Doesn't seem to be dead: Hume Cronyn Hume Cronyn (1911 - ). actor, screenwriter, theatre director; born July 18, 1911, London, Ontario; educated at Ridley College; McGill University, ... Hume Blake Cronyn, OC , LL.D (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a stage and film actor. Hume Cronyn