'12 Angry Jurors' takes the stage (10) Nov 21, 2009
The play is best known from the classic film, "Twelve Angry Men," directed by Sydney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb. The local cast is comprised of Sonoma High School students including Alyssa Cesario-Kearns, Scott Thomas Young, Katie Durkan, Elena Tennant, Brianna McGuire, Monica Waldron, Megan McNeilly, Anthony Lucchesi, Savannah U'Ren, Lauren Popenoe, Olivia Donald, Bruno Freijanes Costa, Cole Aviles and Caitlynn Cesario-Kearns. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Lauren Bacall, 2 Others Receive Early Oscars Nov 16, 2009
" Ever feisty, the 85-year-old actress shooed away an escort who tried to help her to the podium to accept her Oscar. She spoke of her late husband, "my great love" Humphrey Bogart, and her dashing leading men: Douglas, Gregory Peck and Henry Fonda. Bacall said she did not expect to receive an Oscar but gratefully welcomed the honor. "The thought when I get home that I'm going to have a two-legged man in my room is so exciting," she quipped. Willis, whose cinematography credits include "The... (Click2Houston, TX)
Bacall gets lifetime Oscar Nov 16, 2009
She spoke of her late husband, "my great love" Humphrey Bogart, and her dashing leading men: Douglas, Gregory Peck and Henry Fonda. Bacall appeared with Bogart in such films as To Have and Have Not, Key Largo and The Big Sleep. (The Age, Australia)
Lauren Bacall Receives Honorary Oscar Nov 16, 2009
She spoke of her late husband, "my great love" Humphrey Bogart, and her dashing leading men: Douglas, Gregory Peck and Henry Fonda. Bacall said she did not expect to receive an Oscar but gratefully welcomed the honor. (CBS News)
Barbara Stanwyck Among Finest Film ... Nov 12, 2009
Here, she's a smooth con-woman who falls for lovably rich sucker Henry Fonda. Meet John Doe, directed by Frank Capra. (Suite101.com)
Lincoln's life in spotlight of local film fest Nov 10, 2009
The film showings will begin with director John Ford s and actor Henry Fonda s 1940 film Young Mr. Lincoln at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the EIU Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall. Young Mr. Lincoln will be preceded by a presentation on the future president s formative years by Library of Congress Lincoln curator John Sellers. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Daily guide to television and radio Nov 3, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Two-Face Courts Lincoln Oct 15, 2009
Stax showcases more of his favorite legal thrillers and lawyer flicks, including films starring Denzel Washington, Orson Welles, and Henry Fonda. Stax looks at some of his favorite legal thrillers, lawyer flicks, and cinematic trials. (IGN FilmForce)
Pee Wee Herman Coming Downtown Oct 8, 2009
The Downtown show replaces a run that was to begin in Hollywood at the Henry Fonda Theatre on Nov. 8. The stage show, strictly for grown-ups, features the character created by comedian Paul Reubens in 1981. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Frank Liberman, 92, Hollywood publicist Sep 26, 2009
Over the decades, he handled dozens of top names, including Henry Fonda, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Jack Paar, Harry Belafonte, Steve Allen, David Janssen, Charles Bronson, Joan Blondell, Dorothy Lamour, Joey Bishop, William Shatner, Mike Nichols, and the songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. As a publicist, Mr. Liberman was best known for his long relationships with Hope (41 years) and Diller (33 years). (Boston Globe)
Comedy, pathos blend in wartime play Sep 20, 2009
Henry Fonda, in the title role, won the Best Actor Tony and later went on to star in the movie version with James Cagney playing the captain and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver. The play is very funny even funnier than the movie, Olmsted said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
‘Still Walking’ presents a day at an uneasy family reunion Sep 18, 2009
His flinty dismissiveness toward nearly everyone (he does warm up a bit to Atsushi) makes Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond seem like Mister Rogers. The excessiveness of Dr. Yokoyama s behavior mars a script otherwise notable for its nuanced detail and sense of emotional fineness. (Boston Globe)
New Rep’s ‘Mister Roberts’ is a solid drama that needs more waves Sep 17, 2009
WATERTOWN - The shortcomings of Mister Roberts were easy to overlook in the 1955 film version because of the performances by Henry Fonda, William Powell, a snarling, hissing James Cagney, and especially a brilliant young actor named Jack Lemmon. Though the cast at the New Repertory Theater is capable enough, Mister Roberts comes across as a workmanlike comedy-drama that is sometimes trenchant but at other times simply poky, especially in the first act. (Boston Globe)
Many fall theater productions are tied to films Sep 13, 2009
