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Jean Simmons. Actress: Guys and Dolls. Demure British beauty Jean Simmons was born January 31, 1929, in Crouch End, London. As a 14-year-old dance student, she was plucked from her school to play Margaret Lockwood's precocious sister in Give Us the Moon (1944).
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Aug 22, 2024 · Jean Simmons, British-born American actress who was known for her cool elegance. She earned Academy Award nominations for her performances in Hamlet (1948) and The Happy Ending (1969). Learn more about Simmons’s life and career, including her other notable films.
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Jean Merilyn Simmons was a charming and captivating British actress, who became one of the prominent screen goddesses of the mid-twentieth century. She made it to the covers of the ‘Time’ and ‘Life’ magazines in her twenties.
- She Was Born In Bronze. Jean Simmons was born in January of 1929 in London, England. Her father, Charles Simmons, was the bronze medal-winning gymnast at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
- She Had Olympic Ambitions. Simmons knew that she had a knack for entertaining, having appeared on stage with her sister early in her life. But her ambitions were humble at first.
- She Suffered An Unexpected Loss. Unexpectedly and practically without explanation, Simmons’ father passed away. She was just 16 years old at the time and the tragic loss left her reeling.
- She Made A “Guest” Appearance. Simmons continued her acrobatic dancing and buried her sorrow in her work. That’s when British film director Val Guest spotted the teenaged Simmons and knew he had found a star.
Jan 23, 2010 · Jean Simmons, the English actress who made the covers of Time and Life magazines by the time she was 20 and became a major midcentury star alongside strong leading men like Laurence Olivier,...
Jan 24, 2010 · Born in London to a schoolteacher and his wife, Simmons was the instant darling of the British film industry. Before she was 21, she played an exotic slave girl in Black Narcissus and the nature...