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LAA Home. History. HONOREES. Henry Fonda. Born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on 16 May 1905, Henry Fonda studied to be a journalist and spent some time as an office boy before deciding to pursue acting, which he began at the Omaha Community Playhouse, a local amateur theater troupe directed by Dorothy Brando (mother of Marlon.)
Honoree. The Second Kennedy Center Honors. Actor; born May 16, 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska; died August 12, 1982. Throughout his career, Henry Fonda succeeded in moving easily between the theater and film worlds. He will always shine as one of America's best-loved actors. Fonda was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on May 16, 1905.
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He was the head of a family of actors: son Peter, daughter Jane, granddaughter Bridget and grandson Troy Garity. He has won an Academy Award.
