Henry Jaynes Fonda
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==Henry Jaynes Fonda== | ==Henry Jaynes Fonda== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
| − | Henry Fonda was born 16 May 1905 in Grand Island, Hall County, [[Nebraska]] to William Brace Fonda and his wife Herberta Jaynes. | + | Henry Fonda was born 16 May 1905 in Grand Island, Hall County, [[Nebraska]] to William Brace Fonda and his wife Herberta Jaynes. His father William was a printer. While Henry was still very young, his father moved the family to Grand Island, Nebraska where he opened a printing shop. |
| − | 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 graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1923. 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 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. | 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. | ||
