Albert-Harriet-Sybil-Fonda_1938 [Rootsweb]
Last generation born and raised on Fonda Farm in Mohawk, NY
AlbertDowFonda_1893-1962 [Rootsweb]
Farmer, World War I US Marines Pilot; (pictured with wife Helen Scureman Clark); b. Fonda, Montgomery, New York; 1930 Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., New York; Cornell University Agriculture College graduate 1917; enlisted in U.S. Marines right after college graduation, assigned to Key West flight training school, WWI ended prior to completion; worked in New Jersey Creamery until logging accident partially disabled his father, thereupon returned home to help on the farm; continued with successful farming career, taking after his father who had farm machinery dealership and owned one of the first steam tractors in the area; believed strongly in education, sending his children to (better) neighboring Johnstown schools and supporting them all in college educations; later helped foster the Fonda-Fultonville Centralized School, crusading against local rivalries. (see Fonda Stories)
AlbertFonda_1844-1926 [Rootsweb]
Farmer, first generation born on the Family Farm in Mohawk, NY; 1850 & 1880 Census, Mohawk, Montgomery, NY; d. Fonda Farm; bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Sand Flats, NY; Albert attended the district school near his home until he was needed on the Fonda Farm. Nevertheless, he maintained an interest in current events and was deeply interested in government. He did not choose to hold office but preferred to sponsor and participate in projects to benefit the farmers of his area. Gifted mechanically, he was the first person in his area to own and operate a steam engine which moved under its own power and motivated such labor-saving devices as the threshing machine, rye-rubber, corn husker, and sawmill. A staunch Republican, he was disqualified from military service during the Civil War because he had lost the sight of his left eye from an attack of diphtheria during the epidemic of 1860. Later, in 1889, while using his equipment to husk a neighbors corn, he lost his left hand and nearly died of septicemia. He and his wife made every effort to educate their children, assisting them through high school and college and as much as possible when each embarked upon his or her career. (see Fonda Stories)
AnthonyCFonda_1818-1893 [Rootsweb]
bp. Boght Becker Reformed Dutch Church, Colonie, Albany Co., NY; 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 Census, Charleston, Tallahatchie Co., MS; d. Charleston, Tallahatchie Co., MS; bur. Rowland Cemetery, Charleston, Tallahatchie Co., MS; o. Teacher, Civil War Service, TN DAR GRC Index; graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Union College in Schenectady in 1839, Latin Salutatory. He practiced law in the area for a few years and then headed south to teach in Natchez, stopping in Charleston, MS overnight and he never left. He married Mary Kernes Worley in 1842, in Charleston; after her death, he married Delilah Catherine Howard in 1854, in Charleston. He taught school in the Rocky Branch community; in 1853 he was appointed surveyor for Tallahatchie County. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862, joining Company I (Ballentines Regiment) of the 2nd Partisan Rangers of MS serving as SGT. In 1882 he became the first Superintendent of Education in the county. He had an active role in organizing three Presbyterian churches - Charleston, Pine Hill and New Hope. He died May 20 1893, in Charleston, near Charleston, MS and is buried in Rowland Cemetery, Tallahatchie, MS. (Photo from Charleston, MS Courthouse courtesy of Greg Stewart and Sally Lee)
CLElliott_PortraitMrsFonda1840 [Rootsweb]
