Shirley Jones
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Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Screen Actors Guild Awards [2007] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Grace Award for Television MovieGuide Awards [2007] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Emmy Awards [2006] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Quintessential Non-Traditional Family TV Land Awards [2003] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Community Appreciation Award Bearfest - Big Bear Lake International Film Festival [2000] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Lifetime Achievement Award Temecula Valley International Film Festival [1999] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame [1986] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Best TV Actress - Musical/Comedy Golden Globes [1972] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Best TV Actress - Musical/Comedy Golden Globes [1971] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Emmy Awards [1970] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Top Female Star Laurel Awards [1963] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Top Female Musical Performance Laurel Awards [1963] (Won/Nominated: 3rd place)
Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy Golden Globes [1963] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Top Female Star Laurel Awards [1962] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Top Female Supporting Performance Laurel Awards [1961] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Best Supporting Actress Golden Globes [1961] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Academy Awards [1961] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Best Supporting Actress National Board of Review, USA [1960] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Top Female Musical Performance Laurel Awards [1959] (Won/Nominated: 3rd place)
Top Female Musical Performance Laurel Awards [1958] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)

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Biography (Print)
Funny Ladies, Sitcom Queens (Michael Karol) [2004]
Hollywood Songsters, A Biographical Dictionary (James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts) [1991]
Shirley & Marty: An Unlikely Love Story (Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels) [1990] (ISBN: 688084575)
Portrayed In
The David Cassidy Story [2000]
Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story [1999]
 

Shirley Jones Biography
Shirley Mae Jones was born 31 March, 1934 in Smithton, Pennsylvania. She was named after Shirley Temple. Her father owned the local brewery. When she was 20, she went to New York with her parents and within a week became the first and only actor signed to a personal contract by Rogers and Hammerstein. She was in the Broadway chorus of "South Pacific" and then was offered the part of Laurie in "Oklahoma!" After that, she continued with the European traveling stage production with Jack Cassidy and they fell in love. She came back to make Carousel (1956), originally cast with Frank Sinatra in the male lead but later recast with Gordon McRae, her costar in Oklahoma! (1955).

In 1956 Shirley married Jack Cassidy and became step-mother to 6-year-old David Cassidy. In 1958, she gave birth to son `Shaun Cassidy (I)` followed in 1960 by Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy in 1966. In 1960, she won an Oscar for her role in Elmer Gantry (1960). In 1970, she won the part of Shirley Partridge in the TV show "The Partridge Family" (1970). Little did she know that her 20-year-old step-son was going to be the oldest Partridge child, Keith. From then on she would always be considered David Cassidy`s mother. In 1974 the Partridge Family went off the air.

Jack`s mental illness worsened and manic depression deepened. In 1974, after years of abuse, Shirley divorced Jack. Jack died in an apartment fire in December of 1976. In 1977, Shirley married comedian Marty Ingels. In 1990, Marty and Shirley wrote a book about their life and their romance and marriage. The book is called Shirley and Marty: An Unlikely Romance. Shirley continued to act and was recently on "The Drew Carey Show" (1995). In 1999, after almost 25 years of marriage, Shirley and Marty separated for six months due to tensions with her sons. Fortunately, Marty and Shirley reconciled and are still one of Hollywood`s happiest married, if not odd couple, around.

IMDb Mini Biography By: CRR

Biography Credit: www.imdb.com/name/nm0429250/bio
 

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posted by dorisdayfan
One of my favorite actresses. She`s gorgeous, and sings beautifully. I loved her in The Music Man.
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posted by jill barch
appreciate her helping our veterans. Great talent. Especially liked Carousel. A real tear-jerker.
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Ambitions
Had wanted to become a veterinarian.
Measurements
Bust: 34" -  Waist: 1-"  Hips: 35"

