1954 to "warm and enthusiastic reviews"; eight episodes were aired. The couple had a daughter, Tandy, and a son, Christopher. Cronyn and Tandy lived in the Bahamas, then at a lakeside estate in Pound Ridge, New York, and, finally, in Easton, Connecticut. Jessica Tandy died in 1994, aged 85, from ovarian cancer. After he was widowed, Cronyn married author/playwright Susan Cooper (with whom he had co-written Foxfire) in July 1996. His 1991 autobiography, which covered his life and career up to the mid-1960s, was titled A Terrible Liar (). His intention to write a second volume never materialized. Cronyn died on June 15, 2003, from prostate cancer, one month before his 92nd birthday. Honours In 1979, Cronyn was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. On July 11, 1988, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada, giving him the post nominal letters "OC" for life. Cronyn was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1999. He also received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal in 1992 and the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree (LLD) by the University of Western Ontario on October 26, 1974. His wife, Jessica Tandy, was given the same degree on the same day. Filmography Film Television Stage Hipper's Holiday – 1934 High Tor – 1937 There's Always a Breeze – 1938 Escape This Night – 1938 Off to Buffalo – 1939 Three Sisters – 1939 The Weak Link – 1940 Retreat to Pleasure – 1940 Mr. Big – 1941 Portrait of a Madonna – 1946 (Director) The Survivors – 1948 Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep – 1950 Hilda Crane – 1950 The Little Blue Light – 1951 The Fourposter – 1951 The Honeys – 1955 A Day by the Sea – 1955 The Egghead – 1957 The Man in the Dog Suit – 1958 Triple Play – 1959 Big Fish, Little Fish – 1961 Hamlet – 1964 (Tony Award for role of Polonius) The Physicists – 1964 Slow Dance on the Killing Ground – 1964 A Delicate Balance – 1966 Promenade, All! – 1972 Noël Coward in Two Keys – 1974 The Gin Game – 1977 (performed, produced) Foxfire – 1982 (performed, wrote play and lyrics) The Petition – 1986 Radio appearances References External links Hume Cronyn at Virtual History