Charles Loring Elliott (1812-1868) "Portrait of Mrs. Fonda" Oil on Canvas (c 1840); Painting, attributed to Charles Loring Elliott, active in Upstate New York between 1830 and 1850, of a female member of the Fonda family, believed to be a representation of Jane Fonda (wife of revolutionary war hero, Jellis Douw Fonda, 1726-1791). Although Jane Fonda (1730-1804) would have passed away well before the circa 1840 date of this painting, the family identification on this work may be correct, as families sometimes commissioned memorial paintings of loved ones who had not been painted during their lifetime. Close family relatives would pose in place of the sitter who had passed away. Recently donated to the Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery were two portraits of members of the Fonda family, one attributed to the artist Charles Loring Elliott and the other believed to be a representation of revolutionary War leader Jelles Fonda, possibly by John Willkie, a Schenectady artist in the mid 1830s. Both of the Fonda portraits were donated in Memory of J. Stafford Ellithorp, Jr. and Clara L. Ellithorp, Margaret Ellithorp Darrin and Susan Ellithorp by Jane E. Werner, Barbara E. Vosburgh and Sue E. Hellebush, their daughters and nieces. The Ellithorps are descendants of the Fonda family. View image at Canajoharie Art Gallery
CharlesWFonda_1842-1916 [Rootsweb]
Bank Teller, Civil War Soldier, Miner; b. Montville, New London, Connecticut; 1880 Census, Constantine, St. Joseph, MI; 19th Michigan Infantry, 2nd Lieutenant, Union Army; 1896 City of Denver, CO, Directory; Civil War Pension Index, California
ClintonJesseFonda_1861-1930+ [Rootsweb]
Farmer, b. Watervliet, Albany Co., NY, lived on family homestead near Crescent, Albany Co., New York
DeeVirgilFondy_Cubs1954 [Rootsweb]
Born in Slaton, Texas; served in the Army during World War II was part of the forces that landed on Utah Beach in Normandy in 1944, three months after D-Day; he received the Purple Heart; Major League Baseball player from 1951-58, 1st Base, Cubs, Pirates and Reds; Major League Scout for Mets and Brewers until 1995; died Redlands, California in 1999. (see Fonda Stories)
DouwHenryFonda_1830-1908 [Rootsweb]
Born in Fonda, Montgomery Co., NY; bap. Reformed Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, NY; 1850 Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY; 1860 Census, Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY; 1870, 1880 & 1900 Census, Albany, Albany Co., NY; 1890 Albany, NY City Directory; d. Albany, Albany Co., NY; President of the D. H. Fonda Drug Company, Albany. Engaged in the railroad business, he was a ticket agent at Palatine Bridge under the late Hon. Webster Wagner. In September 1853, he became teller of the Spraker Bank, Canajoharie, and two years later was made cashier. In 1885, D. H. Fonda presented a pass from the Mount McGregor Railroad to NY Governor (future US President) Grover Cleveland. The pass was graciously returned with appreciation; o. Bank Cashier, Druggist Supplier, Railroad Ticket Agent; from "Albany Illustrated": Douw H. Fonda Drug Co. - Wholesale drug business conducted by the above-named corporation is the outgrowth of that inaugurated in 1809 by Joseph and Thomas Russell, making this one of the oldest trade landmarks, as it is one of the most important commercial enterprises of Albany. (see Darcys Place of Origins)
DouwIFonda_1759-1806 [Rootsweb]
The New York State Legislature Portrait Prints collection holds stipple engraved plates of prominent men who served in elected positions in state government in 1798. The plates came from a variety of sources, and have been arranged in four series to reflect provenance. The history of the engravings is told by R.W.G. Vail in his article "The First New York State Mug Book: Portraits of the Legislature of 1798" (in "The New-York Historical Society Quarterly," vol. 35, no. 1, January 1951).
