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1892 - Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the 12th of August.
1919 - He became a star as the buffooonish lead in Booth Tarkington's Clarence, but soon distinguished himself in a variety of roles.
1922 - His wife Lynn Fontanne, whom he married on the 26th of May, in New York City.
1931 - He received two Tony Awards, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The Guardsman and an Emmy Award for the Hallmark Hall of Fame's production of The Magnificent Yankee.
1977 - Died on the 3rd of August.
1919 - He became a star as the buffooonish lead in Booth Tarkington's Clarence, but soon distinguished himself in a variety of roles.
1922 - His wife Lynn Fontanne, whom he married on the 26th of May, in New York City.
1931 - He received two Tony Awards, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The Guardsman and an Emmy Award for the Hallmark Hall of Fame's production of The Magnificent Yankee.
1977 - Died on the 3rd of August.
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