In later years, Jane said making On Golden Pond was a cathartic experience that really healed their relationship. I believe he was proud of his kids and loved them, but men of that era were different-they didn’t express their emotions in the same way they do today.
He was actually not a class act at all. He was a dreadful husband to the first 4 of his 5 wives and he was an incredibly aloof, distant, passively hateful father. Read Jane's books, she illuminates it all.
@Sharon Jensen I see my 23 year old son, much more handsome, taller and muscular than I have ever been, smiling when we sit down talking about something, me listening to him without interrupting, and later I tell him that I like what he did or what he plans to do. Even we discuss about something I don't like, I can see that he feels comfortable to stand his ground or, sometimes, to accept my advice. It is something I had the luck to experience by my father, so as he has died 12 years ago, it is now my turn. And, by god, I love to be a father and I love my son. It is hard at times to tell him that he is wrong, but light as a feather to pat his shoulder to show him that I appreciate him. And this smile melts my heart each time. But I was lucky that my own father was appreciated by his, so he could hand it over to me and now myself to my son.
She actually saw it! Jane Fonda said: “Some time ago someone sent me an interview he did on British TV, and he said the most wonderful things about me. I cried so hard watching it because he never said those things when we were together,” the actress added.
He had an affair on their mother and he signed their mother into an asylum where she killed herself. This guy sent their mother away to get rid if her.
Yes. There have been a lot of funny things in the history of the Oscar. However, Fonda could have even received the award for his very first film role (The Farmer Takes a Wife). And that wouldn't have been funny. Then came many, many roles, any of which would have deserved an award. By the way, I’m a big fan of Jane too. (Rob from Navajo Trail)
Henry Fonda is THE MAN. Just like Ray Milland (My All Time Favorite Actor) he has a Rich Acting History that is admired to the height of Stardom. I did not know that Peter knew every aspect of the film business. That is great. Henry admires Jane's performance in Klute. It is interesting that Henry is so clean cut and Peter played a drug dealer and user in Easy Rider and Jane played a Hooker in Klute. That was BAD AND BOLD in comparison to Henry's Heroic Characters. Bravado Performance by Jane. Interviews like this keep the Classic Actor's memory alive and I am grateful for that. Thanks for the upload.
When the legend and the truth are at variance, print the legend! Shame on you Time Magazine! All of the Fonda’s and I include Bridget in this calculation are or were splendid actors. I’m glad that this is on RUclips to set the record straight.
He wasn’t a perfect dad. He had a lot of issues with detachment from his family. He’s an icon, but you can see his disapproval. He was firm, defensive and dismissive, despite the kudos he gave on his daughter’s acting. Any kid who’s been through that knows the signs.
It's confusing sometimes to think of the circumstances, being a cold father like him. The question is, what became of him when he was a child. How was the upbringing that made him such a cold father?
I am currently reading the late Peter's autobiography, Don't Tell Dad, and a bio named Jane Fonda: The Private Life by Pat Bosworth. Pat went to drama school with Jane. Anyhow, books are good, and explains a lot regarding all 3 family members. I found out Henry had quite a "green thumb". Peter felt his dad's first wife's infidelity tarnished host trust of women. Who knows how true that is. Neither book mentions Henry:s youth in detail. However, Peter was a" chip off the block' regarding cheating on his first wife Susan.
I did not know he was raised Christian Science. I did read after HS, Peter briefly lived with a paternal aunt and her family. It seems he really adored them. His stepmom Susan would take him to the popular jazz clubs in Omaha. I also didn't know Marlon Brando's mom helped Henry get his big break in acting.
I think what made Henry the way he was because as a boy he watched will brown an man from Nebraska most importantly an black man be both lynched and burned alive by an crowd when he was only 14 and , it really changed him . Of course He served in WWll and saw a lot of action which an horrific effect on people also his shyness didn’t help either
Recently, (she’s about 80 years old) Jane stated she was raped when she was five, and molested. She didn’t say by who. Didn’t say anybody was punished, arrested. I think Henry did it. Henry, the “great actor” would have been above suspicion. Henry and Jane had a troubled relationship, and that would certainly explain why. I’m guessing, but the vibes I’m getting are like earthquakes! I am digging for more information, clues. If it’s true, I feel very sorry for Jane. My father was my protector
Patrick McKenna he was a difficult person to deal with in person and was known to be cold and aloof including by his son Peter. Peter had once said when was young thought Fonda’s close friend John Wayne was warm to him as a kid while his own dad was cold and hard to get along with.
@Gottenburg jeezus. You werent in vietnam anyway. Yer just somebody who loves to hate. Just like yer orange prez ol bone spurs. Did u know easy rider was a movie and not real?
