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. | ||
| − | Henry Fonda played the title role in ''Young Mr. Lincoln''. | + | Henry Fonda played the title role in 1939's ''Young Mr. Lincoln''. In 1940 Henry received his first Oscar nomination playing in arguably his best-known role, as Tom Joad in the 1940 film ''The Grapes of Wrath'' based on the novel by Steinway. During WWII he served in the Navy. In 1946 he was in ''My Darling Clementine''. |
| − | In the | + | In 1955 he starred in the 1955 film ''Mister Roberts'' co-starring [[Jack Lemmon]]. In 1957 he was in ''Twelve Angry Men''. Henry played Adm. Chester Nimitz in the 1976 film ''Midway''. |
| − | + | His first Best Actor Oscar did not come until 1981 for ''On Golden Pond'' co-starring [[Katherine Hepburn]]. | |
| − | Henry Fonda died 12 Aug 1982 in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. | + | Henry Fonda died of heart failure 12 Aug 1982 in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. |
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