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Jennifer Jones, Oscar-Winning Actress, Dies At 90
LATimes ^ | December 17, 2009

Posted on 12/17/2009 12:05:12 PM PST by Steelfish

Jennifer Jones, Oscar-Winning Actress, Dies At 90

Discovered by future husband David O. Selznick, Jones won the Academy Award for 1943's 'The Song of Bernadette.' She also was married to industrialist and art collector Norton Simon.

In this June 6, 1997 photo, actress Jennifer Jones gestures during a speech after she was awarded with the "Goldenes Filmband" (Golden Award) for her lifetime achievement in Berlin. (Hans Edinger / Associated Press)

By Claudia Luther

December 17, 2009

Jennifer Jones, the actress who won an Academy Award for her luminous performance in the 1943 film "The Song of Bernadette" and who was married to two legendary men -- producer David O. Selznick and industrialist and art collector Norton Simon -- died today. She was 90.

Jones died of natural causes at her home in Malibu, according to Leslie C. Denk, a spokeswoman for the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena.

Jones oversaw the museum following Simon's death in 1993, but she was best known for her movie career.

In all, she starred in more than two dozen films, playing opposite such A-list actors as William Holden, Joseph Cotten and Gregory Peck.

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1 posted on 12/17/2009 12:05:12 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Miss Jones was a fabulous and beautiful actress.


2 posted on 12/17/2009 12:07:55 PM PST by RexBeach ("Those are my principles...if you don't like them, I have others." Groucho Marx)
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To: Steelfish

She was great in Since You Went Away and Duel in the Sun.

RIP, Ms. Jones.


3 posted on 12/17/2009 12:08:52 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Steelfish

She will be missed. Very elegant actress.


4 posted on 12/17/2009 12:08:55 PM PST by techno
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5 posted on 12/17/2009 12:11:34 PM PST by Red Badger (Obama - The first ever elected lame duck..............)
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To: Red Badger

Never knew she was married when she played Bernadette in Song of Bernadette. Style and class, the likes of which cannot be found today.


6 posted on 12/17/2009 12:18:08 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
They don't make 'em like they used to.

7 posted on 12/17/2009 12:28:59 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

It was a different time. Hollywood still had standards and many actors and actresses had “morality clauses” in their contracts with the studios. Now anything goes.


8 posted on 12/17/2009 12:40:21 PM PST by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
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To: Steelfish

She will always be Bernadette to me...


9 posted on 12/17/2009 12:47:38 PM PST by Bob Eimiller (appeasement "it's the idea that if you feed the alligator he will eat you last." Winston Churchill)
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To: LottieDah

I watch many a movie on the Turner Classic Movies channel and while they can be somewhat slow, simplistic or maybe even hokey, there’s no comparison to most of today’s crap.


10 posted on 12/17/2009 12:50:00 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: RexBeach

Pretty gal indeed.. and a damned fine actress to boot. RIP


11 posted on 12/17/2009 12:50:02 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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“I watch many a movie on the Turner Classic Movies channel and while they can be somewhat slow, simplistic or maybe even hokey, there’s no comparison to most of today’s crap.”

I’m not sure what classics you watched, but let me tell you the list of enjoyable movies to epic movies are endless between the years 1933 to 1953. You need to watch TCM more, you’ll see.


12 posted on 12/17/2009 1:10:02 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: Steelfish

Sad. R.I.P. She was a lovely lady.


13 posted on 12/17/2009 1:28:50 PM PST by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Obama is a drive-by President.)
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To: oh8eleven

Fresh, innocent, and wholesome. Hard to blame Selznick- those days there was no sexual harrasment.


14 posted on 12/17/2009 1:53:39 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: NavyCanDo

RIP Jennifer Jones.

TCM bump.


15 posted on 12/17/2009 1:58:57 PM PST by onedoug
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I’m not sure what classics you watched, but let me tell you the list of enjoyable movies to epic movies are endless between the years 1933 to 1953.

And beyond, if you're watching Hitchcock, Kazan or Wilder.

TCM is my default channel.

16 posted on 12/17/2009 2:04:26 PM PST by Chunga (Any IDIOT who says Obama would be better for the country than McCain is a disgrace - Mark Levin)
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To: oh8eleven

I am in my mid 30s and watch a lot of TCM. It was Remington Steele that got me started on old movies. Most of the ones on TCM are better than the garbage of today. One recent discovery I made was “The House Of Bamboo”.


18 posted on 12/17/2009 2:15:18 PM PST by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: Steelfish

I’ve always loved her. My favorite performance of hers was in Lubitsch’s comedy Cluny Brown. She gave an absolutely delightful performance. She was great at comedy as well as drama.


19 posted on 12/17/2009 3:27:49 PM PST by deannadurbin
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To: NavyCanDo
You need to watch TCM more, you’ll see.
If I do I won't get any work done. Oh wait ... I'm retired ... ok!
20 posted on 12/17/2009 4:24:58 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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