Vail believes that the images were given to a preacher by Douw Fondey himself! The article describes the provenance and says that the images were never published until 1849 - but they were given to the preacher by somebody with the initials DF. They were later passed on to the NYHS. The engravings are attributed by Vail to the firm of Albany silversmith and engraver Isaac Hutton. Hutton may have served at Yorktown with Douw Fondey, Nicholas Fish and Alexander Hamilton. (by Joe Fondy, Redlands, CA)
DrFondaHouse_MagnesiaSprings [Rootsweb]
Dr. Sebastian Fonda expresses his impression of Sharon Springs in his 1854 "Analysis of Sharon Waters." Sharon Springs, in the 19th century, with its beautiful landscaped walks, gardens, fountains and temples set in the midst of wild nature, was the appropriate setting for "civilized activity". Its atmosphere was seen as a great curative from the evils of the "modern" world. The Temples were set between the main Hotels and the forest-like but cultivated parks. The history of mineral springs are associated with miraculous healing and ancient Greek and Roman societies. It is believed that the Greeks were the first to construct shrines at their springs and the Romans contribution were the large bath houses. Springs are also associated with youthfulness, as Ponce de Leon sought the "Fountain of Youth". Americans often considered mineral spring sites as progress towards a European standard of civilization. As American ingenuity transformed the wilderness into a civilized landscape for the therapeutic benefits associated with a pastoral existence drinking the waters blessed by "The Giver of All Good", spas were judged as much for their picturesque improvements as for the quality of their waters. Sharon Springs had the luxury of both the highest quality mineral waters and exceptionally beautiful grounds. (see sharonsprings.com)
DrJamesWFonda_1888-1954 [Rootsweb]
WWI Veteran, Physician
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
ERaymondFonda_1836-1864 [Rootsweb]
E. Raymond Fonda; Sgt.-Maj. Civil War; mortally wounded at Chesterfield Heights, VA on May 7th, 1864; born in Watertown, Mass., but resided in Cohoes, Albany county, when he enlisted in Co. H. He was a mechanic by trade, and twenty-four years of age. Besides the hard service seen in the 115th NY Infantry, he served his country three months in the 1st VT Infantry, early in the war. His father had been in the employ of the government for nearly forty years; a younger brother held the position of sergeant in the regular army, and Raymond himself had been familiar with military operations from his youth up, so that he was a finished and well drilled soldier. Possessed of a brave and resolute will, he was a good soldier. Blest with a kind and loving heart, he won many friends. Pleasant and amiable to both officers and men, he was highly respected. His military career was without a single blot, and he died a true patriot and esteemed by all who knew him. The battle of Chesterfield Heights, Va., was his last battle with the rebels. The regiment was lying behind a bank of earth, firing at the rebels, and Raymond refused to lie down with the rest, but kept walking along the lines while the bloody conflict was progressing, making his person a mark for the enemys bullets. Suddenly he sang out to the commanding officer, "Major, we are flanked right and left!" And sure enough we were flanked, and many brave men shed their blood before we cut our way out. Among the first to fall was E. Raymond Fonda, and two frightful wounds sent out streams of blood. The soldiers carried his bleeding form from the field, and in due time he reached the city of NY. After many weeks of suffering he died in the arms of his friends on 22-Jul-1864 in New York City. [Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center]
ElizaJaneDockFonda_1852-1931 [Rootsweb]
Wife of Albert Fonda
b. Dockstader Homestead, Mohawk, New York
EvaHardingFonda_1900 [Rootsweb]
Eva Harding Fonda (Mrs. Frank Fonda) - 1900
(Image from the webpage Battle Creek Photographs)
EvvaHullFonda_1852-1917 [Rootsweb]
Nurse; Boulder, Colorado
Wife of Giles Henry Fonda
FanniePenelopeFonda_1851-1932 [Rootsweb]
Daughter of Brinton Paul Fonda
Wife of George Willis Stevens
Batavia, New York
FondaGathering_1958 [Rootsweb]
Family gathering at Fonda Farm in 1958; (l to r) Helen Fonda Melvin, Helen Clark Fonda, Harriet Fonda Calsbeek, Thomas Schuyler, Marguerite Sloane Fonda, Cornelia Dockstader Fonda, William Melvin, Jeanette Schuyler, Philip Schuyler (age 8-10), Ellen Barber Fonda w/ Jill Suzanne Fonda (2 mo.), Thomas Melvin, Al Calsbeek w/ David Barber Fonda (age 3), Caryl Melvin w/ Albert Mark Fonda (age 18 mo.), Selena Fonda Schuyler, Albert Granville Fonda.
