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 Henry Fonda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fonda was born to William Brace Fonda and Herberta Jaynes.
Fonda shared the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations with coproducer Reginald Rose and won the 1958 BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his performance as the logical "Juror #8." Henry Fonda vowed that he would never produce a movie ever again.
Henry Fonda introduced her to Lee Strasberg, who became her acting teacher, and as she developed as an actress using the techniques of "The Method," she found herself frustrated and unable to understand her father's effortless acting style.
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 Jane Fonda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fonda then planned to take a bus tour in March 2006 with her daughter and several families of military veterans but later scrapped her plans, mostly because she felt like she would distract attention from Cindy Sheehan's activism.
Fonda's first husband, from 1965-1973, was French film director Roger Vadim, with whom she had a daughter, Vanessa born in 1968 and named for actress and activist Vanessa Redgrave.
Fonda has also had romantic relationships with Alexander "Sandy" Whitelaw, a film director, with whom she was involved in 1960; Donald Sutherland, with whom she co-starred in Klute and dated in the 1970s; and Barry Matalon, a hairdresser who she dated in the 1990s.
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 Henry Fonda - MSN Encarta
When the latter play was adapted as a motion picture in 1935, Fonda went to Hollywood, California, to repeat his performance and was placed under contract by producer Walter Wanger.
In 1939 Fonda signed a contract with the 20th Century-Fox film studio, where in his first two years he flourished under the influence of director John Ford, for whom he made three of his most acclaimed motion pictures: Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), Young Mr.
Fonda returned to the stage in 1948 for his greatest theatrical success, in the comedy Mister Roberts, the title role of which he played for three years and later reprised in the film version in 1955.
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 The religion of Henry Fonda, actor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fonda had drifted from activity in the Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) by the time he was living in New York as a struggling actor and married for the first time.
Henry Fonda's daughter -- Jane Fonda -- recalls the prayers they said for her brother Peter when he was seriously injured in a gun accident.
Henry Fonda is the father of Jane Fonda, who was largely non-religious earlier in her career but made headlines when she announced to the world (and to her agnostic husband Ted Turner) that she had become a born-again Christian.
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 Al Weisel - Henry Fonda
When Henry Fonda locked his bright blue eyes on a freckled, towheaded kid and shot him in 1968's Once Upon Time in the West, it was one of the most shocking moments in movie history.
We were kids and we just said, "Henry Fonda would be great, let's ask him." I think a few times he couldn't stand our ignorance and might have given us a hint on how to save ourselves, but not in a way that was offensive or ungenerous.
Fonda said he ended up on his ass looking up at Ford and thought to himself, What am I going to do, hit this old man? Ford got sick shortly after that, and I always thought it was on purpose.
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 Fonda Stories
Fonda, Henry A., of Milton, Pa., president of the First National Bank of that place and an enterprising and public spirited citizen, was born in the town of Fonda, Montgomery County, NY, which town derived its name from one of his ancestors.
Fonda's grandfather (Henry Fonda) served as a captain in the War of 1812, and his great-grandfather (Adam Fonda) was lieutenant-colonel under General Herkimer at the Oriskany battle.
Fonda ordered them to stand, but not heeding his command they continued their flight, when he ordered the troops of the Fort to fire upon them; the order was obeyed, and Jacob Valentine, one of the number, fell mortally wounded, and expired the next morning.
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 HENRY FONDA JOINS U.S. POSTAL SERVICE LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD STAMP SERIES
The Henry Fonda commemorative postage stamp was dedicated in a special ceremony today at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.
Fonda was born May 16, 1905, in Grand Island, NE, and was still an infant when his family moved to nearby Omaha.
Henry Fonda received many other honors, including a special Oscar in 1981 for his contribution to film and a special Tony Award in 1979 for his contribution to American theater.
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 Henry Fonda | Biography (1905-1982)
Henry Fonda began his acting career with the Omaha Community Playhouse, a local amateur theatre troupe directed by Dorothy Brando (mother of Marlon Brando).
Fonda’s hobby was making model airplanes and kites, he was famously honest and self-effacing.
Henry Fonda is considered one of Hollywood's old-time legends and was a friend and contemporary of James Stewart, John Ford and Joshua Logan.
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 Henry Fonda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On golden pond is a 1981 film which tells the story of a summer spent by an aging couple at their summer home on golden pond, their daughter who attempts to...
Henry Fonda died of prostate cancer prostate cancer quick summary:
The wrong man is a 1956 film by alfred hitchcock which stars henry fonda and vera miles....
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 Henry Fonda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grandfather of Bridget Fonda, Justin Fonda and Troy Garity
Raised in Omaha, the son of a printer, Fonda initially harbored ambitions of being a newspaperman and to that end became a journalism major at the University of Minnesota.
Fonda worked for Ford again in 1947's The Fugitive a brooding drama set in Mexico, and in 1948's Fort Apache a cavalry-vs.-Indians story that cast him as a mustached martinet.
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 IGN: Featured Filmmakers: John Ford & Henry Fonda
Fonda, a lifelong liberal, claimed Ford had grown increasingly conservative (some would argue even jingoistic) in his politics and work.
Fonda, who had long starred in the Joshua Logan stageplay, was not alone in feeling that Ford was ill-suited to direct the film version of the hit production.
The collaboration between John Ford and Henry Fonda proved to be one of the most successful and influential director-star couplings in film history, alongside Scorsese/De Niro, Hitchcock/Grant (and Stewart), Bergman/von Sydow, Fellini/Mastroianni, and Kurosawa/Mifune.
