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  Peter Fonda Biography (Actor/Filmmaker) — FactMonster.com
Peter Fonda is the son of Henry Fonda, the brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda.
Peter Fonda - Peter Fonda actor Born: 2/23/1939 Birthplace: New York City Son of legendary actor Henry Fonda,...
Henry Fonda - Henry Fonda actor Born: 5/16/1905 Birthplace: Grand Island, Nebraska Academy and Tony Award-winning...
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  Peter Fonda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is the son of actor Henry Fonda, the brother of actress Jane Fonda, the father of actress Bridget Fonda, and a cousin of NBC evening news anchor Tom Brokaw.
Fonda portrayed a stoic north Florida beekeeper who, in spite of his tumultuous family life, imparts a sense of integrity to his wayward convict son, and takes risks in acting protectively toward his drug-abusing daughter-in-law.
Fonda's choices of film roles are notable for extreme contrasts in type: The introverted and drug-dealing (and perhaps amoral) rebel biker in Easy Rider is a world apart from the war-veteran father in Ulee's Gold, a man whose strength is in his benevolence.
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 Film Appreciation - Peter Fonda
Peter Fonda said that he didn't have to look far to find a model for Ulee Jackson, the taciturn, emotionally constricted hero of his oscar nominated film, "Ulee's Gold".
Peter Fonda, the Hollywood icon of counter-culture is, despite being "fl-balled" for his role in Easy Rider and his promotion of the anarchist image, was welcomed back in to the Hollywood fold once again for his role as "Ulee" in Ulee's Gold.
Peter Fonda has had a long career in film, but it isn't what you would describe as an A-List of films, yet he is a survivor and his nomination for Best Actor in 1997 was well deserved.
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 Fonda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jane Fonda, American actress, activist, philanthropist and daughter of Henry Fonda.
Peter Fonda, American actor and son of Henry Fonda.
Bridget Fonda American actress and daughter of Peter Fonda.
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 Peter Fonda calls latest role 'homage' to father
If Henry Fonda, playing Tom Joad and Abraham Lincoln and other solitary, taciturn symbols of honor and decency, was the reluctant conscience of a country, Peter Fonda was the dope-dealing, trip-taking biker Captain America of 1969's ''Easy Rider,'' the rebellious repudiation of the very idea this country could have a conscience.
Fonda says that even though he truly believed he was meant to play the role, he fretted that Nunez wouldn't be able to see beyond Fonda's long hair and ''motormouth'' to find the silent, conservative Ulee.
Fonda doesn't deny that he used his troubled relationship with his father to mine the meaning of ''Ulee's Gold,'' but he says he came to it through the characters of Ulee's granddaughters, whom he envisioned as himself and Jane.
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 Peter Fonda Celebrity Encounter and In Person Autograph
Peter Fonda along with Robert M. Young (writer, director, cinematographer) were scheduled to "meet the public" and this sounded like a perfect autograph opportunity.
Fonda said the photographer wanted the photo to look like he was in a conversation with Bridget and being distracted by the photographer.
Fonda then proceeded to sign our photos in gold and was also kind enough to switch sharpies to sign our index cards in fl.
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 Peter Fonda & 'The Hired Hand' back on the horizon
For actor Peter Fonda, it meant leaving the eastbound highway to New Orleans and the motorcycles of "Easy Rider" and heading west to the slow life of the prairie and horsepower of the four-footed kind.
Fonda and his famous actress-sister Jane, were the only children of the late screen legend Henry Fonda and his first wife, socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, who committed suicide in 1950.
In his 1998 autobiography, Don't Tell Dad, Fonda reveals that he and his sister were kept in the dark about how their mother died (they found out from the newspapers), and throughout their father's subsequent marriages, he drifted farther and farther away from them, communicating only through an agent's phone calls and mailed notes.
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 The religion of Peter Fonda, actor
Henry Fonda's daughter -- Jane Fonda -- recalls the prayers they said for her brother Peter when he was seriously injured in a gun accident.
Peter, packed off to the Fay School, forced to make up the sixth grade due to his shooting accident, was filled with resentment and resolved to return to his starring role as mischief maker when a sudden, unexpted emotion came over him.
