Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
Lunt (1892-1977) and Fontanne (1887-1983) are considered the greatest husband-and-wife team in the history of the American stage. They met and first acted together in 1919 and married in 1922. After 1928, neither appeared separately on stage again. Of their more than two dozen performances as a team, some of their best known works include The Guardsman (1924), Design for Living (1933), Amphitryon 38 (1937), There Shall Be No Night (1940), O Mistress Mine (1946) and their final work on Broadway, The Visit (1958). They were versatile actors and known for their dedication to perfection. Other actors felt honored to work in their ensemble company. To promote the theater, they took many of their performances across the country. Drew Struzan illustrated the stamp’s double portrait, which was based on a publicity photo depicting the couple as they appeared early in their 34-year reign as the leading couple of the American stage.