Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 - August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Fonda's daughter, Jane, starred with him in On Golden Pond. He also had a son, Peter, an actor. Henry Fonda finally won an Oscar for his performance in the movie but died of cancer and heart disease in Los Angeles before he could accept it. See also Once Upon a Time in the West This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.