FredSFonda_1875-1953 [Rootsweb]
Fred Servall Fonda (1875- ) and Family
(top row) James, Winifred, Fred
(bottom) Lillian, Henrietta (wife), Margaret
St. Paul, Minnesota - 1930s
GerardDouw_Self-Portrait1650 [Rootsweb]
Brother-In-Law of Jellis Douw Fonda; Dutch genre and portrait painter of Leiden; more commonly known as Gerrit Dou; son of a glass painter, apprenticed to an engraver and worked from 1628 to 1631 in the studio of the young Rembrandt van Rijn; although he occasionally borrowed Rembrandts themes, Dou was more detailed and meticulous in his execution; his scenes of domestic, middle-class life were tremendously popular and often imitated; among his most famous works are Evening Light (Rijks Museum), Young Man (The Hague), The Cook (Louvre), and a self-portrait (Metropolitan Museum). View more images of Gerrit Dou Artwork
Gorton Fonda [Rootsweb]
Research Chemist, worked nearly 40 years for General Electric Laboratory, attributed with design for radar screen for National Defense Research Council in 1941; graduate of College of the City of NY and University of Karlsruhe, Baden, GER; [New York Times: Jan 4, 1950 - Dr. Fonda Retires from G. E. - Dr. Gorton R. Fonda, Research Chemist in the General Electric Research Laboratory, has retired after nearly forty years service. Dr. Fonda and his associates developed the American version of the radar screen fourteen days after the problem had been assigned to the laboratory. The screen, upon which the radar signals are translated into visible light, was designed by Dr. Fonda and his associates at the behest of the National Defense Research Council during the year preceding the bombing of Pearl Harbor.] Photo courtesy of Schenectady Museum and Contributors to Light Source Development in the 20th Century.
HarryStuartFonda_1863-1942 [Rootsweb]
Born in Marysville, California, his art studies began at the School of Design in San Francisco in the mid-1880s followed by study in Paris at Acadamie Julian under Laurens, Berg, and Benjamin-Constant. While in Paris, he married May Elizabeth MacLeod in 1896. Upon returning to California, the couple settled in San Francisco where he was professor of drawing and painting at the Mark Hopkins Institute until 1899 and then taught in the public schools in Monterey for several years. In San Francisco Fonda maintained a large studio in his home at 3011 Sacramento Street where he taught privately. His oil painting, House of the Four Winds, was bought by President McKinley. Painting mainly during sunrise and sunset hours, Fonda produced many luminous coastal scenes, landscapes, and views of the Monterey Peninsula which were exhibited in the California State Fair (1902), Del Monte Art Gallery (1907-12), Golden Gate Park Museum (1915-1916), Bohemian Club and San Francisco Art Assn annuals. View profile at AskArt.com
Henry&Family_OmahaNE_1948 [Rootsweb]
HenryAdamFonda_1820-1896 [Rootsweb]
Born in Fonda, Montgomery Co., NY; bap. Reformed Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, NY; 1860 Census, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA; 1870 Census Milton, Northumberland Co., PA; 1880 Census, Chillisquaque, Northumberland Co., PA; d. Milton, PA; o. Railroad Superintendant/Engineer, Civil War Colonel, Farmer, Banker (see Fonda Stories)
JohnGFonda_BrigadeOfficers [Rootsweb]
