‘Easy Rider’ star and writer Peter Fonda has died at age 79.
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Born into Hollywood royalty as Henry Fonda's only son, Peter Fonda carved his own path with his non-conformist tendencies and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the psychedelic road trip movie "Easy Rider." He would never win that golden statuette, but would later be nominated for his leading performance as a Vietnam veteran and widowed beekeeper in "Ulee's Gold.
Although Peter never achieved the status of his father or even his older sister Jane Fonda, the impact of "Easy Rider," which just celebrated its 50th anniversary, was enough to cement his place in popular culture. On the way, Fonda and Hopper befriend a drunken young lawyer -- Jack Nicholson in a breakout role -- but raise the dander of Southern rednecks and are murdered before they can return home.
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