Boy did he sidestep this whole thing. And the interviewer is soft as a marshmallow! If Henry were still alive, he MAY still defend his kids actions and words,...or not. Either way, he is just a very talented actor and nothing more. So, I don't care what he thinks, Period!
The best acting performances that are sometimes given is feigning innocence...Hell look at Ronald Reagan's press conferences when he -refused to talk- knew nothing about AIDS and O.J. Simpson at his own trial!
Well Peter himself said his dad sent him a letter 3 years after this interview and specifically mentioned how much he loved him and was proud of him. Peter actually cried recounting this. So whether you buy it or not those are the facts.
So this evil tyrant who caused so much pain in the lives of his children according to legend...is just a proud dad...love it. No, I really love the fact that they love and respect each other and now feel better about Henry when watching his films...
@@fifthbusiness1678 I completely agree...my inclination is to think him not the complete monster I had imagined and to hope there was some paternal connectedness that positively impacted them all.
LOL. You're one of those priggish, up on your high horse, shallow end of the pool, one-dimensional doofuses who invests way too much in celebrity. If you're such a crybaby, turn off your TV. Actors don't you owe you a thing, no artist does, their contract with you is their work and that's it. What a diaperboy you are. "Waaaaah, I can't watch Henry Fonda movies anymore....." (which is all bulls**t, you forget all about what you think you know about his private life two seconds after starting the movie, who the hell are you kidding, slug?) I sure hope you never listen to Wagner, or have anything to do with Alice In Wonderland, or about ten thousand other things I can think of because if there's one thing I can't stand, it's an inconsistent finger-waggler.
Eh. Her children came around towards the end. Jane Fonda talks about her father these days like he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Just a different generation.
Rhonda Bitler no. He could never hug his kids. After his wife slit her throat- he told her kids she had a heart attack and they can not go to funeral. He went back to work after telling them mother is dead. Did not allow his kids to mention their mother. His 7 year old son accidentally shot him self in the stomach while Henry was away working. When he checked in on his son he yelled at Peter because he missed work. These are just a few examples. Henry was a great actor but horrible father. Read books from Jane, Peter, friends etc. He was cold. Even his best friend James Stewart would mention it.
One of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in cinema has to be his transformation from old and young Frank, in “once upon a time in the west” it was just wardrobe and makeup and maybe Fonda’s overall countenance but the difference was incredible. I’d give anything to see more of the likes of Sergio Leone and Mr Morricone pairing up in the world of motion pictures.
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In later years, Jane said making On Golden Pond was a cathartic experience that really healed their relationship. I believe he was proud of his kids and loved them, but men of that era were different-they didn’t express their emotions in the same way they do today.
The guy is a class act. Old style Hollywood legends like him can never be replaced.
He was actually not a class act at all. He was a dreadful husband to the first 4 of his 5 wives and he was an incredibly aloof, distant, passively hateful father. Read Jane's books, she illuminates it all.
I so hope Jane Fonda has seen this interview, has heard how very proud of her her father was, as an actor and as an activist. Love it!
@Sharon Jensen I see my 23 year old son, much more handsome, taller and muscular than I have ever been, smiling when we sit down talking about something, me listening to him without interrupting, and later I tell him that I like what he did or what he plans to do. Even we discuss about something I don't like, I can see that he feels comfortable to stand his ground or, sometimes, to accept my advice. It is something I had the luck to experience by my father, so as he has died 12 years ago, it is now my turn. And, by god, I love to be a father and I love my son. It is hard at times to tell him that he is wrong, but light as a feather to pat his shoulder to show him that I appreciate him. And this smile melts my heart each time. But I was lucky that my own father was appreciated by his, so he could hand it over to me and now myself to my son.
@@agamemnonpadar5706 Wow that was a lovely statement...may God bless you both and keep you together for a long time.
She actually saw it! Jane Fonda said:
“Some time ago someone sent me an interview he did on British TV, and he said the most wonderful things about me. I cried so hard watching it because he never said those things when we were together,” the actress added.
@@butterflyjessica1 thank you for sharing
Boo hoo. This girl needs to give her father a break. Nobody's Father is perfect. Only others don't have a public platform to gripe in.
Great actor and smart guy. And honest. Nice to hear him praise his children in depth. I wish talk shows were more like this in 2022.
Agree , speak true words
I think he loved them but did not know how to easily show it
I'm glad his kids got to hear his feelings of how proud he was of them. It's something parents should make a point to do. 🌸
He's an old fashioned man, and rather cold to people, but what a VOICE, and an ACTOR!!
Of course in "On Golden Pond" Jane reveals she had a difficult relationship with her father. They were not close.
