Aug. 16, 2019. He was 77 years old. Beyond that, Mr. Fonda has said that the demands of his profession often made it impossible to fulfill the role of father as he would have liked. "I know that he took in what I said to him. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter, He worked on Broadway with Henry Fonda and Irene Papas, appeared in Wallace Shawns crowded 'The Hotel Play' and won plaudits for 'And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers.'. [38] Fonda married his third wife Margaret DeVogelaere, in 2011. Won Broadway's 1948 Tony Award as best dramatic actor for the title role in "Mister Roberts" and award shared with Paul Kelly for "Command Decision: and Basil Rathbone for "The Heiress." Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Fonda continued to alternate between Broadway and Hollywood and appeared occasionally on television. He returned to Broadway in 1974 for the biographical drama Clarence Darrow for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Actor: 12 Angry Men. Biography - A Short Wiki Although he received great acclaim for both his acting and producing "Twelve Angry Men," Fonda, who was working on a percentage of the profits for his compensation as both actor and producer, ultimately received nothing for acting or producing, because the film just broke even. Their mother committed suicide in a mental hospital when Peter, her youngest, was ten. He served in the Navy for three years, initially as a Quartermaster 3rd Class on the destroyer USS Satterlee; later, Fonda was commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2) in Air Combat Intelligence. Faber shaved his head and received Obie and Drama Desk awards in 1972 for his turn as a political prisoner in And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers, Fernando Arrabals harrowing drama about the Spanish Civil War. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains New York with Joan Tompkins. . His mother is Elma Herberta Jaynes and his father is William Brace Fonda. He was frustrated with the studio, the actors and his own flagging . I'm an atheist, but what the heck.[32]. Henry Fonda, in full Henry Jaynes Fonda, (born May 16, 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.died August 12, 1982, Los Angeles, California), American stage and film actor who appeared in more than 90 films over six decades and created quintessential American heroes known for their integrity. or 110 years old today. 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