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Franchot Tone A Hollywood Career From Cornell To Broadway
Franchot Tone rises from a Cornell drama student and early stage years to Broadway triumphs and a shift to Hollywood. Once called Smoothie by producers, he proves a versatile actor through Theater Guild work and MGM contracts while balancing public persona with genuine working-class respect. Kenny Baker nears a big screen role as he nears adulthood and Sonja Henie eyes a straight dramatic turn in her career.
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Ranchot
Hollywood
Franchot
Cornell University
Means
Frank J. Tone
Carborundum Company
Cornell
New Playwrights’ Theater
Greenwich Village
Garry McGarry
Buffalo
Kit Cornell
Sylvia Sydney
Irene Purcell
Peggy Shannon
Theater Guild
Theater
Connolly
Taos
M.G.M
Tone
Kenny Baker
Kenny
Sonja Henle