Early records show the family [Peter Fonda's ancestors] ensconced in northern Italy in the sixteenth century where they fought on the side of the Reformation [presumably meaning the Protestant Reformation], fled to Holland, intermarried with Dutch burghers' daughters, picked up the first names of the Low Countries, but retained the Italiante Fonda.
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 Peter Fonda
Fonda continued to be consigned to romantic leads until he appeared in Roger Corman's The Wild Angels in 1966.
Increasingly, Fonda became better-known for his activities off-screen than on: his status as an anti-Establishment figurehead was enhanced when John Lennon wrote the song "She Said She Said" about him.
Fonda's screen career continued its downward spiral during the 1980s, and towards the end of that decade it was once again overshadowed by that of a family member, in this case his daughter, Bridget.
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 Peter Fonda
When Peter Fonda says, "I was famous from birth," he's not describing a blessing but a curse.
After 28 years of frustration with his inability to land a decent role, Peter decided to rededicate himself to acting.
Fonda has been married to second wife Becky since 1972, and has two children, Bridget and Justin from his first marriage to Susan Brewer.
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 The religion of Henry Fonda, actor
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.
Fonda reached the rank of Eagle Scout in his youth, and to this day, to emphasize a point, he frequently raises his right hand and makes the three-finger salute of the Boy Scouts of America.
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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 An Evening with Peter Fonda
Thirty years and over fifty films later, Peter Fonda continues to awaken audiences and breathe life into each of his roles, embracing them with an always-sincere and ever-stunning elegance which few actors have been able to match.
As the son of one of America's greatest thespians (Henry Fonda), Peter Fonda has always been placed in the spotlight, as has the rest of the now-legendary dynasty.
With few fond memories of his formative years, and a notoriously emotionally shut father, the overwhelming pressures of Fonda's youth were wrought with insecurities--ones that were shared with his sister, Jane--and even lead to his own attempt to commit suicide using a.22-caliber pistol.
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 Peter Fonda --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Fonda brought a naturalistic style of acting to Hollywood that perfectly suited the innocent, morally upright characters he created.
U.S. motion-picture actress and exercise-video producer Jane Fonda is, with her brother Peter, a second-generation member of a Hollywood film dynasty that originated with their father, Henry Fonda.
In 1970, he was nominated, with actor Peter Fonda and writer Terry Southern, for an Academy award for best screenplay for Easy Rider (1969), which he also directed and in which he co-starred with Fonda.
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 Peter Fonda - Simple English Wikipedia
Peter Fonda (February 23, 1940-) is an American actor.
He is the son of Henry Fonda, the father of Bridget Fonda and the brother of Jane Fonda, who are also famous actors.
He is most famous for the 1969 movie, Easy Rider which he co-wrote and co-starred with his friend Dennis Hopper.
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 Interview: Peter Fonda - interview with movie actor - Interview
At fifty-eight, Peter Fonda is one of those tall, lean beauties we associate with the American West.
Fonda is having a banner year, partly as a result of the critical acclaim that's come his way since his latest film, Victor Nunez's Ulee's Gold, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Deservedly so: Fonda is magnificently understated in the movie as Ulee Jackson, a beekeeper, widower, and Vietnam vet in the Florida Panhandle who is forced to overcome his emotional reticence and protect his imprisoned son's wife and two daughters when danger looms.
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 Fonda, Peter on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Peter Fonda conquers his past in 'Ulee's Gold.' (the actor discusses his new film and his relationship with his famous family)(Interview)(Brief Article)
Peter Fonda 'can't wait' to be a wizard.
Peter Fonda, lundi, à Berlin Peter Fonda, le mythique Captain America d'"Easy Rider", s'est souvenu avec nostalgie du tour.
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 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry - Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Kenneth Tobey, Eugene Daniels - 1974
A race car driver, Larry (Peter Fonda), and his sidekick rob a supermarket, and then spend the rest of the film being chased by the law all over northern California with the girlfriend along for the ride.
Peter Fonda is the focal point as Larry, and he alternates between manic and gloomy, punctuating the action with humorous comments and a devil may care attitude.
