Henry Jaynes Fonda
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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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| + | Henry Fonda played the title role in ''Young Mr. Lincoln''. | ||
In the 1940s Henry received his first Oscar nomination playing Tom Joad in ''The Grapes of Wrath''. | In the 1940s Henry received his first Oscar nomination playing Tom Joad in ''The Grapes of Wrath''. | ||
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| + | Henry played Adm. Chester Nimitz in the 1976 film ''Midway''. | ||
Henry Fonda died 12 Aug 1982 in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. | Henry Fonda died 12 Aug 1982 in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. | ||
