Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1939-12-11
Day of Death
2016-10-23
Place of Birth
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Tom Hayden
Biography
Thomas Emmet Hayden (December 11, 1939 – October 23, 2016) was an American social and political activist, author, and politician. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war, civil rights, and intellectual activist in the 1960s, becoming an influential figure in the rise of the New Left. As a leader of the leftist organization Students for a Democratic Society, he authored the Port Huron Statement, helped lead protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and stood trial in the resulting "Chicago Seven" case. In later years, he ran for political office numerous times, winning seats in both the California State Assembly and California State Senate. At the end of his life, he was the director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Los Angeles County. He was married to Jane Fonda for 17 years and is the father of actor Troy Garity. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hayden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (19)
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
2019
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018
The Draft
2015
We Are Many
2014
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
2012The Day the Troubles Began
2008
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004The Beatles Revolution
2000
Rebels with a Cause
2000
The Source
1999Chicago 1968
1995
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
