The Fonda family
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On August 16, US time, Hollywood veteran movie star Peter Fonda died at home due to lung cancer at the age of 79.
When the news came, many Hollywood stars were leaving messages of condolences on social networks. Among them, Nancy, the daughter of actor Sinatra, who has worked with Peter, left a message saying: "It's a good way to go." Veteran actress Mia Farrow left a message on social networking sites: "A beautiful soul, serene Peter." Joseph Gordon posted a poster of Peter's "Runaway Rider" on the Internet and left a message saying that Peter was his idol.
"Peter Fonda" in Hollywood not only represents a brilliant actor, but also symbolizes a kind of family glory. The Fonda family is one of the "Top Ten Stars in Hollywood", and Peter Fonda is a member of the Fonda family. The Fonda family is a Legend of Hollywood, with three generations of grandchildren engaged in acting and three outstanding actors: Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Peter Fonda. Among them, the former is the father of the latter two. Today, let's walk into the Fonda family and see how good this family really is.
Henry Fonda
<h1>01 Henry Fonda: A talented man who became famous at a young age, won the Oscar at the age of 78</h1>
In 1983, at the 54th Academy Awards, "Golden Pond" shined, winning three awards for best adapted screenplay, best actor and best actress, becoming the biggest winner of that Oscar.
Norman, the male protagonist of the film, is played by 76-year-old Henry Fonda. Norman has a strange temper, speaks harshly, and has a deep estrangement from his daughter. After an accident, he began to look at life again. In the end, he and his daughter untied the mustard and reconciled. At the time of filming this film, Henry was seriously ill and equipped with a pacemaker, but he still played the role of Norman vividly and movingly with his superb acting skills and love for the art of film. Therefore, he easily took the little golden man of best actor into his arms.
From nearly 50 years of art, 78 years old to win the Oscar, Henry's acting road seems to be uneven. But in fact, he was already famous when he was very young.
Henry was born in 1905 to a dutch immigrant family. As a teenager, he aspired to be a writer; in college, he became fascinated with theater and often participated in amateur theater troupes. In 1929, he debuted on Broadway, and five years later starred in the comedy "The Farmer Marries His Wife", which became famous in one fell swoop. In 1935, Hollywood decided to bring the film to the big screen, and Henry was invited to play the male lead. In the film, his simple and sincere performance made the audience unanimously applaud. Since then, Henry has become an amphibious star in film and theater, enjoying a reputation in Hollywood and Broadway for 50 years.
Henry was undoubtedly lucky that his acting career went through the heyday of Hollywood. In every era, he left behind classic works: in the 40s, he filmed "Young Lincoln", "Grapes of Rage" and "Red Dead Duel"; in the 50s, he starred in "War and Peace", playing against Audrey Hepburn; in the 60s and 70s, he starred in "History of the Western Frontier", "Blue Blood", "Snake" and so on. In 1978, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of Henry's outstanding contributions to American cinema; in 1999, 17 years after Henry's death, American Film Studies named him the 6th "Greatest Actor of a Hundred Years."
Henry was shy, but very feminine, and he was married five times in his life. In 1936, Henry married his second wife, Frances Seymour, and married with a pair of children, a daughter named Jane Fonda and a son named Peter Fonda. Because Frances was mentally ill, the two divorced in 1950. Subsequently, Frances committed suicide in a mental hospital. Soon after, Henry married his third wife, Susan Blanchard, a marriage that lasted only six years. Henry was then married twice.
In his later years, Henry and his daughter Jane starred in Golden Pond. In the film, the two play a father and daughter. Both father and daughter on and off the screen, their cooperation has become a good story in the history of Hollywood films.
Jane Fonda
<h1>02 Jane Fonda: Committed suicide at the age of 12, won two Oscars, her life is a legend</h1>
Jane Fonda is the daughter of Henry Fonda. In the 1950s and 1960s, she was the dream lover of American men. On the film front, she has been nominated for seven Oscars and won twice, as well as seven Golden Globe Awards and the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.
Since the new century, although she has become older, her acting work has never stopped. In 2014, she received the 42nd AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2017, she received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Last year, she won the Grand Prix for Tribute at the Lumiere Film Festival in France. It is worth mentioning that Jane not only starred in "Golden Pond", but also participated in the production of the film. It can be said that the norman role in the movie is tailor-made for her father Henry Fonda.
In addition to her outstanding career in acting, Jane is also a famous model and fitness instructor. Her life, seemingly golden, is actually full of sorrow and joy.
Born in 1937, Jane was very inferior as a child due to her fat age. Two years later, the birth of her younger brother Peter Fonda made her mother's love for her much less, and she was extremely disappointed, so she went to her father to find love. Therefore, she has been close to her father since she was a child.
