Henry Jaynes Fonda: List of Source Documents

Primary documents for Subject

• "Henry Fonda on William B Fonda", 15 Jun 1975, ''News Journal'' (Mansfield, Ohio) : "The elder Fonda born in the mid-1880s, died in 1935.  In 1905, when Henry was six months old, William and his wife Herberta moved from Grand Island, Neb., to Omaha, Neb., and set up a print shop"

• 1910 Census of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska : "William B Fonda, head, MW, 31, married first time, 6 years ago, b NE/NY/NY, employee, rents home; Herberta J, wife, FW, 30, married first time, 6 years ago, b WI/WI/NY; Henry J, son, MW, 4, b NE; Harriet M, daughter, FW, 3, b NE; Herberta, daughter, FW, 6/12, b NE; Minnie STOUT, servant, FW, 22, single, b IA"

• 1920 Census of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska : "William B Fonda, head, Owns Home, MW, 40, married, NE/NY/NY, Prop., Comm Print Shop; Herberta J Fonda, wife, FW, 40, married, WI/WI/NY, no occupation; Henry J Fonda, son, MW, 14, NE/NE/WI, Office Boy, Stocks & B; Harriett M Fonda, daughter, FW, 12, NE/NE/WI; Jayne H Fonda, daughter, FW, 10, NE/NE/WI"

• ''Waterloo Evening Courier'', 24 Feb 1926, page 13, "Lincoln of Stage Sinks All of Self in Soul He Plays"
• 1930 Census of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 9 Apr 1930 "William B Fonda, head, owns home, worth $7000, married, white, age 51, married first at 24, NE/NY/NY, Sales Department, Oil Burner Company; Herberta J, wife, female, white, age 49, married first at 22, WI/WI/NY, no occupation; Henry J, son, male, white, age 24, single, NE/NE/WI, actor, stage, unemployed (see line 9 Unemployment Schedule); Jane, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, NE/NE/WI, stenographer, election commission"

• ''Fresno Bee'' (Fresno, California), 25 Apr 1930, pg 36, referring to a book of artists models and including the name of Henry Fonda
• ''The Port Arthur News'' (Port Arthur, Texas), 22 Jan 1932, "Margaret Sullavan (a's not i's Mr. Printer), whose performance here left the reviewers in a pashy mood was welded on Xmas day to Henry Fonder [sic] of the University players, Baltimore."

• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 4 Jun 1934, sailing on the "Carinthia" from Havre to New York : "Jed Harris, 34, divorced; Margaret Sullavan, 25, divorced, born 16 May 1909 Norfolk, VA, living 115 E86th New York" (see the Wikipedia entry "Jed Harris")
  
• ''Mansfield News Journal'' (Mansfield, Ohio), 5 Nov 1934, pg 6
• ''Oshkosh Daily Northwestern'' (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), 26 Nov 1934, pg 13, "Hollywood Roundup", United Press, that Margaret Sullivan [sic] and Willam Wyler were married at Yuma, Arizona "yesterday", Miss Sullivan gave her age as 25, and Wyler as 32

• ''Syracuse Herald'' (Syracuse, NY), 9 Jul 1936, pg 16 (erroneously indexed as 1930 and as page 31) : "Syracuse's Ralph Murphy will direct 'Reno in the Fall' for Universal; Margaret Sullavan and her ex-husband Henry Fonda, will be co-starred"
• ''New York Times'', 24 Aug 1936, page 12, "Mrs G T Brokaw, Fiancee of Actor"
• ''New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957'', sailing on the S.S. Bremen, out of Southampton 30 Aug 1936, arriving New York 4 Sep 1936 : "Henry Fonda, 31, male, single, born 16 May 1905 Grand Island, NE, residence 233 North Carmetina West, Los Angeles, Calif"

• ''Logansport Pharos Tribune'', 22 Dec 1937, page 1 (UP):"Mrs Henry Fonda, wife of the film star, was reported 'doing excellently' at Doctors Hospital today after the birth of a daughter.  Mrs Fonda was Mrs George T Brokaw, widow of the millionaire lawyer."

• ''California Voter Registration, 1900-1968''
• 1936 Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Precinct 1674, Henry J Fonda, 233 N Carmelita av, Actor, DS (political party "Declined to State")
• 1940 Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Precinct 1680, "Henry Fonda, 255 Chadbourne av, actor, DS; Mrs Frances Seymour Fonda, 255 Chadbourne av, housewife, DS"
• 1942 Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Precinct 1673A "Henry Fonda, 255 Chadbourne av, actor, DS; Mrs Frances Seymour Fonda, 255 Chadbourne av, housewife, DS"
• 1946 Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Precinct 1872 "Henry J Fonda, 600 Tigertail rd, Democrat; Mrs Frances S Fonda, 600 Tigertail rd, Democrat"
• 1948 Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Precinct 1872 "Henry J Fonda, 600 Tigertail rd, Democrat; Mrs Frances S Fonda, 600 Tigertail rd, Democrat"
• 1950 Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Precinct 1873A ] "Henry J Fonda, 600 Tigertail av, Democrat; Mrs Frances S Fonda, 600 Tigertail av, Democrat"

• "Joplin Globe" (Joplin, MO), 31 Jul 1955, pg 29 (written in 1955, but refers back to childhood)
• "Seguin Gazette Enterprise" (Seguin, TX), 13 Aug 1982, "77-year-old Actor Dies After Long Illness" (Obituary of Henry Fonda)

Primary Biographies

• ''Fonda: My Life: as told to Howard Teichmann'', by Henry Fonda with Howard Teichman. New American Library. 1981
• ''Jane Fonda : My Life So Far'', by Jane Fonda.  Random House, New York. 2006. ISBN 0812975766 or at Kindle
  
• ''Don't Tell Dad : A Memoir'', by Peter Fonda. Hyperion, New York. 1998. ISBN 0786861118

Secondary sources for Subject

• ''Henry Fonda: A Bio-bibliography'', by Kevin Sweeney. Published by Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992, 296 pages
• "Henry Fonda" on Answers.com citing:
• ''Who2'', written and edited by R.F. Holznagel and Paul Hehn, Who2, LLC, http://www.who2.com/henryfonda.html
• American Theatre Guide, All Movie Guide, Brittanica, Wikipedia, et. al.
• "Henry Fonda" at Brittanica Online Encyclopedia stating that he was born at "Grand Island, Nebraska"

Further reading

• ''Henry Fonda: His Life and Work'', by Neil Goldstein, 1982
• ''The Fondas'', Gerald Cole and Wes Farrell, (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984).
• ''But not forgotten : The Adventure of the University Players'', by Norris Houghton;  University Players Guild. Publisher:    New York : Wm. Sloane Associates, 1951. OCLC: 30014571
• ''Josh, My Up and Down, In and Out Life'', by Joshua Logan. Published by Delacorte Press, 1976 ISBN 0440042356, 9780440042358 408 pages
• "Mister Roberts", by Joshua Logan
  

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