Because her dad was reserved and introvert
I mean Jane made On Golden Pond and put her dad in the movie as a way to let him shine so they weren't that estranged
He had an affair on their mother and he signed their mother into an asylum where she killed herself. This guy sent their mother away to get rid if her.
@@theyclosechannelsthatspeak428 Frances did have some mental issues, depression.
Peter was a great actor too. He was excellent at anything he did. JAne won Oscars BEFORE Henry did.
Yes. There have been a lot of funny things in the history of the Oscar. However, Fonda could have even received the award for his very first film role (The Farmer Takes a Wife). And that wouldn't have been funny. Then came many, many roles, any of which would have deserved an award. By the way, I’m a big fan of Jane too. (Rob from Navajo Trail)
@@navajotrail9253 Henry had to work to make a name before getting an Oscar. Jane won earlier because she was born with a name.
@@kentduryea1741 Had the talent though. She got it fro Henry
The way he answered the obvious question with such class & poise is admirable
Henry being a Dad here. Both those kids together couldn't touch Henry.
Not in a million years.
@Randy White Well Henry couldn't play a call girl anyway.
@FREEDOM LIGHTRIDER I don't agree.
I disagree
Peter and Jan had acting talent
Legend!!
He is so proud of Jane, as he should be, she's an amazing strong woman!
Ugh please. 😒
Lol Hanoi Jane?
@icarus8108 Vietnam War was wrong, any resistance to it has since proved justified
@@icarus8108 So you bought into that fake propaganda?
Henry loved his kids it seems .. didn't understand them
Henry Fonda is THE MAN. Just like Ray Milland (My All Time Favorite Actor) he has a Rich Acting History that is admired to the height of Stardom. I did not know that Peter knew every aspect of the film business. That is great. Henry admires Jane's performance in Klute. It is interesting that Henry is so clean cut and Peter played a drug dealer and user in Easy Rider and Jane played a Hooker in Klute. That was BAD AND BOLD in comparison to Henry's Heroic Characters. Bravado Performance by Jane. Interviews like this keep the Classic Actor's memory alive and I am grateful for that. Thanks for the upload.
They were all excellent actors
Monique LaCosta dif
Quelle classe Henry!
When the legend and the truth are at variance, print the legend! Shame on you Time Magazine!
All of the Fonda’s and I include Bridget in this calculation are or were splendid actors. I’m glad that this is on RUclips to set the record straight.
imagine Henry Fonda and Marlon Brando in the same film - epic
Yes! Oh Yeah!!!! (Rob from Navajo)
He wasn’t a perfect dad. He had a lot of issues with detachment from his family. He’s an icon, but you can see his disapproval. He was firm, defensive and dismissive, despite the kudos he gave on his daughter’s acting.
Any kid who’s been through that knows the signs.
Easy Rider turned a $400k budget into a $60 Million mega success!
It's confusing sometimes to think of the circumstances, being a cold father like him. The question is, what became of him when he was a child. How was the upbringing that made him such a cold father?
Probably the same ...
I am currently reading the late Peter's autobiography, Don't Tell Dad, and a bio named Jane Fonda: The Private Life by Pat Bosworth. Pat went to drama school with Jane. Anyhow, books are good, and explains a lot regarding all 3 family members. I found out Henry had quite a "green thumb". Peter felt his dad's first wife's infidelity tarnished host trust of women. Who knows how true that is. Neither book mentions Henry:s youth in detail. However, Peter was a" chip off the block' regarding cheating on his first wife Susan.
I did not know he was raised Christian Science. I did read after HS, Peter briefly lived with a paternal aunt and her family. It seems he really adored them. His stepmom Susan would take him to the popular jazz clubs in Omaha. I also didn't know Marlon Brando's mom helped Henry get his big break in acting.
I think what made Henry the way he was because as a boy he watched will brown an man from Nebraska most importantly an black man be both lynched and burned alive by an crowd when he was only 14 and , it really changed him .
Of course He served in WWll and saw a lot of action which an horrific effect on people also his shyness didn’t help either
Recently, (she’s about 80 years old) Jane stated she was raped when she was five, and molested. She didn’t say by who. Didn’t say anybody was punished, arrested. I think Henry did it. Henry, the “great actor” would have been above suspicion. Henry and Jane had a troubled relationship, and that would certainly explain why. I’m guessing, but the vibes I’m getting are like earthquakes! I am digging for more information, clues. If it’s true, I feel very sorry for Jane. My father was my protector
Jane in Klute was exceptional
Immaculate actor. Please check out some of his paintings, they are as poetically descriptive as Andrew Wyeth's renderings.
wow, henry fonda putting a lot of frosting on the cake here.
Patrick McKenna he was a difficult person to deal with in person and was known to be cold and aloof including by his son Peter. Peter had once said when was young thought Fonda’s close friend John Wayne was warm to him as a kid while his own dad was cold and hard to get along with.
