Frances Ford Seymour (1908- 14 April 1950) was a New York City socialite, perhaps most famous as the second wife of actor Henry Fonda and the mother of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda. She suffered from mental illness and committed suicide in 1950 while in a sanitarium, when she was forty-two. 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... A socialite is a person (male or female, but more often used for a woman) of social prominence who is considered to be an influential social figure. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda, born February 23, 1940 in New York, New York, is an American actor. ... The Scream, the famous painting commonly thought of as depicting the experience of mental illness. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... There are a few meanings of Sanitarium: A sanitarium can be a psychiatric hospital. ...

Early Life

She was the daughter of Eugene Ford Seymour and Sophie Mildred Bower. On January 10, 1931 she married George Tuttle Brokaw, a millionaire and prominent New York City socialite whose previous marriage, to Clare Booth Luce, had ended in divorce. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... George Tuttle Brokaw (born 14 November 1879 New Jersey, died April 1936 in Connecticut) was an American clothing manufacturer. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Categories: People stubs | U.S. dramatists and playwrights | Ambassadors of the United States | 1903 births | 1987 deaths ...

They had one child together, Frances Brokaw.

George Tuttle Brokaw died in 1936 leaving Frances Ford Seymour widowed at the age of 28. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Second marriage

That year, Frances Ford Brokaw was remarried (16 September 1936), to actor Henry Fonda, at Christ Church in New York City. The couple had two children, Jane Seymour Fonda, and Peter Fonda. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda, born February 23, 1940 in New York, New York, is an American actor. ...