Fonda in Mr Roberts shines on Broadway then at Westport Playhouse
Henry Fonda opened on Broadway in Mr. Roberts in 1948 directing by Josh Logan with David Wayne and Jocelyn Brando. Hours after Fonda’s death a Logan version opened at Westport Playhouse in St. Louis featuring Jack Bannon. Roy Rogers to return to Scioto County events mark River Days. Margaret Truman Daniel commends Nancy Reagan and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Henry Fonda remembered as unpretentious star across stages and screens
Hollywood mourns Henry Fonda at 77. He died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center from respiratory failure linked to heart disease. Survived by wife Shirlee and children Jane Peter Amy, he lived a half century of film and stage work, wore a pacemaker since 1974, and valued his Omaha roots and Squam Lake ties with On Golden Pond.
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