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Jane Fonda and Ted Turner were a 1990s powerfulness couple, having gotten together months aft she and salient California leader Tom Hayden ended their 17-year marriage. The two-time Oscar victor has yet to measurement successful publicity astir Turner’s decease Wednesday astatine 87, but she talked astir his movie bequest during an arena successful Hollywood past week.
Fonda was successful nan historical courtyard of nan TCL Chinese Theatre for opening nighttime of nan 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival and was interviewed by longtime TCM big Ben Mankiewicz. Watch nan video above.
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“My favourite ex-husband created Turner Classic Movies — that was Ted Turner,” Fonda said astatine nan event. “On our very first date, he talked to maine each astir Turner Classic movies, and I do deliberation it was 1 of nan awesome things he did.”
Mankiewicz past asked nan two-time Oscar winner, “In this world we unrecorded successful today, why do we request TCM now?”
Fonda thought for a agelong infinitesimal earlier replying, “We request to cognize what it utilized to beryllium like. We request to cognize what nan greats were for illustration — nan awesome directors, nan awesome actresses, nan awesome actors. We want to spot really group utilized to behave.”
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She added: “I cognize a young woman who came from a very, very disadvantaged background, and she learned manners and really to behave from TCM.”
Fonda and Turner were joined from 1991-2001 but remained friends successful nan ensuing years.
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