Jennifer Jones: The Life and FilmsMcFarland, 2011 M08 10 - 278 pages The distinguished film career of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Jones (1919-2009) is thoroughly chronicled from her faltering start as Phylis Isley (her real name) at Republic Studios in 1939, to her re-invention as a major star by producer David O. Selznick, the actress' second husband. Each of her 24 films--among them The Song of Bernadette, Since You Went Away, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, Madame Bovary and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing--is discussed in depth. Robert Osborne, host of the Turner Classic Movies cable channel, affectionately recalls his interview with Jennifer Jones in the Foreword. The actress' biography, radio appearances and unrealized projects are also covered, along with previously undocumented details of her limited stage career, including a 1966 revival of Clifford Odets' The Country Girl. |
Contents
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1 Oklahoma to Hollywood | 11 |
2 Republic Pictures | 16 |
3 Return to New York City | 21 |
4 The Song of Bernadette | 27 |
5 Since You Went Away | 43 |
18 Good Morning Miss Dove | 150 |
19 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | 154 |
20 The Barretts of Wimpole Street | 159 |
21 A Farewell to Arms | 165 |
22 Tender Is the Night | 172 |
23 The Idol | 180 |
24 Angel Angel Down We Go | 186 |
25 The Towering Inferno | 190 |
6 Love Letters | 55 |
7 Cluny Brown | 61 |
8 Duel in the Sun | 68 |
9 Portrait of Jennie | 80 |
10 We Were Strangers | 91 |
11 Madame Bovary | 97 |
12 Gone to Earth | 105 |
13 Carrie | 116 |
14 Ruby Gentry | 126 |
15 Stazione Termini aka Indiscretion of an American Wife | 130 |
16 Beat the Devil | 136 |
17 Love Is a ManySplendored Thing | 143 |
26 Life After Film | 197 |
27 The Plays of Jennifer Jones | 206 |
28 Jennifer Jones on Radio | 215 |
29 The Films That Got Away | 219 |
30 Reluctant Sex Symbol | 231 |
Filmography | 233 |
Appendix | 241 |
Chapter Notes | 249 |
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