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Series
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Revisit Depression-era American through John Steinbeck's classic tale of the Joads: a family forced to leave Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and travel west, to California, in search of migrant labor and the promise of hope.
Author
Series
Discovering Film volume 13
Language
English
Description
Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American film and stage actor
Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his career took off when after his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, a 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel. Throughout six decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts and 12 Angry Men....
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Known for his natural and sincere portrayals on the silver screen, ACADEMY AWARD Winner Henry Fonda was equally adept at dramatic, romantic and comedic roles, often playing strong, thoughtful men of integrity. With a career spanning nearly half a century and more than 80 films, he developed a worldwide fan following as one of Hollywood's most beloved actors and left a legacy of truly memorable motion picture performances.