In the history of cinema, Henry Fonda is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Henry Fonda as American actor (1905–1982).
Henry Fonda was born at Grand Island in 1905. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at University of Minnesota and Omaha Central High School.
The studio system was at its height in this period: contracts were long, the output was industrial, and a handful of studios decided who worked.
He worked as film actor, television actor and naval officer.
His name is attached above all to work on screen and stage, he often portrayed characters who embodied an everyman image. Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.
Recognition followed: Academy Award for Best Actor (1982) and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1948).
That the work was made from United States shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Henry Fonda died in 1982, aged 77. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- Academy Award for Best Actor — 1982
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play — 1948
- Worked as film actor, television actor and naval officer
