Peter Fonda, brother to Jane Fonda, dies after lung cancer battle
Peter Fonda came from a family of actors, including his sister Jane Fonda. Peter Fonda died in Los Angeles at the age of 79.
Peter Fonda, the actor son of movie titan Henry Fonda and brother to Jane Fonda, has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer in Los Angeles, his family announced Friday. He was 79.
"It is with deep sorrow that we share the news that Peter Fonda has passed away," according to a statement from the actor's family, issued by the family's longtime publicist Melody Korenbrot.
The statement said Fonda died at 11:05 a.m. at his home, surrounded by family. The official cause of death was respiratory failure due to lung cancer.
“In one of the saddest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our hearts. As we grieve, we ask that you respect our privacy," the statement added.
And, while we mourn the loss of this sweet and gracious man, we also wish for all to celebrate his indomitable spirit and love of life. In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom."
Jane Fonda said in a statement to USA TODAY that she was "very sad" over losing "my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
In "Easy Rider" Wyatt and Billy smoke marijuana, visit a commune and befriend an alcoholic, ACLU attorney George (Jack Nicholson) – who dons a gold football helmet and rides along the back of the chopper until he is killed by rednecks. Wyatt and Billy trip out in New Orleans during Mardi Gras with two prostitutes. The two are shot dead in the end by locals in a random drive-by shooting.
Fonda described the film's message to The Hollywood Reporter as, "A man went looking for America. And couldn't find it anywhere.
"I knew how it was going to end when I started writing it. That the end would be mine and Dennis' death and nothing beyond that," said Fonda. "People would wonder and ask themselves, what was that? They would have to come back again to figure it out."
The film, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in July, earned Fonda a best original screen play nomination and was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1998.
Fonda was nominated for an best actor Academy Award for his role playing a beekeeper trying to keep his family together in 1997's "Ulee’s Gold."
He described working on "Ulee's Gold" as the "most fun" he had ever had working on a movie. Fonda wore the same wire-rimmed glasses his father wore in "On Golden Pond," but he said he was not channeling Henry Fonda in the performance.
He lost out on the Oscar to Nicholson, who won for “As Good as It Gets.” Nicholson said in his acceptance speech that it as an honor to be nominated alongside “my old bike pal Fonda.”
Fonda also starred in "The Hired Hand" and "The Trip."
He is survived by his third wife, Margaret DeVogelaere, his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda and son, Justin, both from his first marriage to Susan Brewer.
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