Fontane is a
surname of
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
origin, meaning ''fountain''. The name may refer to:
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Char Fontane
Char "Kaci" Fontane (January 12, 1952 – April 1, 2007) was an American actress and singer.
She was born Kerry Charae Fontane in Los Angeles, to singer Tony Fontane and his wife, actress Kerry Vaughn Fontane. Early in her career, Fontane wor ...
(1952–2007), American actress
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The Fontane Sisters
The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Marge Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey.
Early years
Born to an Italian family, their mother, Louise Rosse, was both a soloist and the leader of the St. Joseph's Church choir in New Milford. Bea ...
(active 1941–1961), American singing trio
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Theodor Fontane
Theodor Fontane (; 30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He published the first of his novels, for which he is best known tod ...
(1819–1898), German novelist and poet
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Tony Fontane
Tony Fontane (born Anthony Trankina; September 18, 1925 – June 30, 1974) was an American recording artist in the 1940s and 1950s who gave up his career in popular music to become a gospel singer following a near-fatal car accident in 1957. His cl ...
(1925–1974), American gospel singer
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Lynn Fontanne
Lynn Fontanne (; 6 December 1887 – 30 July 1983) was an English actress. After early success in supporting roles in the West End, she met the American actor Alfred Lunt, whom she married in 1922 and with whom she co-starred in Broadway and We ...
(1887–1983), English actress
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Fontaine (disambiguation)
Fontaine is a French word meaning fountain or natural spring or an area of natural springs.
Places France
*Beaulieu-les-Fontaines, in the Oise ''département''
*Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines, in the Yonne ''département''
*Cailloux-sur-Fontaines ...
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Fontanes (disambiguation) Fontanes or Fontanès is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
* Fontanes, Lot, in the Lot department
* Fontanes, Lozère, in the Lozère department
* Fontanès, Gard, in the Gard department
* Fontanès, Hérault, in the H ...
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Fontanet (disambiguation)
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