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'Easy Rider' star and writer Peter Fonda has died at age 79

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Last Updated : Aug 17 2019 | 4:37 AM IST

Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," has died.

His family says in a statement that Fonda died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79.

The official cause of death was respiratory failure due to lung cancer.

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 "Easy Rider."

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First Published: Aug 17 2019 | 4:37 AM IST

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