Fontane
Encyclopedia
Fontane is a surname
of Italian origin, meaning fountain. The name refers to:
Fictional characters
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Italian origin, meaning fountain. The name refers to:
- Char FontaneChar FontaneChar "Kaci" Fontane was an American actress and singer.Born as Kerry Charae Fontane in Los Angeles, to singer Tony Fontane and his wife, actress Kerry Vaughn Fontane....
(1952–2007), American actress - The Fontane SistersThe Fontane SistersThe Fontane Sisters were a trio from New Milford, New Jersey.-Early years:Their mother, Louise Rosse, was both a soloist and the leader of the St. Joseph's Church choir in New Milford. Bea and Marge started out singing for local functions, doing so well, they were urged to audition in New York City...
(fl. mid-20th c.), American singing trio - Theodor FontaneTheodor FontaneTheodor Fontane was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist writer.-Youth:Fontane was born in Neuruppin into a Huguenot family. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to an apothecary, his father's profession. He became an...
(1819–1898), German novelist and poet - Tony FontaneTony FontaneTony Fontane was a popular recording artist in the 1940s and 1950s who, following a near-fatal car accident in 1957, gave up his popular career to pursue one as a gospel singer...
(1925–1974), American gospel singer
Fictional characters
- Johnny FontaneJohnny FontaneJohn "Johnny" Fontane is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the series of films based upon it. In Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of the novel, he was portrayed by Al Martino, the role having been turned down by Vic Damone....
, character in the novel and film The Godfather