Hume Blake Cronyn (1911-2003) was a versatile Canadian-American actor, director, and screenwriter whose career spanned over six decades. He made his screen debut in Alfred Hitchcock's film *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943) and the following year received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for *The Seventh Cross*. A distinguished stage actor as well, in 1964 he won a Tony Award for his performance as Polonius in the Broadway production of *Hamlet*. His professional and personal life was inextricably linked to that of his wife, actress Jessica Tandy, with whom he formed an acclaimed artistic partnership. Together they starred in successful films such as *Cocoon* (1985), **batteries not included* (1987), and *Cocoon: The Return* (1988). His other notable roles include performances in *Cleopatra* (1963) and *The World According to Garp* (1982). Throughout his long career, Cronyn received numerous accolades, including several Emmy Awards, and, together with Tandy, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the National Medal of Arts in 1990.