Tim Matheson spills juicy behind-the-scenes tales from the set of the 1968 classic Yours, Mine & Ours, where he played the eldest son in a chaotic blended family saga starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball. The film’s premise—two widows merging their huge families—later inspired hits like The Brady Bunch. Matheson reveals how Fonda and Ball were opposites: Ball retreated to her trailer between takes (unusual back then), while Fonda stayed on set trying to quit smoking with needlepoint. He praises Fonda’s grounded, real acting style and calls him “a fine gentleman.” Fonda, who died in 1982 at 77, won an Oscar for On Golden Pond (1981) alongside his daughter Jane, whose own career was shaped by his legacy. Jane recalls his films like The Grapes of Wrath and 12 Angry Men, noting how his work championed fairness and underdogs—a moral compass she credits to her father’s influence.
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