Henry Fonda
| Henry Fonda | |
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Fonda in Slim (1937)
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| Born |
Henry Jaynes Fonda May 16, 1905 Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 1982 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart disease |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1928–1982 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Margaret Sullavan (m. 1931; div. 1933) Frances Seymour Brokaw (m. 1936; d. 1950) Susan Blanchard (m. 1950; div. 1956) Afdera Franchetti (m. 1957; div. 1961) Shirlee Fonda (m. 1965; d. 1982) |
| Children | 3; including Jane and Peter Fonda |
| Relatives |
Bridget Fonda (granddaughter) Troy Garity (grandson) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant (junior grade)
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| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor with a career spanning more than five decades.
Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins. He made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his career gained momentum after his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, a 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about an Oklahoma family who moved west during the Dust Bowl.
Throughout six decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts and 12 Angry Men. Later, Fonda moved both toward darker epics such as Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West and lighter roles in family comedies such as Yours, Mine and Ours with Lucille Ball, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 54th Academy Awards for the movie On Golden Pond, his final film role.
Fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including daughter Jane Fonda, son Peter Fonda, granddaughter Bridget Fonda, and grandson Troy Garity. His family and close friends called him "Hank". In 1999, he was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
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