Thomas Heywood
16th/17th-century English playwright, actor, and author (1574-1641)
Jennifer Jones was an acclaimed American actress who won an Oscar and Golden Globe for her role in The Song of Bernadette. Over her illustrious career spanning over 50 years, she received five Academy Award nominations and starred in numerous critically-acclaimed films. After the tragic death of her daughter, she became a mental health advocate, founding the Jennifer Jones Simon Foundation.
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Jennifer Jonesand Duel in the Sunand Vittorio De Sica’s drama Terminal Station (1953). Jones earned her fifth Academy Award nomination for her performance as a Eurasian doctor in Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955).
After Selznick’s death in 1965, Jones married industrialist Norton Simon and entered semiretirement. She made her final film appearance in The Towering Inferno (1974).
Jones suffered from mental-health problems during her life. After her 22 year-old daughter, Mary Jennifer Selznick, took her own life in 1976, Jones became deeply involved in mental health education. In 1980, she founded the Jennifer Jones Simon Foundation for Mental Health and Education. Jones enjoyed a quiet retirement, living the last six years of her life in Malibu, California, where she died of natural causes in 2009 at the age of 90.
Frequently Asked Questions
Jennifer Jones’ birth name was Phylis Lee Isley.
Jennifer Jones was nominated for an Academy Award five times over the course of her career.
Jennifer Jones won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role as Bernadette Soubirous in the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette.
After her daughter Mary Jennifer Selznick’s suicide in 1976, Jennifer Jones founded the Jennifer Jones Simon Foundation for Mental Health and Education.
Jennifer Jones’ final film appearance was in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno.
In 1949, Jennifer Jones married film producer David O. Selznick.
Jennifer Jones’ most recent film role was in the 1974 film The Towering Inferno.
2 Quotes by Jennifer Jones
- 1.
If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
Jennifer JonesAmerican actress (1919-2009)
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My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable.
Jennifer JonesAmerican actress (1919-2009)