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Photographer John Swope, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart at a 1937 party given by Marion Davies for William Randolph Hearst. The theme was ‘the spirit of ‘76’ and this trio chose a Marx Brothers version.
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Photographer John Swope, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart at a 1937 party given by Marion Davies for William Randolph Hearst. The theme was ‘the spirit of ‘76’ and this trio chose a Marx Brothers version.
Paulette Goddard on TWA's Stratoliner. Photo by John Swope, Vogue, 1940
Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, and Mr. Famous in 1957. Photography by John Swope
Chile by John Swope, 1939
Chile, 1939
JOHN SWOPE
John Swope, Building a city, Studio Back Lot, 1937
Screenland magazine, December 1936
Henry Fonda's bride was Frances Ford Seymour (Fonda), mother of Jane and Peter Fonda.
Burgess Meredith hosted a party at the Macambo for James Stewart after he returned home for a weekend leave from the war. This is a photo is from that party. Franchot Tone, Lorraine Gettman, Frances Ford Seymour (Fonda), Henry Fonda, Betty Field and Burgess Meredith.
Jane Fonda has spoken about her mother struggling with depression with Henry Fonda gone for long periods (film shooting and WWII) and generally being emotionally distant; with the above 1936 gossip item, perhaps she was used to and liked being with a group of his friends a lot of the time before they were married, which made things more lively when Henry was distant. Just a thought
Cyd Charisse, March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008.
With Fred Astaire during the making of Vincente Minnelli’s The Band Wagon (1953). Photo by John Swope.