Franchot Tone
Birthday:
27 February 1905, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone
Height:
178 cm
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 in The Wiser Sex (1932). With his theatrical background, Tone became one of the most talented movie actors in Hollywood.
[on his ex-wife, Joan Crawford] "She's like that old joke about Philadelphia: First prize, 4 years with Joan. Second prize, 8 years with her...Show more »
[on his ex-wife, Joan Crawford] "She's like that old joke about Philadelphia: First prize, 4 years with Joan. Second prize, 8 years with her." Show less «
[of Phantom Lady (1944)] I may have gotten the star billing but it was truly Ella's film.
[of Phantom Lady (1944)] I may have gotten the star billing but it was truly Ella's film.
Actors suffer from being half narcissistic and half self-critical.
Actors suffer from being half narcissistic and half self-critical.
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