He looks so handsome here. He had aged so much by 1981 in “On Golden Pond” I know he was ill.
Handsome man.
that's a healthy family mindset- nice to hear Henry Fonda ' CALL-OUT ' the Media for Re- Hashing the drama 01:23 mk
for a minute there I thought I was listening to peter coyote.
This dude sent their mother away to an insane asylum because he had a mistress. Their mother killed herself while in there.
.....but he was great in "The Ox Bow Incident". 🤣
splendid American
Great
He was the great Juror No.8 with great reasonable doubts in the classic legal film "12 Angry men".
get off of the past! Jane and Peter have proved their talent! Have you?
@Gottenburg jeezus. You werent in vietnam anyway. Yer just somebody who loves to hate. Just like yer orange prez ol bone spurs. Did u know easy rider was a movie and not real?
You’re such an ignorant hateful bigot, You judge Jane Fonda about north Vietnam but you give 45 a free pass for being a draft dodger.
Era o melhor. Não tem pra ninguém
I agree
R.I.P Michael Parkinson!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Boy did he sidestep this whole thing. And the interviewer is soft as a marshmallow!
If Henry were still alive, he MAY still defend his kids actions and words,...or not. Either way, he is just a very talented actor and nothing more.
So, I don't care what he thinks, Period!
somehow, i dont buy it. as an actor, he can easily convince people of his admiration for jane and peter, its just another acting performance
The best acting performances that are sometimes given is feigning innocence...Hell look at Ronald Reagan's press conferences when he -refused to talk- knew nothing about AIDS and O.J. Simpson at his own trial!
Well Peter himself said his dad sent him a letter 3 years after this interview and specifically mentioned how much he loved him and was proud of him. Peter actually cried recounting this. So whether you buy it or not those are the facts.
They should have asked him about Frances Seymour.
So this evil tyrant who caused so much pain in the lives of his children according to legend...is just a proud dad...love it.
No, I really love the fact that they love and respect each other and now feel better about Henry when watching his films...
It’s a TV interview! Surely you are not expecting the complete truth. By his own children’s accounts, he had many failings as a father.
@@fifthbusiness1678 I completely agree...my inclination is to think him not the complete monster I had imagined and to hope there was some paternal connectedness that positively impacted them all.
LOL. You're one of those priggish, up on your high horse, shallow end of the pool, one-dimensional doofuses who invests way too much in celebrity. If you're such a crybaby, turn off your TV. Actors don't you owe you a thing, no artist does, their contract with you is their work and that's it. What a diaperboy you are. "Waaaaah, I can't watch Henry Fonda movies anymore....." (which is all bulls**t, you forget all about what you think you know about his private life two seconds after starting the movie, who the hell are you kidding, slug?) I sure hope you never listen to Wagner, or have anything to do with Alice In Wonderland, or about ten thousand other things I can think of because if there's one thing I can't stand, it's an inconsistent finger-waggler.
עכשיו הבנתי למה לא מחבבת את ג’ין פנדה. ( הכי יפה ללא ספק) צניעות אינה תכונה מוכרת במשפחה הזאת….
Frank
OK..JE
This man believed in the make believe world, like his kids. His kids don't believe in the consequences of their actions.
Henry was a cold father.
Eh. Her children came around towards the end. Jane Fonda talks about her father these days like he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Just a different generation.
That's exaggerated.
Rhonda Bitler ?
@@Sophie_kent I think the cold father stuff was exaggerated.
Rhonda Bitler no. He could never hug his kids. After his wife slit her throat- he told her kids she had a heart attack and they can not go to funeral. He went back to work after telling them mother is dead. Did not allow his kids to mention their mother. His 7 year old son accidentally shot him self in the stomach while Henry was away working. When he checked in on his son he yelled at Peter because he missed work. These are just a few examples. Henry was a great actor but horrible father. Read books from Jane, Peter, friends etc. He was cold. Even his best friend James Stewart would mention it.
His children doent come close to Henry fonda talent
This Interviewer Is Horrible. Just Looking To Bring Down The Fonda Name.
if Peter's children were killed before his very eyes i would just smile.
you sound like one of the toothless inbreds at the end of Easy Rider
that was the best part of the movie lol
sorry, can you repeat that in english
i guess english is your second language...
in 2018 this pore mans son suggested that the presidents young son be put in a gage with a homosexual pervert
poor.
I find him pompous , uninteresting.
One of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in cinema has to be his transformation from old and young Frank, in “once upon a time in the west” it was just wardrobe and makeup and maybe Fonda’s overall countenance but the difference was incredible. I’d give anything to see more of the likes of Sergio Leone and Mr Morricone pairing up in the world of motion pictures.