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Frances Ford Seymour Fonda (4 April 1908 – 14 April 1950) was a Canadian-American socialite. She was the second wife of actor Henry Fonda and the mother of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda .
Sep 19, 2018 · Actress Jane Fonda has opened up about her mother Frances Ford Seymour's suicide in 1950, as well as how she was finally able to come to terms with it years later.
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Aug 17, 2015 · Many were fascinated by her father and mother, Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour, but despite the bright spotlight on her family, there were certain things of which a young Jane was completely unaware. Namely, her parents' troubled relationship and her mother's suicide.
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Frances Ford Seymour was a Canadian–American socialite, best known as the second wife of popular Hollywood actor Henry Fonda. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.
Sep 19, 2018 · Fonda's mother, Frances Ford Seymour, was a Canadian-born socialite when she married actor Henry Fonda. They later had Jane and her brother Peter Fonda. Having been in and out of mental institutions, Fonda's mother killed herself at age 42 while institutionalized.
Sep 18, 2022 · Frances Ford Seymour, Jane Fonda's mother, suffered from bipolar disorder and was sexually abused as a child. She took her own life in 1950 when Jane was 12, and Jane learned the truth years later.