Reminiscences of Henry Fonda : oral history, [195-?].

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Reminiscences of Henry Fonda : oral history, [195-?].

Childhood in Nebraska; work at Omaha Community Playhouse; acting in summer stock theaters: Dennis Cape Playhouse, University Players, Westchester Playhouse; "Mr. Roberts"; on Broadway; films: "The Farmer Takes a Wife,"Grapes of Wrath," "War and Peace," "Twelve Angry Men"; preference for theater over film; making Westerns; impressions of Walter Wanger, George Stevens, John Ford.

transcript: 62 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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