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 NBC 4 - Irresistible Headlines - Postal Service Announces Release Of Henry Fonda Stamp
Jane Fonda, the late actor's daughter, is scheduled to attend along with her two children, Vanessa Vadim and Troy Garity.
A newly restored print of Henry Fonda's 1946 film, "My Darling Clementine," will be shown after the ceremony, followed by a discussion of his career, with Jane Fonda, his friends and collaborators.
The stamp and screening are among the events held to commemorate the centennial of Henry Fonda's birth.
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 The Movie Pal - Henry Fonda
Fonda is determined to seek justice for a man accused of murder.
Fonda arrived at the Community Playhouse in Omaha in 1925 and began his career as an actor.
Henry Fonda died of heart failure on August 12, 1982.
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 Henry Fonda/Super Star, Best Actor - MovieActors.com
Henry Fonda was born on May 16, 1905 and passed away in 1982.
Henry Fonda is the father of Jane and Peter Fonda.
In 1980 Henry Fonda received an Honorary Award in recognition of his brilliant accomplishments and enduring contribution to the art of motion pictures.
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 Fonda Notables   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fonda left his home in New York with his family and emigrated to Clayton County, locating in Giard Township, one mile east of Monona, where he remained until 1864, when he purchased his present farm of 256 acres.
Henry V. Fonda, born August 20th, 1788, a graduate of Union College in Schenectady in 1810, and was a successful legal practitioner at Schenectady.
Old Caughnawaga Cemetery, Fonda, New York; Neeltje is the g-g-granddaughter of the infamous Anneke Jans (1605-1663), who emigrated to New Amsterdam with her 1st husband, Roelof Janszen, on the ship "de Eendtacht" (the Unity) in 1630.
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 Henry Fonda
Henry’s second wife, the mother of the Jane and Peter –; slit her throat with a razor in 1950.
Per Henry’s wish, there was no funeral service, and his body was cremated immediately.
She had discovered that Shirlee was keeping Henry’s ashes under her bed.
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 Kennedy Center: Biographical information for Henry Fonda
Fonda was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on May 16, 1905.
Fonda once said that he ended up in acting because he didn't have anything else to do.
Fonda, thinking that he would be building sets, agreed.
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 Henry Fonda Photos - Henry Fonda News - Henry Fonda Information
HENRY and his family moved to Omaha when he was just 6 months old, where his father established a printing shop.
HENRY planned on becoming a newspaperman, enrolling at the University of Minnesota with Journalism as his major, but dropped out after two years and began working for an Omaha credit company.
Jane Fonda said that her father developed a big crush on Lucille Ball while the two were filming the movie Yours, Mine, and Ours.
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 Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda - Henry Fonda actor Born: 5/16/1905 Birthplace: Grand Island, Nebraska Academy and Tony Award-winning...
Henry Fonda - Actor, born 16 May 1905, Tom Joad in the movie The Grapes of Wrath
The son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda, he...
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 Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 - August 12, 1982) was an acclaimed American film actor and stage actor beloved for his roles as plain-speaking men of humane decency.
Among his many awards, Fonda won a Tony Award and the Oscar for his performance in On Golden Pond - in which his daughter Jane co-starred.
Henry had three children - Peter, Jane, and Amy (adopted daughter – 3rd marriage).
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 Henry Fonda at Reel Classics
This portrait of Fonda was done by Jeffery Fain and appears here with his permission.
Fonda with John Carradine (right) in John Ford's adaptation of John Steinbeck's THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940).
Fonda received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as Tom Joad in this film.
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 Henry Fonda - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fonda and Gaynor were slated to reunite in the follow-up, Way Down East, but when she fell ill Rochelle Hudson stepped in.
Fonda signed, and Zanuck vowed to make him the studio's top star -- it didn't happen, however, and despite the success of The Grapes of Wrath (for which he scored his first Best Actor Academy Award nomination), his tenure at Fox was largely unhappy and unproductive.
Fonda next filmed Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West; while regarded as a classic, the actor so loathed the experience that he refused to ever discuss the project again.
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 Amazon.com: Henry Fonda's Clarence Darrow: DVD: Henry Fonda,John Rich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fonda's dazzling monologue, adapted from Irving Stone's biography Clarence Darrow for the Defense, begins with the lawyer's childhood, then enters into a moving description of Darrow's support for the troubled labor movement of the early 20th century.
Fonda brings Darrow to life, emotionally and physically, by achieving a fine balance between personal introspection and courtroom theatrics.
Henry Fonda as Clarence Darrow, Henry Fonda as Clarence Darrow...
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 Amazon.com: American Film Inst: Henry Fonda / Documentary (1998) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If you're a fan of Henry Fonda, don't even think about it just buy this thing since it's still available.
It's a celebration of the career of Fonda in an intimate and personal fashion, my only complain (or more of a wishful thinking) is that the ceremony was held before the release of On Golden Pond, and it seems incomplete given that On Golden Pond is an integral part of his career.
Henry Fonda was one of the most charismatic actors ever to bless the silver screen and it was only natural that he should receive The AFI Life Acievement Award.
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 Henry Fonda Encyclopedia @ Encyclopedia.LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Encyclopedia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Henry Fonda Encyclopedia @ Encyclopedia.LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Encyclopedia)
Douglas Roberts, a role he had originated in the play.
In 1976, Fonda appeared in several notable television productions, the first being Collision Course, the story of the volatile relationship between President Harry Truman () and General MacArthur (Fonda), produced by ABC.
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 Henry Fonda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born in Grand Island, Nebraska, Henry Fonda started his acting debut...
Henry Fonda and the Making of 'Summer Solstice' (1981) (TV)....
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