Henry Fonda died at the age of 77 in 1982. Actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge attended the rally. Jane Fonda has lived so many lives in Hollywood, even she admits it's hard to keep track. Directed by Mark Rydell. Jane Fonda was born in 1937 to Henry Fonda and his second wife, New York socialite Frances Brokaw, who committed suicide when Jane was 12. Here it is: “There is one thing that happened while in North Vietnam that I will regret to my dying day — I allowed myself to be photographed on a Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun,” Fonda wrote on her website in 2011. “Some time ago someone sent me an interview he did on British TV, and he said the most wonderful things about me. Fonda says that in fact, “according to even the most hardcore senior officers, torture stopped late in 1969, two and a half years before I got there. But if they did I can’t blame them. If you couldn't make the Sundance Film Festival this year -- or were too tied up at one of the several Women's Marches popping up around the country -- we've got you covered. She added that Henry used acting as a mask to hide his genuine emotions. During a 2016 interview with The Guardian, the actress and activist talked about the most challenging times she has gone through so far. Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. Since she wanted him to love her, Jane tried to copy their righteousness by doing good deeds. And, no, to the best of my knowledge, she never visited the Hanoi Hilton prison. Thankfully, Henry eventually felt proud of her but never said anything directly to her. Living a whole, good life doesn’t just happen – it requires intention,” the “Fun with Dick and Jane” star said. The gun-site photo helped fuel other stories about Fonda, which she vigorously denies — including one that when she visited POW camps, she betrayed U.S. soldiers. At that point, Jane understood that Frances’ death had nothing to do with her and stopped blaming herself. Looking back with different eyes was exactly what Jane did after she learned from the institution Frances was in that she had been sexually abused. Supposedly, this was so that I could bring back proof to the U.S. military that they were alive. Jane Fonda has offered detailed explanations and apologies for the actions that earned her the nickname “Hanoi Jane” during the Vietnam War. That led her to educate herself about the war and turn against it. “I want to, once again, explain how that came about. I didn’t know what else to do. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. Jane Fonda has offered detailed explanations and apologies for the actions that earned her the nickname “Hanoi Jane” during the Vietnam War. Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one … ", Also Read: Jane Fonda, Tessa Thompson and Common Lead Women’s Respect Rally in Sundance, Actor Nick Offerman took the stage -- saying men are now realizing they have "perfectly working ears.". But the pilots who are saying it was the policy of the Vietnamese and that it was systematic, I believe that that’s a lie. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. Henry Fonda’s childhood was downright bizarre. “Oh my God. On Monday, while addressing her much-criticized question to Fonda about plastic surgery, Kelly said Fonda is in no position to judge anyone because of her actions during Vietnam. With Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon. About her relationship with her father, Henry Fonda, Jane said that people should think of the character he played on the movie “On Golden Pond.”. Jane finally added that her father never encouraged her or her brother, Peter, who sadly passed away in August 2019, to become actors. and any bombed-out building they could claim had been churches, schools, etc. It’s going to look like I was trying to shoot down U.S. planes.” I pleaded with him, “You have to be sure those photographs are not published. Jane Fonda told the crowd it's not just about rallying -- it's about organizing. President Trump was a common theme at the rally. Jane Fonda didn’t have an easy relationship with her late dad, famed actor Henry Fonda. Some of the characters that he loved the most used to speak up for justice. But it’s easy to understand why so many supporters of the war — or the troops — have taken issue with Fonda. 