John Giles Fonda (center) with his Brigade Officers, names not known. He served in the Mexican War, 1847-48, at Perote, Mexico, under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as 2LT, Staffs Cavalry Company; enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 24-Aug-1861 at the age of 39; promoted to MAJ on 08-Mar-1862 (as of 12th IL Cav); promoted to LT COL on 17-Nov-1862 effective 20-Nov-1862 (as of IL 118th Inf); promoted to COL on 29-Nov-1862 effective 29-Nov-1862; promoted to BGen on 27-Jun-1865; mustered out Co.S, 118th Infantry Regiment IL on 01-Oct-1865 in Baton Rouge, LA (118th Regiment organized at Camp Butler in Sep-1862. Dispatched to Memphis and Milliken Bend. In all engagements from Grand Gulf to Jackson and thence to Vicksburg. In expedition to lower Mississippi. Mustered out October 1, 1865). [Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center]
JohnGilesFonda_1822-1910b [Rootsweb]
Civil War Brigadier-General; Civil Engineer, Mayor of Warsaw, Illinois; b. Sand Flats, Montgomery Co., New York; moved in 1835 to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois; 1880 United States Census, Quincy, Adams, Illinois; d. National City, California; Civil War Pension Index: Kansas; Mexican War, IL Mounted Volunteers, 1847-48, 2nd Lieutenant; Civil War, Co.F, 118th IL Infantry, 1961-1965, Brigadier-General, Union Army (see Fonda Stories)
[Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center]
JohnHFonda_1808 [Rootsweb]
Born in Watervliet, Albany Co., New York; trekked to Prairie Du Chien, Crawford Co., Wisconsin in 1825. He was an Explorer, Trader, Mail Carrier, Indian Agent and Civil War Officer (Colonel). Although he moved away from the family homestead at an early age, John had six brothers (some half-brothers) that also served in the Civil War, and both of his grandfathers served in the Revolutionary War. There is a life-size painting of Col. John H. Fonda hung in Wisconsin Capital Building. In 1827, during Red Birds Winnebago rising, John H. Fonda ran the mail from Fort Dearborn (todays Chicago) to Fort Howard at Green Bay. In 1829, under the direction of Col. Z. Taylor, he served as pilot for an expedition to the pineries of the Menomonee River to cut logs for the construction of Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien. He later served as Crawford County Coroner (1846), District Court Justice (1850), Indian Agent and Constable for the county at which time consisted of the entire western half of present-day Wisconsin. (see Fonda Stories)
JohnIsaacFonda_1761-1814 [Rootsweb]
1803 oil painting by Ezra Ames shows John Fondey, Jr. surrounded by his family:
wife Cornelia (Hun), daughters Sara & Maria and sons Isaac, William & Stephen.
JohnOFonda_1833-1864 [Rootsweb]
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan; worked in Silver Mines around Virginia City, Nevada area; killed by a cave-in at Opra Mine, Silver City, Nevada in 1864; his body could not be recovered and was entombed in place inside the mountain (picture taken in Carson City in 1862)
LaVerneFonda_1900 [Rootsweb]
LaVerne Fonda, member Battle Creek Fire Department 1894-1903
(Image from the webpage Battle Creek Photographs)
Merritt&IdaFonda_Iowa_1913 [Rootsweb]
Merritt and Ida (Barth) Fonda at their farm home near Rockford, Iowa. Date on license plate is 1913.
Peter&RuthFonda_b1846s [Rootsweb]
Photo found in an antique shop in Delaware, Ohio in 2005. The following was written on the back:
"Mr. Peter Fonda and his wife Ruth Warner Vosburgh Fonda. Their home in Shopiere, Wis. across from the cemetery. She is the mother of Harriet Betsey Vosburg Buck - who was the mother of Glenn Buck - who was the father of Jean Buck Kaufman. He is no relation to us - was her 2nd husband."
