Hume Cronyn

Hume Blake Cronyn, Jr., OC was a CanadianAmerican actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside Jessica Tandy, his wife for over fifty years.

Cronyn, one of five children, was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His father, Hume Blake Cronyn, Sr., was a businessman and a Member of Parliament for London Humecronyn are named. His mother, Frances Amelia , was an heiress of the brewing company of the same name. His paternal grandfather, Verschoyle Cronyn, was the son of the Right Reverend Benjamin Cronyn, an Anglican cleric of the AngloIrish Protestant Ascendancy, who served as first bishop of the Anglican diocese of Huron and founded Huron College, from which grew the University of Western Ontario. His greatuncle, Benjamin, Jr., was both a prominent citizen and early mayor of London, Ontario, but was later indicted for fraud and fled to Vermont during his tenure in London he built a mansion called Oakwood, which currently serves as the head office of the InfoTech Research Group. Cronyn was also a cousin of Canadianborn theater producer, Robert Whitehead, and a first cousin of the CanadianBritish artist Hugh Verschoyle Cronyn GM .

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