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Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. On screen and stage, he often portrayed characters that embodied an everyman image.. Born and raised in Nebraska, Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935.He rose to film stardom with performances in films ...
24 de oct. de 2017 · “[A] remarkably absorbing, supremely entertaining joint biography” (The New York Times) from bestselling author Scott Eyman about the remarkable friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart, two Hollywood legends who maintained a close relationship that endured all of life’s twists and turns.Henry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest stars in Hollywood for forty years, but they ...
12 de may. de 2024 · Fonda made his Broadway debut in 1929, with a small part in The Game of Love and Death.Other stage appearances followed, and in 1934 he played his first leading role on Broadway in The Farmer Takes a Wife.He reprised the role in his movie debut the next year. In 1936 Fonda married socialite Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw, and the couple had two children, Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda, both of whom ...
Henry Fonda. Actor: 12 Angry Men. This remarkable, soft-spoken American began in films as a diffident juvenile. With passing years, he matured into a star character actor who exemplified not only integrity and strength, but an ideal of the common man fighting against social injustice and oppression. He was born in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, the son of Herberta Elma (Jaynes) and William ...
25 de nov. de 2021 · Henry met his second wife, Socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, on the "Wings of the Morning in England" set in 1936. The couple welcomed their daughter Jane in 1937 and son Peter in 1940. Jane Fonda during the Opening ceremony and the "Grace of Monaco" Premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2014 in Cannes, France. | Source: Getty Images
BEACON, N.Y., April 14 (AP)-- Mrs. Frances Seymour Brokaw Fonda, 42-year-old wife of Henry Fonde, the actor, killed herself today by slashing her throat with a razor blade here.
Fonda’s marriage to Margaret Brooke Sullivan in 1931 ended in divorce in 1933. In 1936, he wedded Frances Ford Seymour and they had their eldest child, Jane in 1937 then Peter in 1940. The couple remained together until 1950 when Frances committed suicide. In the same year of his second wife’s death, Fonda got hitched to Susan Blanchard and ...
