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Feb 5, 2012 · Tom Hanks' father, Amos Mefford Hanks, was born in Glenn County, California, in 1924 and died in 1992. Amos Hanks, according to various biographies, was something between an "itinerant...
Jun 23, 2024 · Tom's father, Amos Mefford Hanks, grew up on a farm in Willow, California, about a seven-hour drive north of LA where Tom and his wife Rita Wilson have lived for many years. Amos had a tragic past that Tom was always keenly privy to.
Sep 25, 2020 · Tom Hanks has opened up about the trauma inflicted on his father, Amos Mefford Hanks, by the killing of his grandfather. Speaking on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, the Forrest Gump star...
Aug 30, 2022 · Tom Hanks’s father Amos Mefford Hanks was born on March 9, 1924, in Glenn County, California, USA. He was the son of Ernest Buel Hanks and Gladys Hilda Ball. He had English ancestry. Amos is the ex-husband of Janet Marylyn Frager.
His father had English ancestry, [16] and through his line, Hanks is a distant cousin of President Abraham Lincoln [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] and children's host Fred Rogers (whom many years later he would portray in a film role).
Sep 23, 2020 · But recently, Hanks told a tragic story about his family, as his father, Amos Mefford Hanks, witnessed his own father being killed. When Tom Hanks was asked in an interview how aware he was...
Sep 23, 2020 · Tom Hanks is recalling a deep family wound suffered by his father, Amos Mefford Hanks. During Wednesday's episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger, the actor, 64, spoke about the trauma...
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry.
Tom Hanks’ father suffered a devastating trauma as a young boy, witnessing his own father be murdered by a hired hand. Hanks said the trauma never left his Dad, who seemed to find no joy in...
Sep 24, 2020 · Oscar-winner Tom Hanks opened up about his grandfather's tragic murder and the profound effect it had on his father, Amos Mefford Hanks, during an episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger.
