About
Twentieth-century stage actor and director whose Broadway credits include There Shall Be No Night, Ondine, Idiot's Delight, and Design for Living. He frequently collaborated with his actress wife, Lynn Fontanne.
Before Fame
His breakout role was in a Booth Tarkington play entitled Clarence.
Trivia
He was featured on a 33-cent stamp.
Family Life
Born in Wisconsin, he traced his family history back to the pilgrims who arrived in the New World on the Mayflower.
Associated With
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for Lunt and his wife Lynn Fontanne.
