American actor, singer, and producer (died 1968)

Franchot Tone

Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s. His acting crossed many genres including pre-Code romantic leads to noir layered roles and World War I films. He appeared as a guest star in episodes of several golden age television series, including The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour while continuing to act and produce in the theater and movies throughout the 1960s.

Born

1905

February 27

Died

1968

Era

1900s

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1905 Born
1968 Died

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380 Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity.
425 The University of Constantinople is founded by Emperor Theodosius II at the urging of his wife Aelia Eudocia.
907 Abaoji, chieftain of the Yila tribe, is named khagan of the Khitans.
1560 The Treaty of Berwick is signed by England and the Lords of the Congregation of Scotland, establishing the terms under which English armed forces were to be permitted in Scotland in order to expel occupying French troops.

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The world in 1905

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april 17 The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
april 3 Association football club Boca Juniors is founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina
april 30 Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
april 4 In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.

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David H. Hubel 1926–2013 Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013) Graeme Pollock 1944– South African cricketer and coach Irwin Shaw 1913–1984 American author and screenwriter (died 1984) Joan Bennett 1910–1990 American actress (born 1910) Lotte Lehmann 1888–1976 German-American soprano (born 1888) Roger Scruton 1944– English philosopher and writer (died 2020)

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Andy Devine 1905–1977 American actor (born 1905) Dorothy Fields 1905–1974 American songwriter (died 1974) Eleanor Audley 1905–1991 American actress (died 1991) Félix Houphouët-Boigny 1905–1993 Ivoirian physician and politician, 1st President of Ivory Coast (born 1905) Francisco Javier Arana 1905–1949 Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (died 1949) Geoffrey Grigson 1905–1985 English poet and critic (died 1985) Helen Sawyer Hogg 1905–1993 American-Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1993) J. William Fulbright 1905–1995 American lawyer and politician (died 1995) Marc Blitzstein 1905–1964 American pianist and composer (born 1905)

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