When Troy Garity was 12 years old, his mother, Jane Fonda, welcomed 14-year-old Mary Williams into their home. Garity's newly adopted African-American sister seemed to fit in seamlessly -- and Garity says he never thought twice about Williams' race or place within the family.
"I had an unorthodox childhood. There were people always in and out of our household, so I was used to change," Garity tells Oprah in this clip from "Oprah's Next Chapter." Though comfortable with variability, Garity cites the consistency of Fonda's camp, Laurel Springs, as one of the most important parts of his youth.
"That's where I met [Williams] -- and hundreds of other kids," Garity recalls. "I felt a camaraderie with them. I looked for things that I could have in common with people."
Garity says there was no formal discussion about Williams' adoption. "She just sort of came down [to live with us] and it was fine and happy...
"I had an unorthodox childhood. There were people always in and out of our household, so I was used to change," Garity tells Oprah in this clip from "Oprah's Next Chapter." Though comfortable with variability, Garity cites the consistency of Fonda's camp, Laurel Springs, as one of the most important parts of his youth.
"That's where I met [Williams] -- and hundreds of other kids," Garity recalls. "I felt a camaraderie with them. I looked for things that I could have in common with people."
Garity says there was no formal discussion about Williams' adoption. "She just sort of came down [to live with us] and it was fine and happy...
- 4/15/2013
- by Lisa Capretto
- Huffington Post
Angela Lansbury talking show tunes!
That's why you should be excited about a new season of Michael Feinstein's American Songbook.
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FX has issued an apology to fans of The Americans who found their DVR recordings cut off early. The episode ran for 67 minutes but listings had the run time going for an hour, meaning many viewers missed vital scenes. FX is putting the full episode online for viewers to catch up.
The next target for Adult Swim — 80s detective shows. Deadline reports that the late night block has ordered a new live action series, Hole to Hole, that will parody 80s detective shows.
Since I find Artie one of the more toxic characters on Glee, I didn't expect to be excited at the thought of meeting his mother, but she's going to be played by Katey Sagal (who was once one of Bette Midler's Harlettes) which suddenly has...
That's why you should be excited about a new season of Michael Feinstein's American Songbook.
News
FX has issued an apology to fans of The Americans who found their DVR recordings cut off early. The episode ran for 67 minutes but listings had the run time going for an hour, meaning many viewers missed vital scenes. FX is putting the full episode online for viewers to catch up.
The next target for Adult Swim — 80s detective shows. Deadline reports that the late night block has ordered a new live action series, Hole to Hole, that will parody 80s detective shows.
Since I find Artie one of the more toxic characters on Glee, I didn't expect to be excited at the thought of meeting his mother, but she's going to be played by Katey Sagal (who was once one of Bette Midler's Harlettes) which suddenly has...
- 4/5/2013
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
When she was 14, Mary Williams moved from the poverty-stricken streets of East Oakland, California, to Jane Fonda's hacienda in Santa Monica, California, becoming the adopted daughter many people didn't know the Oscar-winning actress even had. In the Sunday, April 7, episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," Williams and Fonda sit down with Oprah for their first-ever interview together, opening up about Williams' tumultuous past, her experience with the Black Panthers and what it was like to become an African-American teen in a wealthy -- and white -- Hollywood family.
In this exclusive clip from the episode, Williams discusses her relationship with Ted Turner, Fonda's third husband, whom she describes in her soon-to-be-released memoir -- The Lost Daughter -- as a "true father." Williams admits, however, that she had reservations about the billionaire media mogul.
"I was nervous about Ted," she tells Oprah in the clip. "[But] he turned out to be...
In this exclusive clip from the episode, Williams discusses her relationship with Ted Turner, Fonda's third husband, whom she describes in her soon-to-be-released memoir -- The Lost Daughter -- as a "true father." Williams admits, however, that she had reservations about the billionaire media mogul.
"I was nervous about Ted," she tells Oprah in the clip. "[But] he turned out to be...
- 4/4/2013
- by Lisa Capretto
- Huffington Post
Jane Fonda was always an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. In 1972, the Academy Award-winning actress and activist traveled to North Vietnam and was photographed laughing and clapping along with Vietnamese soldiers. What followed was a long-lasting wave of criticism and international outrage that earned Fonda the nickname "Hanoi Jane."
That Vietnam photograph has followed Fonda ever since -- and she has apologized for it publicly and privately many times over. In this clip from an episode of "Oprah's Master Class," she does so once again, calling her appearance in the photo "an unforgivable mistake" and sharing the details of how the photograph happened in the first place.
In the clip, Fonda explains that she was taken to a North Vietnam military site on the last day of her visit, even though she did not want to go. "I was an emotional wreck by [then]," she remembers. "I don't know...
That Vietnam photograph has followed Fonda ever since -- and she has apologized for it publicly and privately many times over. In this clip from an episode of "Oprah's Master Class," she does so once again, calling her appearance in the photo "an unforgivable mistake" and sharing the details of how the photograph happened in the first place.
In the clip, Fonda explains that she was taken to a North Vietnam military site on the last day of her visit, even though she did not want to go. "I was an emotional wreck by [then]," she remembers. "I don't know...
- 4/2/2013
- by Lisa Capretto
- Huffington Post
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