Henry Jaynes Fonda
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Henry's co-starring role opposite [[Lucille Ball]] in 1942's ''The Big Street'' should probably be put into this category as well, except I can't quite get over this strangely self-centered, bitchy Lucy. It's so different from her remembered character that you're forced to watch. It's Lucy that makes this a movie to see, even though it's not her best work and it's a bit off-kilter. Henry plays a man deeply in love with her, who she doesn't notice, thinking him beneath her station, even though he comes to her rescue several times. | Henry's co-starring role opposite [[Lucille Ball]] in 1942's ''The Big Street'' should probably be put into this category as well, except I can't quite get over this strangely self-centered, bitchy Lucy. It's so different from her remembered character that you're forced to watch. It's Lucy that makes this a movie to see, even though it's not her best work and it's a bit off-kilter. Henry plays a man deeply in love with her, who she doesn't notice, thinking him beneath her station, even though he comes to her rescue several times. | ||
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During WWII Henry Fonda served in the Navy, even though he was exempt. For this he received a Bronze Star. | During WWII Henry Fonda served in the Navy, even though he was exempt. For this he received a Bronze Star. | ||
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In 1946 he played Wyatt Earp in ''My Darling Clementine''. In 1948 Henry returned to Broadway starring in ''Mister Roberts'' for it's multi-year run. He would reprise his role 7 years later in the film version. | In 1946 he played Wyatt Earp in ''My Darling Clementine''. In 1948 Henry returned to Broadway starring in ''Mister Roberts'' for it's multi-year run. He would reprise his role 7 years later in the film version. | ||
| − | 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). On 14 Oct 1950 his then-wife Frances Seymour killed herself by slitting her throat while in a mental hospital. Three months later, Henry married Susan Blanchard. They divorced in 1956. | + | 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). On 14 Oct 1950 his then-wife Frances Seymour killed herself by slitting her throat while in a mental hospital. Three months later, Henry married Susan Blanchard. They divorced in 1956. |
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