Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones (March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American Oscar-winning actress during the Hollywood golden years. Jones, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Song of Bernadette (1943), was also Academy Award-nominated for her performances in four other films. She married three times, most notably to film producer David O. Selznick.Jones starred in more than twenty films over a thirty-year career, going into semi-retirement following Selznick's death in 1965. In 1980, she founded the Jennifer Jones Simon Foundation For Mental Health And Education after her daughter's suicide. In later life, Jones withdrew from public life to live in quiet retirement with her son and his family in Malibu, California.

Personal facts

Jennifer Jones
Alias (AKA)Isley Phylis Lee
Birth dateMarch 02, 1919
Birth namePhylis Lee Isley
Birth place
Tulsa Oklahoma
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathDecember 17, 2009
Place of death
California , Malibu California
Education
Northwestern University
Spouse
Children
Robert Walker Jr.

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