However sterling its cast in Mister Roberts, the New Repertory Theatre cannot hope to match the massive star power of the 1955 movie featuring Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and a young Jack Lemmon. A similar challenge confronts the cast of the Nora Theatre Company s staging of The Caretaker, the Harold Pinter play that became a 1963 film in which Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, and Robert Shaw gave the performances of their careers. (Boston Globe)
New Rep’s Kate Warner runs a tight ship Sep 11, 2009
Written by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan, it was popular upon its debut and ran for more than 1,000 performances, and it was made into a successful 1955 film starring Jack Lemmon as Pulver and Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Douglas Roberts, an officer desperate to get off the cargo ship and onto the front lines. But in recent years, Mister Roberts, seen by some as old-fashioned, has rarely been performed. (Boston Globe)
Once Upon A Time In The West Aug 14, 2009
Main Actors: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Claudia Cardinale ... Henry Fonda throws a curve ball in his film canon by playing the nasty villain Frank, an ice-cold murderer who is looking to enterprise ... The cast is splendid all around, but nothing is quite so moving as seeing Henry Fonda as a playful, devilish killer. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Famous Hollywood Families Aug 4, 2009
Henry Fonda (1905-1983), the patriarch of the Fonda family, began his career on stage, making his mark on Broadway before his 1935 Hollywood film debut. Remembered for his straight-forward, subtle delivery, Fonda quickly made a name for himself in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) and 12 Angry Men (1957). (Suite101.com)
Daily TV guide Aug 1, 2009
Hitchcock s cautionary tale of a musician (Henry Fonda) who is falsely accused of robbery. NR (1956). (Boston Globe)
'Lonesome Pine' On DVD Jul 14, 2009
ONE of the most beautiful movies ever made in classic Technicolor, "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" arrives on DVD today in a gorgeous restoration of this backwoods melodrama starring Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray and Sylvia Sidney. The jury was still out on Technicolor's improved three-strip process -- the independently made "Becky Sharp" and "The Dancing Pirate" were flops -- when Paramount released the first major studio feature, and the first shot outdoors, in January 1936. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Obituaries in the news Jul 3, 2009
Her film credits included "The Price of Fear," which starred Merle Oberon, "The Wrong Man" alongside Henry Fonda and "It Happened in Athens" with Jayne Mansfield ... Her film credits included "The Price of Fear," which starred Merle Oberon, "The Wrong Man" alongside Henry Fonda and "It Happened in Athens" with Jayne Mansfield ... Her film credits included "The Price of Fear," which starred Merle Oberon, "The Wrong Man" alongside Henry Fonda and "It Happened in Athens" with Jayne Mansfield. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Actress Fonda has knee replaced Jun 19, 2009
Jane Fonda said her old knee was like her late father's, actor Henry Fonda. Film star Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to have her left knee replaced. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Brady returns Jun 1, 2009
What the masses appreciate in Brady is an old-fashioned virtue that seemed to disappear from the world after Hollywood stopped making movies with heroic characters played by Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, or Gregory Peck. Call it integrity. (Boston Globe)
Sidney Lumet honored at Oscars May 21, 2009
From Katharine Hepburn to Faye Dunaway, Henry Fonda to Paul Newman, Lumet was known as an actors director. Introducing him, Al Pacino, who starred in Lumets Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico, said, If you prayed to inhabit a character Sidney was the priest who listened to your prayers, helped make them come true. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Paul Newman: A Life In Movies, Theater and Salad Dressing May 20, 2009
On Newman's cross-generational appeal in the '60s: "He was well liked, and by a variety of people and audiences. Like Brando and Dean and Steve McQueen, he was a rebel who dressed like a slob (but with taste), hung out in d;class; joints, got around on motor scooters or in sports cars, stayed out of L.A. as much as he could, played brassy scoundrels and real heels and the occasionally arty part, and seemed the whole while to be having a blast. Young audiences loved all that about him ... at the... (Time.com)
LETTER: Biblical tale more about treatment of strangers May 19, 2009
Although it was a movie, remember the movie Young Abe Lincoln with Henry Fonda, in the movie, during the trial he is questioning a potential juror, the man admits he is not educated or very smart, what did Abe say. You're honest, that's the kind of man I want on a jury. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Memorable Movie Moms, Part One May 7, 2009
