards
(1970). In 1980, Lynne Fontanne accepted Kennedy Center honors on behalf of
the "First Couple of the Theatre". Ten Chimneys, a complex of buildings
built over two decades on land purchased by Alfred Lunt in 1914, was the
couple's lifelong home, where they entertained many literary and entertainment
luminaries. It is now a museum open to the public and housing a large collection
of documents and memorabilia. Fine condition.
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