Franchot Tone
actor, director, producer
- Birth name:
- Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone
- Born:
- 1905-02-27, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- Died:
- 1968-09-18, New York City, New York, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, producer
Biography
President of the Dramatic Club at Cornell University, Franchot Tone gave up the family business for acting, making his Broadway debut in "The Age of Innocence". Tone then went into movies for MGM, making his film debut (at Paramount Pictures) in The Wiser Sex (1932). With his theatrical background, Tone became one of the most talented movie actors in Hollywood.
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