We Remember Actor Hume Cronyn (WHYY, 18/Jun/2003)

Programme Description

He died June 15, 2003, of prostate cancer at the age of 92. His first film role was in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. He went on to star in several more Hitchcock films, later co-writing the screenplays for Rope and Under Capricorn. He also had starring roles in the films The Postman Always Rings Twice, Brute Force and Ziegfeld Follies. In the 1950s and 60s, Cronyn went to Broadway, often co-starring with his wife, the late Jessica Tandy. He won a Tony award in 1964 for his role as Polonius in the Broadway production of Hamlet. His later films include The World According to Garp and The Pelican Brief. This interview first aired September 20, 1991.

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Broadcast Details

• broadcast as part of "Fresh Air" on WHYY (whyy.org)
• date: 18/Jun/2003
• length: approx 8 minutes