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She wrote on her site: It is unconscionable that extremist groups circulate letters which accuse me of horrific things, saying that I am a traitor, that POWs in Hanoi were tied up and in chains and marched passed me while I spat at them and called them ‘baby killers. Oct 15, 2017 - Explore Uhl's Vintage 's board "Jane and Henry Fonda", followed by 542 people on Pinterest. According to Jane, her father was just like that. Because despite his ability to project warmth and compassion as an actor, Henry Fonda was rather cold and unfeeling in real life. The actress said that Henry was the reason she became an activist. Megyn Kelly again raised the spectre of “Hanoi Jane” to defend her plastic surgery questions. I think they just gave her a royal tour of the best the city had to offer … history, culture, clean rooms, clean hospital rooms, etc. To continue reading for free, provide your email below. When we arrived at the site of the anti-aircraft installation (somewhere on the outskirts of Hanoi), there was a group of about a dozen young soldiers in uniform who greeted me. Henry's father, William Brace Fonda, was a commercial printer, proprietor of the W. B. Fonda Printing Company in Omaha, Nebraska. She spear-headed a workout craze. The widow of Henry Fonda, Shirlee Fonda, and his adopted daughter, Amy, will share his estate, according to his will. Peter was born to Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour, a socialite of Canadian birth, on February 23rd, 1940 in New York City. “Look at her treatment of our military during the Vietnam War, many of our veterans still call her ‘Hanoi Jane’ thanks to her radio broadcasts, which attempted to shame American troops,” Kelly told her NBC audience. … If a prisoner tried to escape, it is quite understandable that he would probably be beaten and tortured.”. This meant the entire family didn’t believe in doctors, and instead they learned to rely only on themselves for health matters and most other problems. Fonda’s mug shot (above), by the way, was taken while she was in the U.S. giving speeches against the war. The story goes on to say that I handed these slips of paper over to the North Vietnamese guards and, as a result, at least one of the men was tortured to death. Instead, Henry left his assets to his widow, Shirlee Fonda, and his adopted daughter with Susan Blanchard, Amy Fonda Fishman. In it, Henry played Norman Thayer Jr., a man who didn’t know how to express his feelings or emotions. In a different interview with Hollywood Reporter, Jane admitted that Henry didn’t give her advice on the entertainment industry even though she would have loved it. “Dealing with what happened to my mother isn’t over – it’s still going on because life is a journey towards wholeness. Fonda wrote: It was not unusual for Americans who visited North Vietnam to be taken to see Vietnamese military installations and when they did, they were always required to wear a helmet like the kind I was told to wear during the numerous air raids I had experienced. At one point she states: One thing that I have learned beyond a shadow of a doubt since I’ve been in this country is that Nixon will never be able to break the spirit of these people; he’ll never be able to turn Vietnam, north and south, into a neo-colony of the United States by bombing, by invading, by attacking in any way. According to Jane, her father was just like that. Fonda died at his Los Angeles home on August 12, 1982, from heart disease, aged 77. When he was 13 years old, he worked in a play in which he portrayed a gay tango dancer. However, she didn’t do the same with her son, Troy. He wrote How to Break Bad News and another book that will be published someday. In fact, when Jane co-starred with her father in the last film he made, On Golden Pond, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for it. It was one of the reasons she didn’t know that Hollywood is built on relationships. (The North Vietnamese were communists, and the U.S. backed the South Vietnamese in hopes of stopping the spread of communism.) She pointed out that Henry was a loner who was not a “Hollywood insider” and never talked about the business with her. Kelly is right that the North Vietnamese played Fonda’s radio recordings as part of their propaganda war. They probably took a chance to even bring seven men into a well-lit studio room (you can bet it was cleaned and freshly painted, too). At that point, Jane saw potential in him and told him that she would always support him if he wanted to follow in her footsteps. It was especially difficult for her because, months before France’s death, she went to the house with a nurse. Mike McGrath (USN Retired), president of the POW-NAM organization, sent to then-Fox News columnist Roger Friedman saying the “strips of paper story is an Internet hoax.” He added: It has been around since Nov 1999 or so. One line that stood out: "Toilet seats down, that's a no-brainer.". "Thor: Ragnarok" star Tessa Thompson (seen here with Common) spoke early at the rally, and didn't hold back against President Trump. Although dealing with her death was tough, Jane admitted that the difficulties were present even before that. From 2015, she has been portraying Grace Hanson on “Grace and Frankie.”. However, she underwent some tragedies, including her mother’s death by suicide. One has only to go into the countryside and listen to the peasants describe the lives they led before the revolution to understand why every bomb that is dropped only strengthens their determination to resist. 