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  • I`m a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That`s my kind of music.
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  • I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time.
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  • We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship.
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  • It`s great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they don`t always wake up looking their best, that they have bad habits and annoying traits.
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  • The musicals had a good, happy feeling, saying that the world is a better place. They say it`s not reality, but who cares? There`s too much reality these days.
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  • I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name.
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  • I wanted some family structure and stability, and that`s what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids.
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  • "Some people pooh-pooh the Oscar. My career had been over because they weren`t making musicals anymore. At the time, it was thought that if you were a singer you couldn`t act." (on how winning an Oscar changed her life.)
  • "It`s astonishing to see how many of these Hollywood big-wigs are trying to undermine President Bush."
  • "You don`t throw away 27 years. You just don`t." - on why she withdrew her divorce petition against Marty Ingels
  • "Jack had a breakdown. A real mental breakdown. He was manic depressive. But he was the one that wanted the divorce. He thought it was better for me and the kids. I never did. I would have hung in there. I felt in many ways he was acting strangely and doing strange things and he felt perhaps it was better for all of us." - on the end of her marriage to Jack Cassidy
  • "The show killed my movie career." - on "The Partridge Family"
  • "After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise."
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  • Mother of Shaun Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy
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  • She, along with Marty Ingels, attended the "Hollywood Collectors Show", at Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, in North Hollywood, California.
    (imdb.com)
  • Filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court from Marty Ingels, but later withdrew the petition. Conflict between Ingels and Jones's sons (his version) and his outrageous behavior (her version) have caused them to separate several times in recent years, the longest being for 10 months in 2000. [1 March 2002]
    (imdb.com)
  • Strongly considered for Roberta Hertzel in About Schmidt (2002), but lost to Kathy Bates. Shirley was very disappointed by the decision.
    (imdb.com)
  • Miss Pennsylvania 1952 first runner-up; her prize was a two year scholarship to the drama school at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
    (imdb.com)
  • Measurements: 34-21-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
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  • Born at 5:30 AM EST.
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  • Won the 1952 Miss Pittsburgh contest (the prize was $500 and a scholarship to drama school) and was first-runner-up in the Miss Pennsylvania pageant.
    (imdb.com)
  • Best known by the public for her starring role as Shirley Partridge on "The Partridge Family" (1970).
  • She and Elizabeth Taylor are the only actresses to win Oscars for playing prostitutes in the same year: Jones for Elmer Gantry (1960) (Best Supporting Actress) and Taylor for BUtterfield 8 (1960) (Best Actress).
  • Played by Dey Young in The David Cassidy Story (2000) (TV)_ and Eve Gordon in Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story (1999) (TV)_.
  • When asked which of her musicals was her favorite, she has said it was The Music Man (1962). While she says she has special memories of Oklahoma! (1955) because it was her first movie, Carousel (1956) is her favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein score.
  • Strongly considered for Roberta Hertzel in About Schmidt (2002), but lost to Kathy Bates. Shirley was very disappointed by the decision
  • Although in many ways she`s like her wholesome public image, she does have another side to her personality, which shows in her liking books on true crime.
  • Had wanted to become a veterinarian.
  • Had her first date with Jack Cassidy in Paris while both were touring in a European stage production of "Oklahoma!"
  • Filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court from Marty Ingels, but later withdrew the petition. Conflict between Ingels and Jones`s sons (his version) and his outrageous behavior (her version) have caused them to separate several times in recent years, the longest being for 10 months in 2000.
  • All 3 of her sons were delivered via Cesarean section.
  • She and Hugh Jackman sang "People Will Say We`re in Love" from Oklahoma! as Laurie and Curly respectively at the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia.
  • Jones and Ingels spent more than $100,000 to outbid two developers for a half-acre commercial lot in downtown Fawnskin, CA. They plan to turn it into a public park. [December 2001]
  • Began her career on Broadway at 18 in the original production of "South Pacific" in 1952.
  • Son Shaun Cassidy - standing in for Shirley`s deceased father - gave her away at her wedding to Marty Ingels.
  • Filed a libel suit in 1985 against the National Enquirer after it wrote that she was "drinking vodka like it was water"; won a retraction and a settlement.
  • Received a star on Hollywood`s Walk of Fame on Valentine`s Day, 1986.
  • Featured performer at the 1988 Republican National Convention.
  • An only child.
  • Received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Point Park College (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • She, along with Marty Ingels, attended the "Hollywood Collectors Show", at Beverly Garland`s Holiday Inn, in North Hollywood, California
  • She was pregnant with son, Patrick Cassidy, during the filming of The Music Man (1962) in 1961. Special outfits were used to cover her showing stomach on the set.
  • Graduated from South Huntingdon High in 1952
  • Winner of the 1952 Miss Pittsburgh Pageant
  • Step-mother of actor David Cassidy
  • Named after child star Shirley Temple
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