Henry Jaynes Fonda
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In a much later newspaper mention of him [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=4564143¤tResult=3&src=search&firstvisit=true here] they state that he went to the University of Minnesota and got a degree, his thesis being on communication systems. Another source states that he had been studying journalism but dropped out after about two years. | In a much later newspaper mention of him [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=4564143¤tResult=3&src=search&firstvisit=true here] they state that he went to the University of Minnesota and got a degree, his thesis being on communication systems. Another source states that he had been studying journalism but dropped out after about two years. | ||
| − | Henry Fonda was working for $30 per week as a clerk at the Retail Credit Company in Omaha, Nebraska but [[Marlon Brando]]'s mother Dorothy who was a friend of Henry's mother, got him involved in the Omaha Community Playhouse of which Dorothy was a co-founder. His first role was as Merton in the play ''Merton of the Movies''. Merton is a terrible actor. When film producers see how funny his over-acting is, they put him in a comedy but tell him it's a drama. | + | Henry Fonda was working for $30 per week as a clerk at the Retail Credit Company in Omaha, Nebraska but [[Marlon Brando]]'s mother Dorothy who was a friend of Henry's mother, got him involved in the Omaha Community Playhouse of which Dorothy was a co-founder. His first role was as Ricky in ''You and I'' in 1925, but his first starring role was as Merton in the play ''Merton of the Movies'' in 1926 or 1927. Merton is a terrible actor. When film producers see how funny his over-acting is, they put him in a comedy but tell him it's a drama. |
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