Franchot Tone

Director | Actor

Date of birth : 02/27/1905

Date of death : 09/18/1968

City of birth : Niagara Falls, New York, USA

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.