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One reason we lasted so long is that we usually played two people who were very much in love. As we were realistic actors, we became those two people. So we had a divertissement: I had an affair with him, and he with me.

Source: On being married for 55 years to costar Alfred Lunt; in NY Times, 24 Apr 1978.
-- Lynn Fontanne, (Dec 6 1887-1983), US actress; She formed, with husband Alfred Lunt, one of the great stage duos: O Mistress Mine, 1946 and The Visit, 1960.

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