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Ms. Bosworth studied at the Actors Studio with Ms. Fonda before becoming a journalist, and the two women are friends, but she is unsparing when describing the Hanoi incident and other naïve, impulsive acts in Ms. Fonda's life.

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It's a relief to read of at least one man in Ms. Fonda's life standing up for her.

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But Vadim remained part of Ms. Fonda's life: Mr. Hayden wouldn't let her have a washing machine in the dumpy bungalow where he insisted they live, so Jane took her laundry to Vadim's place nearby.

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The reader may feel a similar reaction to many episodes from Ms. Fonda's busy life.

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When "Jane Fonda's Workout Book" appeared in 1982, it would sell more than two million copies in hardcover; the home video of her exercise routines was the first non-movie chart-topping tape.

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Exercise—Ms. Fonda's next obsession after politics.

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All I remember about that is Claudia Cardinale having tantrums, Jason Robards playing the harmonica and sending the wrong signals if you've seen High Noon, and Henry Fonda's eyes (stunning).

The Great Liberal England Movie Dialogue Quiz 2009

Hmm, the alliterative name could be a nod to Fonda's ex-husband, CNN founder Ted Turner.

Jane Fonda to Call Shots on Aaron Sorkin's New HBO Series 2011

"This one" is the boy who has come out of the house to find his father and brothers murdered by Henry Fonda's thugs (all wearing brown dusters).

Two lines of movie dialogue to identify 2009

Brian Bahr/AFP/Getty Images Ted Turner and his wife Jane Fonda To understand the arc of Ms. Fonda's life, and the reasoning or lack thereof behind her decisions, it is worthwhile to turn from Ms. Bosworth's book to "Prime Time," Ms. Fonda's own new tome, about living well after 60.

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