{"product_id":"9781501102196","title":"Hank and Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart","description":"\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who, though different in many ways, maintained a close friendship that endured all of life’s twists and turns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest stars in Hollywood for forty years. They became friends and then roommates as stage actors in New York, and when they began making films in Hollywood, they roomed together again. Between them they made such memorable films as \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath, Mister Roberts, Twelve Angry Men, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn Golden Pond;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Smith Goes to Washington, Destry Rides Again, The Philadelphia Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, Vertigo,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRear Window.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThey got along famously, with a shared interest in elaborate practical jokes and model airplanes, among other things. Fonda was a liberal Democrat, Stewart a conservative Republican, but after one memorable blow-up over politics, they agreed never to discuss that subject again. Fonda was a ladies’ man who was married five times; Stewart remained married to the same woman for forty-five years. Both men volunteered during World War II and were decorated for their service. When Stewart returned home, still unmarried, he once again moved in with Fonda, his wife, and his two children, Jane and Peter, who knew him as Uncle Jimmy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eHank and Jim\u003c\/i\u003e, biographer and film historian Scott Eyman spoke with Fonda’s widow and children as well as three of Stewart’s children, plus actors and directors who had worked with the men—in addition to doing extensive archival research to get the full details of their time together. This is not another Hollywood story, but a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary friendship that lasted through war, marriages, children, careers, and everything else.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168771686640,"sku":"9781501102196","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501102196_p0.jpg?v=1763706575","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501102196","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}