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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. Biography. Born in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, Seymour was the daughter of Sophie Mildred (née Bower) and Eugene Ford Seymour. According to her ...
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- Frances Ford Seymour, 4 April 1908, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
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 Hollywood actor Henry Fonda. Born in Ontario, Canada, she grew up in an upper-middle-class family. Ever since she was a kid, she had been a troubled child. According to daughter Jane Fonda, Frances had a history of mental health issues due to the ...
Jan 23, 2023 · Frances Ford Seymour was a Canadian socialite and Henry Fonda's first wife. She suffered from mental illness and died by suicide when Jane Fonda was 12, leaving her with a lifetime of trauma and guilt.
Oct 20, 2018 · Jane Fonda lost her mother Frances Ford Seymour to suicide when she was 12, and revealed the last time she saw her. She also shared how her father Henry Fonda drove her mother to madness and how she coped with the tragedy.
Sep 19, 2018 · Jane Fonda reveals how her mother's bipolar disorder and suicide in 1950 affected her sense of self and her relationship with her parents. She shares how she learned to understand and forgive her mother, Frances Ford Seymour, through research and empathy.