The drama of Henry II Henry Ford: An aging genius, unstable but wedded to power Harry Bennett: A former street thug turned executive, angling for the top job Henry Ford II: An inexperienced child of privilege - but a good corporate infighter when the chips were down John Bugas: A former FBI agent hired by Bennett who became a key ally of young Henry Eleanor Ford: Edsel's wife, whose control of her husband's 41.9% of Ford stock gave her a lot of clout
In the power shift after Edsel Ford's death, the cast of characters was worthy of Shakespeare.
Despite his famous surname, Henry Ford II was not an obvious candidate to inherit the corner office at Ford Motor Co.
