Henry Jaynes Fonda : 1966

Henry Jaynes Fonda : 1966

Henry Jaynes Fonda : 1966

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Henry Jaynes Fonda : 1966

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1966-1982

Henry Fonda's film ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' was released in 1968.  (You can rent this film here.)
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''Yours, Mine and Ours''
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Henry Fonda worked again with Lucille Ball in 1968's film ''Yours, Mine and Ours''.  Again he returned to Broadway for 1969's ''Our Town'', then back to Hollywood for 1971's ''Sometimes a Great Nation'' (you can buy it here). And again back to Broadway for the 1974 one-man show ''Clarence Darrow'', which ran into 1975.  Shortly afterwards he played Adm. Chester Nimitz in the 1976 film ''Midway'' (you can buy it here).  In 1978 he appeared again on Broadway, as liberal Supreme Court Justice Daniel Snow in ''First Monday in October''.

His first Best Actor Oscar did not come until 1981 for ''On Golden Pond'' co-starring Katherine Hepburn as his wife, and his real-life daughter Jane Fonda playing his movie daughter. (Buy it here.)

Henry Fonda died of heart failure 12 Aug 1982 in Los Angeles County, California.

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