Jane Fonda to Protest War in Iraq
by Andre Soares
The Associated Press reports that former Vietnam protester Jane Fonda is set to go on a bus tour across the U.S. to protest the war in Iraq.
AltFG Quiz of the Day: In 1960, stage and screen director Joshua Logan guided Jane Fonda in her first film, Tall Story. Onstage, Logan also co-wrote and directed Mister Roberts, perhaps Henry Fonda’s biggest Broadway hit. Logan, however, did not direct the screen version of that military comedy. Who did?
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Quiz Answer: Initially John Ford was hired to direct, but he and Fonda had a serious falling out. Ford was then replaced by Mervyn LeRoy.
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