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Frances Ford Seymour Fonda (4 April 1908 – 14 April 1950) was a Canadian-American socialite. She was the second wife of actor Henry Fonda and the mother of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda.
Sep 19, 2018 · Actress Jane Fonda has opened up about her mother Frances Ford Seymour's suicide in 1950, as well as how she was finally able to come to terms with it years later.
Aug 17, 2015 · Many were fascinated by her father and mother, Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour, but despite the bright spotlight on her family, there were certain things of which a young Jane was completely unaware. Namely, her parents' troubled relationship and her mother's suicide.
Frances Ford Seymour was a Canadian–American socialite, best known as the second wife of popular Hollywood actor Henry Fonda. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.
Jan 23, 2023 · Frances Ford Seymour was a Canadian socialite and Henry Fonda's first wife. She suffered from mental illness and died by suicide when Jane Fonda was 12, leaving her with a lifetime of trauma and guilt.
Sep 19, 2018 · Jane Fonda reveals how her mother's bipolar disorder and suicide in 1950 affected her sense of self and her relationship with her parents. She shares how she learned to understand and forgive her mother, Frances Ford Seymour, through research and empathy.
Aug 17, 2019 · Peter Fonda, who died in 2019, wrote about his troubled childhood and his estrangement from his father in his memoir. His mother Frances Ford Seymour Fonda killed herself in 1950, but he only learned the truth years later.