Henry Jaynes Fonda was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Elma Herberta (Jaynes) and William Brace Fonda, who worked in advertising and printing. His recent ancestry included Dutch, English, and Scottish.Fonda started his acting debut with the Omaha Community Playhouse, a local amateur theater troupe directed by Dorothy Brando. He moved to the Cape Cod University Players and later Broadway, New York to expand his theatrical career from 1926 to 1934. His first major roles in Broadway include ”New Faces of America” and ”The Farmer Takes a Wife”. The latter play was transferred to the screen in 1935 and became the start-up of Fonda's lifelong Hollywood career. The following year he married Frances Seymour Fonda with whom he had two children: Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda, also to become screen stars (his granddaughter is actress Bridget Fonda). He is most remembered for his roles as Abe Lincoln in Alba di gloria (1939), Tom Joad in Furore (1940), for which he received an Academy Award Nomination, and more recently, Norman Thayer in Sul lago dorato (1981), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1982. Henry Fonda is considered one of Hollywood's old-time legends and was friend and contemporary of James Stewart, John Ford and Joshua Logan. His movie career which spanned almost 50 years is completed by a notable presence in American theater and television.

Birth Name: Henry Jaynes Fonda

Height: 187

Birth Details: May 16, 1905 in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Date of Birth: 1905-05-16

Place of Birth: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Spouses: Shirlee Fonda (3 December 1965 - 12 August 1982) (his death) Leonarda Franchetti (9 March 1957 - 7 January 1961) (divorced) Susan Blanchard (28 December 1950 - 2 May 1956) (divorced) (1 child) Frances Seymour Fonda (16 September 1936 - 14 April 1950) (her death) (2 children) Margaret Sullavan (25 December 1931 - 14 March 1933) (divorced)