Helen North (Lucille Ball) is devastated at losing her husband, also father to her eight children, but is hopeful in finding love again with widower Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) until she discovers that Frank has a brood of ten. Why, eight and ten is. (Suite101.com)
1939, the Greatest Year Ever For Mo... May 7, 2009
The classic Drums Along the Mohawk, directed masterfully by one of the truly greats, John Ford, and featuring a young Henry Fonda. Gunga Din, featuring the delightful charisma of the super suave Cary Grant. (Suite101.com)
Dom DeLuise, 75; zany actor hammed it up in dozens of roles May 6, 2009
Mr. DeLuise was appearing on Broadway in "Here's Love" in the early 1960s when Garry Moore saw him and hired him to play the magician "Dominick the Great" on "The Garry Moore Show." His appearances on the hit comedy-variety program brought offers from Hollywood, and Mr. DeLuise first came to the attention of movie goers in "Fail Safe," a drama starring Henry Fonda. He followed with a comedy, "The Glass Bottom Boat," starring Doris Day, and from then on he alternated between films and television. (Boston Globe)
Rep Picks: This weekend's best repertory films Apr 30, 2009
Charles Bronson is the hero, Henry Fonda is the villain, Jason Robards is the mystery man, Claudia Cardinale was never more beautiful, but the real stars are Leone's eye-popping spatial compositions and Ennio Morricone's operatic score. 12:30 p.m. Sun. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Battle of the Bulge director Annakin dies Apr 28, 2009
The British-born filmmaker is best known for directing the 1965 World War II epic The Battle of the Bulge with Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Robert Shaw and Telly Savalas. Annakins daughter, Deborah Peters, says he died at his Beverly Hills home Wednesday night. (MSNBC -- Movies)
2 Directors Withdraw Resignations Apr 17, 2009
It was founded in 1924 and saw performances by numerous notable actors, including Henry Fonda and Marlon Brando, who made his acting debut there. Previous Stories. (7 KETV Omaha)
Playhouse Dispute May Be Near Resolution Apr 15, 2009
It was founded in 1924 and saw performances by numerous notable actors, including Henry Fonda and Marlon Brando, who made his acting debut there. Copyright 2009 by. (7 KETV Omaha)
Road Trips and the American Dream Apr 11, 2009
Henry Fonda plays Captain America, with an American flag on his jacket, and stars and stripes painted on the gas tank of his chopper. Dennis Hopper plays Billy, clothed in a leather outfit referencing Native Americans. (Suite101.com)
The Country Curmudgeon: A real American hero Mar 13, 2009
More unusual in post-World War II Hollywood, Stewart was a genuine and hard-core conservative, unlike his longtime friend and former struggling Hollywood roommate Henry Fonda, who turned out to be a subtle, but never totally unmasked, liberal sleeper. Make no mistake, friends, the attitudes of Fonda s treasonous daughter Jane did not come out of nowhere. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Never a plain Jane _ Fonda makes Broadway return Mar 11, 2009
Returning to New York after all these years away her base now is in Atlanta has offered Fonda a chance to reconnect with her father, the late towering actor Henry Fonda, who himself was often distant with his kids. "I feel him very, very present," she says, vividly recalling being driven through Times Square when she was 10 to see her dad in a performance of "Mister Roberts.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fantastic Fonda's Return Mar 11, 2009
Shirlee the widow of Henry Fonda -- quipped, You probably recognize me because I m one of the few in Hollywood who never got a facelift. Column Archive. (Fox News)
‘On Golden Pond' opens today in Fort Madison Mar 7, 2009
OFP and Great River Players veteran Joe Collier of Keokuk takes on the classic role of Norman Thayer Jr. for which the late Henry Fonda received his one and only Oscar. Collier has the mannerisms, the slower, somewhat strained and deliberate shuffle of an 80-year-old man who concentrates more on death than living until he meets a 13-year-old with an attitude. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
'33 Variations' puts Fonda onstage after 46 years Mar 3, 2009
"My father (actor Henry Fonda) told me that you need less sleep as you get older, but I'm still waiting. If I have to choose between sleep and working out, it's sleep.". There has been little time for aerobics as Fonda prepares for her first Broadway production in 46 years, 33 Variations, which opens Monday at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (USA Today -- Life)
Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party (174) Mar 2, 2009
Just saw the 1964 film "The Best Man" with Henry Fonda. The same conservative, racist clowns paraded around in that movie with Rush's talking points. (Salon)
