Henry Jaynes Fonda
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Henry Fonda even though exempt, left in 1943 for the war. After boot camp he went of officer candidate school (OCS) in Quonset, Rhode Island and trained as a Naval Air Combat Intelligence officer. (''Don't Tell Dad'', p9) He would later, for this received a Bronze Star. The children saw little of their father between Peter's birth and his departure for the war, as he made ten films during this time. For a while, an artist in need of a place to stay, bunked out in the playhouse. "I think my mother had an affair with him. I hope she did" (''Don't Tell Dad'', p10) | Henry Fonda even though exempt, left in 1943 for the war. After boot camp he went of officer candidate school (OCS) in Quonset, Rhode Island and trained as a Naval Air Combat Intelligence officer. (''Don't Tell Dad'', p9) He would later, for this received a Bronze Star. The children saw little of their father between Peter's birth and his departure for the war, as he made ten films during this time. For a while, an artist in need of a place to stay, bunked out in the playhouse. "I think my mother had an affair with him. I hope she did" (''Don't Tell Dad'', p10) | ||
− | In 1946 | + | Henry Fonda and [[Jimmy Stewart]] were best friends according to Peter Fonda. And it must be just after Henry returned from the war, that Peter relates a story of how Henry and Jimmy built a glider for hours together, exchanging only a few words. Both were men of few words. |
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+ | In 1946 Henry Fonda played Wyatt Earp in ''My Darling Clementine''. You can [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6301798759/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=6301798759 buy it here] or watch several minutes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WXwO7Hqluo here on YouTube]. | ||
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+ | Around this time, when Peter was "six or seven", he and his mother Frances went to visit Pan who was in a boarding school on the East Coast. Peter relates a bizarre and terrifying experience, not explained to him, of being "checked for a tapeworm" at Johns Hopkins. (''Don't Tell Dad'', p27-9) | ||
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+ | In 1948 Henry returned to Broadway starring in ''Mister Roberts'' for it's multi-year run, ending sometime in 1950. He would reprise this role for the 1955 film version.</td><td>http://www.hotmoviesale.com/dvds/27209/1/Henry-Fonda-The-Signature-Collection.jpg<br>(Credit HotMovieSale.com)</td></tr></table> | ||
===1949-1954=== | ===1949-1954=== |