Henry Jaynes Fonda
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Henry and Margaret had remained on reasonable terms for some time. They were seen out-together once-in-a-while, and there was some gossip that they might remarry. Jane Fonda however states that just after Henry and Margaret separated, Margaret had taken up with producer Jed Harris. "Dad would stand outside her window, knowing Harris was inside with her."<blockquote>"That just destroyed me," he said a lifetime later to Howard Teichmann. "Never in my life have I felt so betrayed, so rejected, so alone."</blockquote> Margaret and Jed however didn't marry, even though the gossip was they might, her next marriage was to director William Wyler. He was directing her in her currant film and there was '''no gossip''' that they were even romantically linked. So the marriage was a complete surprise. Curiously, in the Nov 1936 article mentioning that Margaret had just re-married, they state that Fonda and she had divorced "two years ago". That would place their divorce at least one year after Eliot and Houghton believe the separation occurred. | Henry and Margaret had remained on reasonable terms for some time. They were seen out-together once-in-a-while, and there was some gossip that they might remarry. Jane Fonda however states that just after Henry and Margaret separated, Margaret had taken up with producer Jed Harris. "Dad would stand outside her window, knowing Harris was inside with her."<blockquote>"That just destroyed me," he said a lifetime later to Howard Teichmann. "Never in my life have I felt so betrayed, so rejected, so alone."</blockquote> Margaret and Jed however didn't marry, even though the gossip was they might, her next marriage was to director William Wyler. He was directing her in her currant film and there was '''no gossip''' that they were even romantically linked. So the marriage was a complete surprise. Curiously, in the Nov 1936 article mentioning that Margaret had just re-married, they state that Fonda and she had divorced "two years ago". That would place their divorce at least one year after Eliot and Houghton believe the separation occurred. | ||
| − | Henry met his next wife Frances Seymour in London in 1936 where she was vacationing from New York, and while she was visiting the set of ''Wings of the Morning'', in which he was starring. Soon after their return to New York, they were married. Frances was a wealthy widow with a daughter Frances "Pan" Brokaw from her prior marriage to George Brokaw who had died about 1933. | + | Henry met his next wife Frances Seymour in London in 1936 where she was vacationing from New York, and while she was visiting the set of ''Wings of the Morning'', in which he was starring. On his return from London in Sep 1936 to New York, he lists his address as "235 N Carmetina, West Los Angeles". Soon after their return to New York, they were married. Frances was a wealthy widow with a daughter Frances "Pan" Brokaw from her prior marriage to George Brokaw who had died about 1933. |
| − | Henry Fonda | + | Henry Fonda and Frances Seymour were the parents of actors [[Jane Fonda]] (b. 1937) and [[Peter Fonda]]. Jane was born in New York City while Henry was filming ''Jezebel'' with [[Bette Davis]]. William Wyler, the director of Jezebel, was none other than the next husband of Henry's ex-wife Margaret Sullavan, they had married at the end of 1936. |
Henry had had it written into his contract that if his wife gave birth while they were shooting, he could fly back to New York to be with them. Jane comments in her biography, how her father stated that he took dozens of pictures while there at the hospital, and that she has them. She wistfully comments that in none of these pictures is there one of her mother holding her. | Henry had had it written into his contract that if his wife gave birth while they were shooting, he could fly back to New York to be with them. Jane comments in her biography, how her father stated that he took dozens of pictures while there at the hospital, and that she has them. She wistfully comments that in none of these pictures is there one of her mother holding her. | ||
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Henry in 1937 returned again to the stage for a brief run in ''Blow Ye Winds''. The next year 1938, saw Henry's appearence in ''Spawn of the North'' starring George Raft and Dorothy Lamour. You will of course remember George Raft because of the role he played in the relationship between [[Lucille Ball]] and Desi Arnaz. | Henry in 1937 returned again to the stage for a brief run in ''Blow Ye Winds''. The next year 1938, saw Henry's appearence in ''Spawn of the North'' starring George Raft and Dorothy Lamour. You will of course remember George Raft because of the role he played in the relationship between [[Lucille Ball]] and Desi Arnaz. | ||
In 1939 Henry "had a leading role" in ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' also starring Don Ameche and Loretta Young. In newspaper articles, at this time, is where we find the appropos mention that Henry had written a thesis on communication systems while he was in college. | In 1939 Henry "had a leading role" in ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' also starring Don Ameche and Loretta Young. In newspaper articles, at this time, is where we find the appropos mention that Henry had written a thesis on communication systems while he was in college. | ||
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| + | Margaret Sullavan eventually married Fonda's agent Leland Hayward and "lived just down the street in the 1940s", this according to his daughter Jane who remembers playing with the Hayward children. Margaret eventually committed suicide in the 1960's. Her daughter Brooke Hayward wrote a book ''Haywire'' about her parents Margaret and Leland Hayward. | ||
===Middle Career=== | ===Middle Career=== | ||
