Man Who Saw a Ghost, The: The Life and Work of Henry Fonda - Hardcover

Devin McKinney

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250008417 ISBN 13: 9781250008411

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2012

Synopsis

Henry Fonda's performances - in "The Grapes of Wrath", "Young Mr. Lincoln", "The Lady Eve", "12 Angry Men", "On Golden Pond" - helped define "American" in the twentieth century. He worked with movie masters from Ford and Sturges to Hitchcock and Leone. He was a Broadway legend. He fought in World War II and was loved the world over. Yet much of his life was rage and struggle. Why did Fonda marry five times - tempestuously to actress Margaret Sullavan, tragically to heiress Frances Brokaw, mother of Jane and Peter? Was he a man of integrity, worthy of the heroes he played, or the harsh father his children describe, the iceman who went onstage hours after his wife killed herself? Why did suicide shadow his life and art? What memories troubled him so? McKinney's Fonda is dark, complex, fascinating, and a product of glamour and acclaim, early losses and Midwestern demons - a man haunted by what he'd seen, and by who he was.

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Review:

McKinney offers a unique portrait of an actor who hid so much emotionally but trusted his audience to see what he couldn't show them. "Associated Press" In rich, lyrical prose, McKinney deftly honors both the man and the mystery. "Kirkus Reviews""

About the Author:

DEVIN MCKINNEY, author of "Magic Circles: The Beatles In Dream And History," has written for "The Village Voice," "The Oxford American," "The Guardian, The American Prospect," and "Film Quarterly." He lives in central Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1250008417
• ISBN 13: 9781250008411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448