Biography
Ambitions
Had wanted to become a veterinarian.
Measurements
Bust: 34"
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Waist: 1-"
Hips: 35"
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 "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." "It`s astonishing to see how many of these Hollywood big-wigs are trying to undermine President Bush."
"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
"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.)
"The show killed my movie career." - on "The Partridge Family"
"You don`t throw away 27 years. You just don`t." - on why she withdrew her divorce petition against Marty Ingels
Trivia
Best known by the public for her starring role as Shirley Partridge on "The Partridge Family" (1970).
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)_.
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).
Strongly considered for Roberta Hertzel in About Schmidt (2002), but lost to Kathy Bates. Shirley was very disappointed by the decision
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.
All 3 of her sons were delivered via Cesarean section.
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.
Began her career on Broadway at 18 in the original production of "South Pacific" in 1952.
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.
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.
Had her first date with Jack Cassidy in Paris while both were touring in a European stage production of "Oklahoma!"
Had wanted to become a veterinarian.
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]
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.
Son Shaun Cassidy - standing in for Shirley`s deceased father - gave her away at her wedding to Marty Ingels.
An only child.
Featured performer at the 1988 Republican National Convention.
Graduated from South Huntingdon High in 1952
Received a star on Hollywood`s Walk of Fame on Valentine`s Day, 1986.
Received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Point Park College (Pittsburgh, PA)
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.
She, along with Marty Ingels, attended the "Hollywood Collectors Show", at Beverly Garland`s Holiday Inn, in North Hollywood, California
Step-mother of actor David Cassidy
Winner of the 1952 Miss Pittsburgh Pageant
Named after child star Shirley Temple
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