12 Angry Men: Film Review Feb 26, 2009
The film had Henry Fonda, and was Sidney Lumet's directorial debut ... Henry Fonda's character introduces skepticism into what seemed a clear case of guilt ... That's the message conveyed by the 1957 Henry Fonda starrer 12 Angry Men. (Suite101.com)
• COLUMN: God was up early, and he's in a bad mood Feb 25, 2009
Elizabeth Taylor, 41 at the time, gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Henry Fonda, but he doesn't seem interested in meeting her. So she checks into a ski resort and begins getting attention from Helmut Berger and Keith Baxter. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Among Oscars' reruns, a few standout acts Feb 24, 2009
The earnest, plain-spoken delivery by Bridges of lines about the automaker's new incentive plan, called Hyundai Assurance Plus, sounded like a mash-up of Henry Fonda in "The Grapes of Wrath" and James Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.". "We're all in this together," Bridges intoned. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
46 years later, Jane Fonda returns to Broadway Feb 23, 2009
As it happens, Henry Fonda has been on her mind lately, she said recently, sitting in her dressing room at the Eugene O'Neill Theater, where "33 Variations" opens March 9. With her was Tulea, her Coton de Tulear, a tiny, Bichon-like dog that is part of her accommodation to life without Ted. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Your oscar countdown quiz Feb 20, 2009
" 8. Which rock icon below never won a Best Song Oscar? A. Neil Young. B. Bob Dylan. C. Elton John. D. Phil Collins. Ordinary People 9. Which of the following Hollywood superstars never won an acting Academy Award? A. Cary Grant. B. James Stewart. C. Henry Fonda. D. Joan Crawford. 10. Three of the four leads in the 1951 classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" won Oscars. Who was also nominated but lost? A. Vivian Leigh. B. Kim Hunter. C. Marlon Brando. D. Karl Malden. 11. How many times has a James... (Erie Times-News, PA)
* Ol green eyes Feb 18, 2009
In his new film, Gran Torino, he plays Walt Kowalski, a trigger-happy, cantankerous old bigot (imagine if Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond had been armed) who learns over time to love his Asian neighbors more than his petulant family and to make a great sacrifice for them. It sounds corny, but its a better film than Million Dollar Baby, the sentimental Oscar-winner he directed in 2004 and in which he played a similar role. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Eric Monti, tour winner and teacher to stars, dies Feb 12, 2009
As the longtime pro at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles, Monti gave lessons to Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Dinah Shore and Jack Benny, on whose television show Monti appeared in a golf-themed episode. Monti began playing on the PGA tour in the late 1940s and won tournaments in Miami in 1955, Hesperia, Calif. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Robert Anderson, 91; wrote 'Tea and Sympathy,' other plays Feb 11, 2009
"Silent Night, Lonely Night" starred Barbara Bel Geddes and Henry Fonda as lonely strangers with marital woes who are placated by a night of adultery. "I Never Sang for My Father" concerned a middle-aged man (played by Hal Holbrook) and his unthawable relationship with his mean-spirited father (Alan Webb). (Boston Globe)
One Life to Live actor Phil Carey dies at 83 Feb 11, 2009
and Columbia Pictures and starring roles with some of Hollywoods legendary actors, including Gary Cooper in Springfield Rifle, Henry Fonda in Mister Roberts, Peter Fonda in Fighting Mad and Tyrone Power in The Long Gray Line. He also starred with Fred MacMurray and Kim Novak in Pushover. (MSNBC -- Television)
Kate Winslet, Mickey Rourke, Neil Diamond Feb 10, 2009
Joel Ryan/The Associated Press Kate Winslet. The Associated Press, The New York Times Published: February 9, 2009. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tea and Sympathy playwright Anderson dies Feb 10, 2009
Anderson's other major Broadway productions included "Silent Night, Holy Night" (1959), which starred Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes, and "I Never Sang for My Father" (1968) about a contentious father-son relationship. The cast included Hal Holbrook, Lillian Gish and Alan Webb. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Heath Ledger Fans Call for Joker's Retirement From Film Feb 10, 2009
And while we're at it, Henry Fonda nailed the old guy role in On Golden Pond. We should ban all old guy roles from here on in. (Wired News)
The best Lincoln TV and films Feb 7, 2009
"Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939): Henry Fonda plays Lincoln as a young man, from his origins up through his early successes as a lawyer in Springfield, Ill. Beautifully acted and filmed, it's one of director John Ford's most evocative pieces of Hollywood Americana. (San Francisco Chronicle)