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Also Read: Megyn Kelly Fires Back at Jane Fonda: 'She Has No Business Lecturing Anyone' (Video). "Until we see legislation and policy and a president who respects our humanity…we must continue to gather and tell each other’s stories," said Thompson. Jane Fonda’s Workout Book. But as Megyn Kelly made clear Monday, many Americans aren’t ready to forgive and forget the events of more than 45 years ago. I will never know. Fonda referred to a 2001 letter that Capt. (L-R), Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Peter Fonda each studying a script for an acting role in 1963. Growing up in the shadow of one of America’s most famous actors would be intimidating for anyone, but few have emerged out of that shadow like Jane Fonda, the oldest daughter of screen legend Henry Fonda. And then she made the gun-site mistake: Everyone was laughing and clapping, including me, overcome on this, my last day, with all that I had experienced during my 2 week visit. … These men were bombing and strafing and napalming the country. But she revealed there was one moment that passed between the two of … It all had nothing to do with where I was sitting. Frances was “frequently institutionalized” due to her illness and was rarely present. Apart from her mother’s death, she mentioned her troubled relationship with her father. Their daughter Jane was born in 1937 and son Peter in 1940. At the beginning of her career, the former model decided to get breast implants (which she had removed years later), followed by a full facelift in her 40's and a second one in her 70's. Unfortunately, it was the last opportunity she had to see Frances, who died by suicide on her 42nd birthday. (I didn’t know yet that among the photographers there were some Japanese.). Fonda met his second wife, socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, on the set of the film Wings of the Morning in England in 1936. “It comes through organizing. She said on her site that many people visited North Vietnam during the war — “journalists, diplomats, peace activists, professors, religious leaders and Vietnam Veterans themselves” — in hopes of ending the war. There were also many photographers (and perhaps journalists) gathered about, many more than I had seen all in one place in Hanoi. I have talked about this numerous times on national television and in my memoirs, ‘My Life So Far,’ but clearly, it needs to be repeated.”. Once she found that out, the actress wanted to “take her in my arms and tell her how sorry I was.”. They would never let her see the deplorable conditions we were in. Born in 1905 in Nebraska, Fonda’s parents were strict Christian Scientists. Following the … Jane Fonda on May 7, 2001 at Lincoln Center in New York City | Source: Getty Images, Jane pointed out that her mother, Canadian-born socialite Frances Ford Brokaw, passed away aged 42 when Jane was only 12 years old. It was my mistake and I have paid and continue to pay a heavy price for it. “This kind of change doesn’t just come about through protest,” said the actress and activist. Sundance 2018: Stars and activists gather for a protest in snowy Park City, Utah. And, most importantly, I would never say such things to our servicemen, whom I respect, whether or not I agree with the mission they have been sent to perform, which is not of their choosing.”. The North Vietnamese did win the war. When Jane began with her activism, he thought she was a “foolish” and “frivolous” person. Fonda said in her 2011 article that initially she “refused to believe we could be doing anything wrong” in Vietnam, and changed her mind only after she spoke with U.S. soldiers who had served there. See more ideas about henry fonda, jane fonda, jane. The “gun photo,” as Kelly described it, is a shot of Fonda posing in a helmet on a Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun. The buck stops here. About her relationship with her father, Henry Fonda, Jane said that people should think of the character he played on the movie “On Golden Pond.” In it, Henry played Norman Thayer Jr., a man who didn’t know how to express his feelings or emotions. I got up, and as I started to walk back to the car with the translator, the implication of what had just happened hit me. In 1999 he was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. I hardly even thought about where I was sitting. His distant ancestors were Italians who had fled their country and moved to Holland, presumably because of political or religious persecution. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms. The actress added that, when a parent is not around, the child assumes it’s their fault and that they are “not lovable,” which was exactly how she felt. Common performed a verse from a new song titled "The Day the Women Took Over," as snow came down. Here is my best, honest recollection of what happened: someone (I don’t remember who) led me towards the gun, and I sat down, still laughing, still applauding. The cameras flashed. Jane remarked that people have to decide whether they want to be a victim for the rest of their lives or do something about it. Jane Fonda on October 1, 2017 in Paris, France | Source: Getty Images. 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