Milestones
Aug 23, 2019
2 minutes
—STEPHANIE ZACHAREK
—ARYN BAKER
DIED
Peter Fonda
Counterculture star
PETER FONDA WAS THE SON OF OLD HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY, AND although he rejected the mantle of tinselly fame he stood to inherit from his father Henry Fonda, his own personal glamour was always something to behold. Fonda, who died on Aug. 16 at age 79, got his start in small television roles in directed by and co-starring his friend and fellow free spirit Dennis Hopper and written by Fonda, Hopper and Terry Southern. (The script would earn the three an Academy Award nomination.)
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