), ▁known ▁as ▁Frank ▁F ent on , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁stage , ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁actor . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Born ▁Francis ▁F ent on ▁Mor an , ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁gradu ate ▁letter ed ▁as ▁a ▁tack le ▁on ▁the ▁school ' s ▁football ▁team . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Ge or get own ' s ▁under grad uate ▁dram atic ▁club , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁directed ▁and ▁wrote ▁plays . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁F ent on ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁acting ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁An ▁American ▁T rag edy ▁( 1 9 2 6 ) ▁bil led ▁as ▁Frank ▁Mor an . ▁As ▁Frank ▁F ent on , ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁versions ▁of ▁Susan ▁and ▁God ▁with ▁Ger tr ude ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁as ▁George ▁K itt red ge ▁in ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Story ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁alongside ▁Kath ar ine ▁He p burn . ▁His ▁other ▁Broadway ▁cred its ▁include ▁St ork ▁Mad , ▁O ▁Even ing ▁Star , ▁Dead ▁End , ▁and ▁The ▁O ' F lyn n . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁tou red ▁with ▁K atherine ▁Corn ell ▁in ▁Rome o ▁& ▁Jul iet ▁and ▁other ▁plays . ▁ ▁F ent on ' s ▁film ▁debut ▁came ▁in ▁The ▁Navy ▁Com es ▁Through ▁( 1 9 4 2 ). ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁for ▁Barbara ▁Stan wy ck ' s ▁Lady ▁of ▁Bur les que ▁( 1 9