Henry Jaynes Fonda
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Henry Fonda co-starred with [[Imogene Coca]] in ''New Faces of 1934''. At this time "Leland Hayward, who was on the brink of becoming the top talent agent in the country, signed him up and convinced a reluctant Fonda to go to Hollywood for $1,000 a week." (''My Life'', p 37) | Henry Fonda co-starred with [[Imogene Coca]] in ''New Faces of 1934''. At this time "Leland Hayward, who was on the brink of becoming the top talent agent in the country, signed him up and convinced a reluctant Fonda to go to Hollywood for $1,000 a week." (''My Life'', p 37) | ||
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Henry met his next wife Frances Seymour in London in 1936 where she was vacationing from New York, and while she was visiting the set of ''Wings of the Morning'', in which he was starring. Soon after their return to New York, they were married. Frances was a wealthy widow with a daughter Frances "Pan" Brokaw from her prior marriage to George Brokaw who had died about 1933. | Henry met his next wife Frances Seymour in London in 1936 where she was vacationing from New York, and while she was visiting the set of ''Wings of the Morning'', in which he was starring. Soon after their return to New York, they were married. Frances was a wealthy widow with a daughter Frances "Pan" Brokaw from her prior marriage to George Brokaw who had died about 1933. | ||
| − | Henry Fonda was the father of actors [[Jane Fonda]] (b. 1937) and [[Peter Fonda]]. Jane was born while Henry was filming ''Jezebel'' with [[Bette Davis]]. | + | Henry Fonda was the father of actors [[Jane Fonda]] (b. 1937) and [[Peter Fonda]]. Jane was born while Henry was filming ''Jezebel'' with [[Bette Davis]]. Henry was in the 1938 release ''Spawn of the North'' starring George Raft and Dorothy Lamour. |
Jane states that Henry was a man of dark moods and that they "...lived in constant awareness of the minefield we had to tread so as not to trigger his rage." (''My Life'', p 35). In about 1947 his then-wife Frances Seymour killed herself by slitting her throat while in a mental hospital. | Jane states that Henry was a man of dark moods and that they "...lived in constant awareness of the minefield we had to tread so as not to trigger his rage." (''My Life'', p 35). In about 1947 his then-wife Frances Seymour killed herself by slitting her throat while in a mental hospital. | ||
