Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer.
The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City.
He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad.
He was 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.”Fonda made a splash with his
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