Throughout his forty-five year career, Henry Fonda-a stable, reassuring archetype of the American male-never gave a bad performance. Personal tragedies included five wives (two of whom committed suicide), and affairs which starred such mega-divas as Lucille Ball, Joan Crawford, and Bette Davis.
This, Volume Two of Blood Moon’s ‘Fonda’ project, turns klieg lights on three emotionally intertwined mega-celebrities, two of them Oscar winners: The lanky and boyish American hero, Henry; his beautiful daughter, ’the eternal rebel’ Jane; and his son, Peter, a preppy-looking thrill-seeker indelibly linked to the ‘bad boy on a bike’ narrative of the 60s.
This is about the Fabulous Fondas, one of Hollywood’s most talented but tormented families. It reflects the private agonies of a father, daughter, and son engulfed by the divisions of their respective generations and the ironies of the American Experience.
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Prologue: An Abbreviated Rundown of Henry Fonda’s Life
Ch01: As one of the few surviving superstars of Pre-War Classic Hollywood, Henry Works.
Ch02: Horrified by newfangled social trends, Henry Fonda changes with changing times:
Ch 03: The Movies Change-and to some degree, so does Henry
Ch04: Ignoring health concerns, Henry works until he can’t. The Decline and Collapse of Henry Fonda.
Ch05: Jane Fonda, Lady of Contradictions, Mistress of the Unexpected.
Ch06: Jane and her French Invasion: America’s Answer to Brigitte Bardot moves to France
Ch07: Jane Gets Morphed into the Sex Kitten of the 22nd Century
Ch08: The Enchanted Couple and the Vagaries of Vadim. Jane meets the cream of avant-garde Europe:
Ch 09: Jane becomes the preferred actress of both the commercial and avant-garde film industries:
Ch10: Jane Gets Aggressive: Barbarella Morphs into Hanoi Jane; Her marriage to Tom Hayden. Henry Fonda (père) is not amused-neither is the American public.
Ch11: Jane Ages Gracefully:
Ch12: Peter Fonda: An entitled child of Hollywood, he’s ‘resentfully royal’ from birth.
Ch13: Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll: Peter vs. Hollywood’s Other ‘Heartthrobs of the Moment, ‘
Ch 14: Peter Bites Hard (and Swallows) the Commercial Potential of the Counter-Culture.
Ch15: Winding Down (’the Slow Goodbye) with Peter Fonda. The embarrassing but inevitable collapse of his screen career,
Ch16: Peter Tunes Out, Drops Out, and Fades Away.
Epilogue: Twilight Time on Golden Pond.
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Fascinated by the sociology and political ironies of the 20th Century’s entertainment industry, and recipient of many literary awards, Darwin Porter is the most prolific author of celebrity biographies in the world.
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