Henry Jaynes Fonda
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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. In 1939 he "had a leading role" in ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' also starring Don Ameche and Loretta Young. | 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. In 1939 he "had a leading role" in ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' also starring Don Ameche and Loretta Young. | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | In the 1940s Henry received his first Oscar nomination playing Tom Joad in ''The Grapes of Wrath''. | ||
Henry Fonda died 12 Aug 1982 in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. | Henry Fonda died 12 Aug 1982 in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. | ||
