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Alfred Lunt was born on 12 August, 1892 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, is an actor. Discover Alfred Lunt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Occupation actor
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 12 August 1892
Birthday 12 August
Birthplace Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Date of death 3 August, 1977
Died Place Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Alfred Lunt's Wife?

His wife is Lynn Fontanne (26 May 1922 - 3 August 1977) ( his death)

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Alfred Lunt Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alfred Lunt worth at the age of 85 years old? Alfred Lunt’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Alfred Lunt's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1841

(1841-1935). Lunt spend his last years in retirement at his summer home "Ten Chimneys" in in Genesse Depot.

1887

Alfred Lunt was an American actor, particularly known for his professional partnership with his wife Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983). Lunt was one of Broadway's leading male stars.

1892

Lunt was born in 1892 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His father Alfred D. Lunt was active in the lumber business, while his mother Harriet Washburn Briggs was a housewife. Lunt's ancestry in both Maine and Massachusetts dated back to the colonial era. He was a distant descendant of Henry Lunt, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts. Lunt's paternal grandmother was Scottish American. Lunt's maternal ancestors lived in New England since colonial times, and including a number of Mayflower arrivals. Alfred D.

1893

Lunt died in 1893. The widowed Harriet married a Finnish-American physician, Dr. Karl Sederholm. The Sederholms eventually settled in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin, a small unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Lunt was raised in Genesse Depot, along with three younger half-siblings, He attended Carroll College in nearby Waukesha, Wisconsin.

1919

Lunt fist gained publicity in 1919, for his starring role in the comedy play "Clarence" by Booth Tarkington (1869-1946). He distinguished himself in a variety of theatrical roles, including in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and Chekhov's "The Seagull ".

1920

Lunt started acting in films in the 1920s.

1923

His film debut was the silent drama "Backbone" (1923) for Goldwyn Pictures.

Subsequent films included the South Sea romance "The Ragged Edge" (1923), the romantic comedy "Second Youth" (1924), the circus-themed comedy "Sally of the Sawdust" (1925), and the comedy film "Lovers in Quarantine" (1925).

1926

On May 26, 1926, Lunt married actress Lynn Fontane. The two became the preeminent Broadway acting couple.

1931

Lunt's most successful film effort was the comedy film "The Guardsman" (1931). In the film, A jealous husband creates a second identity in order to woo his wife, and she plays along. Lunt played the role of the husband, and Lynn Fontane the role of the wife. It was a critical success, but not particularly successful at the box office. Lunt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for this role, but the Award was instead won (in a tie) by Wallace Beery and Fredric March. Lunt returned to being mostly a theatrical actor.

1932

Their successes included a play written specifically for them, the menage a trois-themed "Design for Living" (1932) by Noël Coward.

1940

During the 1940s, Lunt and and Fontane starred in several radio dramas.

1943

He had a cameo in the World War II film "Stage Door Canteen" (1943), and appeared as himself in the documentary film "Show Business at War" (1943).

1950

In the 1950s and the 1960s, they appeared frequently on television.

1954

Awarded a Tony in 1954 for his direction of the play, "Ondine."

1958

Lunt officially retired from the stage in 1958, at the age of 66.

1965

His last film appearance was the television film "The Magnificent Yankee" (1965), where he played the United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

1977

He died in August 1977, about a week before his 85th birthday. The cause of death was cancer.