Peter Fonda is Larry Rayder, a down and almost out race car driver with dreams of driving in the big-time NASCAR circuit.
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 The Biography Channel - Peter Fonda Biography
Peter Fonda's life is perpetually and famously intertwined with his sister Jane, and father, Henry.
Peter's childhood was a traumatic one, and the interests he developed to help him survive that childhood included acting.
After a divorce, a string of forgettable films throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and the death of his beloved yet challenging father, Peter returned to the spotlight in 1997 with 'Ulee's Gold', another independent and influential film.
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 Peter Fonda News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The wind blows through Peter Fonda's hair as he grips the handlebars of his shiny, sleek red-white-and-blue chopped Harley-Davidson motorcycle, riding across the Colorado River in search of freedom.
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson will be cruising into the Burning Stones Outdoor Theatre at Copper Mountain in their 1969 film "Easy Rider." The free outdoor movie begins at approximately 8:30...
Peter Fonda accepted the Gary Cooper Spirit of Montana Award as part of the final night of the HatcH Audiovisual Arts Festival here.
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 Indian Jeff Benefit with Peter Fonda & friends
Everyone enjoyed visiting with Peter and his wife, who were excited about participating in the weekend activities and events, and stressed the fact that they were here to help Jeff out to the best of their ability.
Peter Fonda and friends came together and constructed this benefit to help Jeff, his wife and sons cope with the staggering expenses related to his accident.
Fonda is donating time from his demanding schedule speaks volumes about the friendship and bonds formed within the motorcycling community.
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 Boston.com / A&E / Celebrity news / Peter Fonda to receive Gary Cooper award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Actor, director and Montana resident Peter Fonda will receive the first Gary Cooper Spirit of Montana Award, according to the fledgling film festival giving out the award.
Fonda said he was honored to receive an award named for Cooper, who he knew through his father, Henry Fonda.
Peter Fonda produced and costarred in the landmark film "Easy Rider" and was nominated for an Oscar for the 1997 drama "Ulee's Gold."
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2004/09/04/peter_fonda_to_receive_award_in_montana   (202 words)

  
 Peter Fonda at Hollywood.com
Convinced that the beard he was wearing looked fake, the older Fonda insisted his son shoot him from a distance, but Peter's response was to throw some dirt and spit licorice juice in his father's face to weather his countenance.
Fonda was back on a bike for the pointless moneymaker "Cannonball Run" (1981) and the 1983 epic "Dance of the Dwarfs", in which he was a drunken helicopter pilot searching for a lost pygmy tribe, epitomized the decline in quality of his projects.
Fonda gave the performance of his life as an emotionally crippled beekeeper raising his granddaughters and experiencing romance with a divorcee (Patricia Richardson), drawing raves and reminding people of the kind of decent yet stoic loner that his father made a career of playing.
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 Fonda Notables
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.
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.
Fonda, Montgomery, New York; Abraham was the youngest of 8 children.
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 Transcript: Peter Fonda 04/21/2000
Welcome to the TIME room tonight to talk to Peter Fonda.
Peter Fonda will be appearing live at the Avignon New York Film Festival at the French Institute in New York City.
If getting out from under the shadow of Henry Fonda was difficult, getting out from under that shadow was even harder.
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 Peter Fonda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Directed by Italian actress Asia Argento (Dario's daughter, and an accomplished filmmaker in her own right), "Heart" tells the story of a young boy and his troubled, teenage mother as he follows her through the dregs of American society, living through every type of abuse imaginable along the way.
The film's cast evidences the celebrity backers LeRoy had in his/her heyday in 2003, when it was filmed: Asia Argento, Peter Fonda, Michael Pitt, Winona Ryder, Marilyn Manson, Jeremy Renner, Kip Pardue, Jeremy Sisto, and those adorable twins from "Big Daddy," Dylan and Cole Sprouse (now irrevocably damaged at the tender age of 13).
Peter Fonda is in talks to join Nicolas Cage in "Ghost Rider," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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 Fonda, Peter. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda, he made his screen debut in a forgettable 1963 feature.
Fonda subsequently made a string of other films, including The Hired Hand (1971), a Western that also marked his directorial debut.
He is the father of actress Bridget Fonda.
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