Ruth Warner (b.1840) was probably the daughter of Hiram and Betsey Warner. Her first husband was William Vosburgh. The Harriet Betsey Vosburg mentioned married Byron Taylor Buck. Peter Fonda (b.1846) was probably the son of John Fonda and Margaret Hilts. They were married in 1873 in Shopiere, Rock Co., WI. This photo was probably taken in the 1890s. (photo owner: Joe Cannon)
RebeccaFondaKnickerbocker [Rootsweb]
Colonel Johannes Knickerbocker Jr. (1723-1802) and his wife, Rebecca Fonda (1718-1800); from Harpers Magazine, Vol. 54 (Dec. 1876), p.42; reproduced from a painting in the east room of the old Knickerbocker Mansion at Schaghticoke (image from website at the New York Public Library)
Johannes was born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., NY; he is the son of Johannes Harmansen Knickerbocker and Anna Quackenbos, and the grandson of Harmon Jansen Knickerbocker, original immigrant from Holland in about 1672; he died in Schaghticoke and is buried in the Knickerbocker Manor Cemetery; Johannes Sr. built the Knickerbocker Mansion in Schaghticoke (25 miles northeast of Albany) after 1709 with boards from his own sawmill; Johannes Jr. is in the SAR Patriot Index Edition III; he is the younger brother of Wouter Johannes Knickerbocker b. 1712, who married Elizabeth Fonda (Rebeccas cousin) in 1735; Johannes was a Colonel, commanding the 14th Albany Co. Regiment of NY Militia, Gen. Ten Broecks Brigade; he was wounded at Saratoga, 16-Oct-1777 and he died in 1802; This is J. F. Knickerbackers account of his great grandfather: "He was engaged in several of the Indian wars of the Colony and was attached to the staff of Lord Howe in the expedition against Ticonderoga in 1758. He was Commissioned Colonel October 20, 1775, and fought under General Arnold at the Battle of Saratoga where he was wounded in the right arm. He was a member of the State Legislature in 1792 and died August 16th, 1802."
The present register of the Dutch Church at Schaghticoke begins with the date of marriage of Col. Knickerbacker taken from some older book saying that he was married by Rev. Theo. Frielinghuysen and that his wife was the daughter of Col. Claes Fonda. No military record higher than that of sergeant seems attached to the name of Claes Fonda, but he was Constable in Albany in 1706 and High Constable the following year, so perhaps "Col." should read "Con." Of Rebecca Fonda, the church record states that her life was full of "good works and almsdeeds which she did." The stones of both these excellent people are in good order over their graves in the family graveyard at Schaghticoke, close to a quiet road which is too far from the center of things to be much of a thoroughfare.
SkagwayBill_(WilliamClarkFonda) [Rootsweb]
Photo courtesy Pete Hanson (C) 2003
"The Prospector", a 13-foot clay and bronze statue in front of the Pioneers Home of Sitka, Alaska, was dedicated on Alaska Day in 1949. The discovery of gold in Alaska and the pioneering of new territory offered substantial wealth and fame for prospectors. The Alaska Pioneers Home, started in 1913, was constructed for elderly gold prospectors. The model for the statue, William "Skagway Bill" Fonda, was an actual pioneer. His full name was William Clark Fonda, born January 1857 in Glen, Montgomery Co., New York. He had moved his family to Seattle, Washington where they resided while Bill made his treks northward to the Yukon. View more images of Skagway Bill
The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of immigration to and gold prospecting in the Klondike in Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century. On August 16, 1896, rich placer gold deposits were discovered by George Carmack in Bonanza (Rabbit) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River near Dawson. News reached the United States on July 17, 1897 when the first successful prospectors arrived in Seattle, and within a month the Klondike stampede had begun. The population in the Klondike in 1898 may have reached 40,000, threatening to cause a famine. Most prospectors landed at Skagway at the head of Lynn Canal and crossed by Chilkoot or White Pass to Bennett Lake. Here, prospectors built boats that would take them the final 500 miles down the Yukon River to the gold fields.
WilliamHenryFonda_1829-1926 [Rootsweb]
b. West Troy (now Watervliet), Albany Co., NY; 1850 Census, Ohio, Herkimer, NY; 1860 Census, Monona, Clayton, IA; 1880 Census, Liberty, Mitchell, IA; 1895 Census, Osage, Mitchell, IA; d. Osage, Iowa; bur. Osage City Cemetery; Williams early days were spent in different parts of New York State; he attended Casnovia Seminary, then taught school at Wilmert, NY. In 1852 he moved to Monona, Iowa, where he engaged in farming. It was there that he met Julia Anna Sheldon, whom he married at Westfort, NY in 1861. They continued to live in Monona until the fall of 1865 when they moved to Stacyville, Iowa, where they lived and experienced the joys and hardships of the early pioneers. In 1864 they moved to Osage where after many years they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in January 1911.
