- Awarded a Tony in 1954 for his direction of the play, "Ondine."
- He appears on a U.S. 33 cent stamp, with Lynn Fontanne, debuting 3/1/99 in New York City.
- Has won three Tony Awards: in 1954, as Best Director for "Ondine;" in 1955, as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Quadrille;" and in 1970, a Special Award shared with his wife, Lynn Fontanne. He was also nominated in 1959 as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "The Visit."
- Despite their intentionally hammy acting in the excerpt from Maxwell Anderson's "Elizabeth the Queen" in their film, "The Guardsman", the Lunts are said to have acted Shakespeare onstage in a non-declamatory, more conversational manner, as opposed to the standard way of performing Shakespeare onstage in those days.
- Is an honorary brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Is buried alongside his wife, Lynne Fontanne, in Forest Home Cemetary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Appeared by himself in several films: Backbone, The Ragged Edge (1923), Sally of the Sawdust, Lovers in Quarantine (1925) and with wife Lynn Fontanne in Second Youth (1924), The Guardsman (1931) Stage Door Canteen (1943).
- He and his wife had a joint career as the pre-eminent actor couple on the American stage.
- He was the celebrity spokesman for Blatz Beer.
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