Henry Fonda: Prolific American Hero

Henry Fonda was a film and stage actor for five decades. In 1940 he became a star with his performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath. He exemplified a man of honesty and decency in more than 100 films including The Ox-Bow Incident and 12 Angry Men. Fonda won an Academy Award for his final film, On Golden Pond. Among his major theater credits were roles in Mister Roberts and Two for the Seesaw. He is the patriarch of a family of famous actors: his children, Jane and Peter, and grandchildren, Bridget Fonda and Troy Garity. This talk will show why he is still regarded as one of the top male stars of all time.