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(left) Bridget and father at Holywood premier of Jackie Brown; (middle) Bridget and Musician/Composer husband Danny Elfman whom she married in 2003 in Los Angeles.
Although she came from a long line of actors, Bridget resented the implication that acting was in her blood. She not only refused to solicit acting tips and advice from her famous relatives, she worked hard to learn her craft. She studied method acting at New York Universitys celebrated Lee Strasberg Theatre institute for four years. During her first two years at the theatre, she suffered from a severe case of stage fright and self-consciousness that were exacerbated by the extra scrutiny she experienced because of her name. After gaining work on a few theater productions and small movie roles, she was cast in the lead for Barbet Schroeders "Single White Female". Critics proclaimed Bridgets performance as her most expressive performance to date. A review in the New Yorker proclaimed she had "...a provocative, taunting assertiveness" and Rolling Stone said that Fonda was "a comic delight."
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Bridget Fonda has turned out a fist full of movies over the past several years and has played each character with uncanny believability. Her father, Peter Fonda, believes his daughter is the most talented member of their family, including his father, whose skill she has said she aspires to attain. Bridget studied acting at NYU and is best known for the movies "Single White Female", "Point of No Return" and "Kiss of the Dragon".
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"Charismatic, enigmatic, and larger than life, the Fonda family - Henry, Jane, and Peter has long captured the attention and imagination of movie audiences. Yet the real story of the Fondas is one not only of public triumphs but also of hidden scars and sorrows." excerpt from "The Fondas: A Hollywood Dynasty" by Peter Collier
HenryFonda
Henry Fondas movie career, which spanned almost 50 years, was completed with a notable presence in American theater and television. In 1981, the same year that "On Golden Pond" came out, Henry signed his last will. It was only three pages long, but it expressed in a simple and direct way a thoughtful consideration for his family. A year later, Henry Fonda died, leaving a legacy of great film roles. On the silver screen, he was always at his best when he played a humble man faced with big problems.
Henry enlisted in the US Navy in August 1942, was stationed on the destroyer U.S.S. Satterlee as a Quartermaster 3rd Class later commissioned a Lt JG and was put into Air Combat Intelligence in the Central Pacific; was awarded a Bronze Star and a Presidential Commendation. Henry Fonda later starred in the 1955 film "Mister Roberts", in which he plays a lieutenant aboard a WWII cargo ship who has to deal with the antics of his crew and a vicious captain. He was also in "The Longest Day", "In Harms Way" and "Midway", all about the war.
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(left) Jane received 2 Academy Awards for her performances in Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978) and 5 nominations for Best Actress in They Shoot Horses, Dont They? (1969), Julia (1977), Morning After, The (1986) and On Golden Pond (1981), which was the only film she made with her father. (right) Jane at home with son Troy and daughter Vanessa.
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Fondas professional success contrasted with her personal life, often laden with scandal and controversy. Her appearance in several risque movies (including Barbarella, 1968) by then husband Roger Vadim was followed by what was to become Jane Fondas most debated and controversial period: her espousal of anti-Establishment causes.
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Peter Fonda, blessed with the appealing, all-American looks of his father, abandoned the mainstream and created a sensation starring in such films as The Wild Angels, The Trip and the definitive 1960s anti-establishment statement, Easy Rider for which he shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His Hollywood career since that time has been spotty; he directed and starred in Wanda Nevada (1979), playing a gambler who wins young Brooke Shields in a poker game; father Henry made a brief appearance in the picture, marking the only time father and son worked together.