Alfred Lant ( Eng.Alfred Lunt ; August 12, 1892 - August 3, 1977 ) - American dramatic actor, director. He performed with his wife Lynn Fontaine . Winner of the 1965 Emmy Award (Best Drama Actor) for his work in the teleantology Hallmark Hall of Fame (USA, 1951).
| Alfred Lant | |
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| Alfred lunt | |
 Photo by Karl van Wechten , June 21, 1932 | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois |
| Citizenship | |
| Profession | actor , theater director |
| Years of activity | 1923-1966 |
| Awards |  Emmy (1965) |
| IMDb | |
Biography
Alfred Lant and Lynn Fontann were remembered by the audience as an outstanding couple of actors on the American stage of the first half of the 20th century.
He won three Tony Awards : in 1954 as the best director of the play (Ondine), in 1955 as the best dramatic actor of the play (Quadrille), and in 1970, together with his wife, Lynn Fontanne received a special award. He was also nominated for an award in 1959 as the best actor in the play for the play “Visit”.
Despite the somewhat replayed role of Maxwell Anderson from Queen Elizabeth, in the film The Guardsman (1931), Lant stated that Shakespeare's film adaptation in the dialogue mode was more typical for the screen version of Shakespeare of those days. In 1932, Alfred Lant was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, but Fredrick March received the statuette that year for his work in the film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
Links
- Alfred Lant at the Internet Movie Database