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About Henry Fonda

Henry Jaynes 'Hank' Fonda (May 16, 1905 โ€“ August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor with a career spanning more than five decades. He was best known for his roles in such films as The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men and On Golden Pond. He is the father of actors Peter and Jane Fonda.

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โ€œI've been close to Bette Davis for thirty-eight years - and I have the cigarette burns to prove it.โ€
โ€œShe was not an easy woman to categorize or to explain. If Iยดve ever known anyone in my life, man or woman, who was unique, it was she. There was nobody like her before or since. Never will be. In every way. In talent, in looks, in character, in temperament. Everything. There sure wasn't anybody who didn't fall under her spell.โ€

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Henry Fonda on Barbara Stanwyck

โ€œThere's nothing phony about her, either in life or on the screen.โ€
Henry Fonda

About Henry Fonda

Henry Jaynes 'Hank' Fonda (May 16, 1905 โ€“ August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor with a career spanning more than five decades. He was best known for his roles in such films as The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men and On Golden Pond. He is the father of actors Peter and Jane Fonda.