Henry Jaynes Fonda
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==Henry Jaynes Fonda== | ==Henry Jaynes Fonda== | ||
===Early life (1905-1926)=== | ===Early life (1905-1926)=== | ||
− | Henry Fonda was born 16 May 1905 in Grand Island, Hall County, [[Nebraska]] to William Brace Fonda and his wife Herberta Jaynes. His father William was a printer. While Henry was still very young, sometime between 1905 and 1910, his father moved the family to Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska where he opened a printing shop. The family is enumerated in the U.S. Federal Census in 1910 and in 1920 living in Omaha. | + | Henry Fonda was born 16 May 1905 in Grand Island, Hall County, [[Nebraska]] to William Brace Fonda and his wife Herberta Jaynes. His father William was a printer. While Henry was still very young, sometime between 1905 and 1910, his father moved the family to Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska where he opened a printing shop. The family is enumerated in the U.S. Federal Census in 1910 and in 1920 living in Omaha. William's occupation in 1910 is "Salesman, Advertising Jobber". |
Henry graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1923. A much later newspaper mention of him [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=4564143¤tResult=3&src=search&firstvisit=true here] states that he went to the University of Minnesota and got a degree, his thesis being on communication systems. Another source states that he had been studying journalism but dropped out after about two years. | Henry graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1923. A much later newspaper mention of him [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=4564143¤tResult=3&src=search&firstvisit=true here] states that he went to the University of Minnesota and got a degree, his thesis being on communication systems. Another source states that he had been studying journalism but dropped out after about two years. |