When Jane was very young, her parents divorced. In 1950, her mother committed suicide by slitting her throat in a mental hospital. The death of her mother brought great psychological trauma to young Jane, and made her feel the desolation of the world. At the age of 12, she tried to commit suicide, but was fortunately saved in time, and then she fell ill with anorexia.
At the age of 17, Jane and her father starred in the stage play "Country Girl" and began their acting careers. In 1957, while she was in France for a summer retreat, she met superstar Greta Garbo. Garbo concluded that Jane would become a big star in Hollywood in the future. With Garbo's encouragement, Jane went to the New York Theater Academy for training and began her march into the film industry. In the 1970s, Jane won two Oscars with two films, "Flower Street Killer King" and "Glory Return". Since then, Jane has become a hot female star in Hollywood.
Career success failed to fill Jane's emotional gap. She desperately craves love in her heart, and gradually, she forms a flattering personality. This personality makes her marriage road particularly bumpy.
In 1965, Jane married french director Vadim. However, Wadim was a prodigal son, and even when he was married, his private life was still promiscuous. He manipulated Jane's career by starring her in the film Babarina, the Hero of Space. The film later became a stain on Jane's life. Due to the discord between the three views, the two went through divorce procedures in 1973.
After the divorce, Jane did not reflect on the marriage, and soon she and Hayden flashed marriage. Haydn was an anti-Vietnam War activist, and Jane was active in supporting all of her husband's actions. In 1973, shortly after she gave birth to her son, Hayden cheated on her. The two divorced in 1990, the year Jane was 53.
The year after the divorce, Jane and CNN founder Ted Turner married. At Ted's request, Jane quit the entertainment industry. Ironically, just a month after the marriage, Ted cheated. When Jane learned of this, she left angrily, and then Ted pleaded and she returned to him. In 2001, the two parted ways.
By this time, Jane Fonda was 64 years old. She began to reflect deeply on herself, and she found that she had been constantly pleasing others and pinning her value on men. After seeing the movie "Vagina Monologue", she completely woke up and finally gave up the matter of pleasing men.
In 2006, she published Jane Fonda's Memoirs. In the book, she believes that the biggest difference between life and acting is that life cannot be repeated without rehearsal. After the storm, today's Jane Fonda is still confident and beautiful, like a glass of aged wine, emitting a fragrance.
Peter Fonda
<h1>03 Peter Fonda: Runaway Knight, 78 years old laughing and leaving the world</h1>
Peter Fonda was the son of Henry Fonda and the younger brother of Jane Fonda. On August 16, at the age of 79, he died of lung cancer at home.
In 1963, Peter, in his early 20s, entered the film industry and became a professional actor. In his lifetime, he has played many classic roles. Among them, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Newcomer award for a supporting role in the movie "The Winner".
Peter is a very thoughtful actor, and he found that in the show business, the profession of actor is very passive and does not have much initiative. So he started writing his own scripts. In 1967, he wrote a screenplay, The Runaway Rider. Two years later, he directed the film himself. After the film's release, word of mouth and box office were a great success, and it was also nominated for best original screenplay at the 42nd Academy Awards. In the history of American cinema, the film became a landmark work of the hippie spirit.
The Runaway Knight
After a lapse of 30 years, Peter won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the movie "Beekeeper's House". In recent years, he is still active in the film industry, and his screen legacy "The Last Bo" is expected to be released this year.
Peter went through three marriages in his life and eventually found his soul mate. His sons and daughters have successful careers and harmonious families. During his illness, the family stayed with Peter. On his deathbed, he walked peacefully, and his life came to a successful end.
After her brother's death, Jane Fonda issued a statement saying: "I am very sad. He is my beloved brother. The most talkative person in the family. In the last days of his life, I spent some wonderful time alone with him. He left with a smile. ”
<h1>04 Epilogue: A family of three generations of famous actors, witnessing the whole process of Hollywood from prosperity to mediocrity</h1>
A person is a living history. The Fonda family, three generations of actors, acted from the 1930s to the 21st century today, it can be said that they have witnessed the whole process of Hollywood from prosperity to mediocrity.
At present, the younger generation of the Fonda family has also inherited the mantle of its predecessors and has entered Hollywood. Henry Fonda's grandson, Gretti, was a Hollywood film actor; grandson Justin Fonda was a Hollywood videographer. Peter's daughter Brigitte, who also inherited the family tradition, became an actress. Carrying out the acting career to the end seems to have become a family discipline of the Fonda family. It is foreseeable that the future of the Fonda family will still be brilliant.
Actress Schenkova said: "Acting is a kind of practice. Every time you act out a play, you experience a life. Only when you enter the creative state will the mind calm down and forget everything in the world. Art and relatives, that aspect can not be separated, are my love. ”
Fonda father and daughter
The same applies to members of the Fonda family. The love of performing arts and acting with life is a tradition of the Fonda family. Although henry and peter have passed away, the classic images they have created are remembered by the audience. For a film actor, that's the greatest honor, and it beats any award.
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