Jean Simmons
| Born | January 31, 1929 |
| Hometown | Islington, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5'4" (1.63m) |
| Spouse | Richard Brooks, Stewart Granger |
| Children | Tracy Granger |
| Parents | Charles Simmons |
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Who cares what Napoleon gets wrong? Facts are the enemy of great art
- The Frogs have been getting uppity over Joaquin Phoenix’s depiction of Napoleon, in Ridley Scott’s new blockbuster. Their historians point out the real Boney didn’t participate in cavalry charges, fire cannonballs at the pyramids, and nor was he present in Paris at the execution of Marie-Antoinette – in October 1793 Napoleon was hundreds of miles away, earning distinction at the Siege of Toulon. Historians may also wish to note that Joaquin Phoenix keeps his hat on indoors and doesn’t bother wit
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Attorney says detective used 'coercive' tactics in interrogation of woman accused of murder; judge disagrees
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On This Day: 26 March 1958
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | How to Make an American Quilt | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made | The Thorn Birds | Nominated |
| 1983 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special | The Thorn Birds | Winner |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Happy Ending | Nominated |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Happy Ending | Nominated |
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- EntertainmentThe Daily Telegram
Croswell Opera House's high school cast gets history lesson with musical 'Guys and Dolls'
The 1950 musical comedy about gangsters, gamblers and the women in their lives opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21.
- USThe Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Accused Colorado Springs murderer implicated in Colorado Springs man's disappearance during hearing
Oct. 7—A preliminary hearing on Friday revealed that accused murderer Deka Jean Simmons is a suspect in an additional homicide that may be connected to a missing Colorado Springs man. During the testimony of the final witness of the hearing, Colorado Springs Police Detective Nicole Black, the prosecution briefly brought up that Simmons is a suspect in an additional potential homicide, ...
- EntertainmentVariety
Bill Condon to Direct ‘Guys and Dolls’ Movie Adaptation
Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind “Chicago,” “Dreamgirls” and Disney’s remake of “Beauty and the Beast,” is taking on another famed movie musical. Condon has signed on to direct “Guys and Dolls,” an adaptation of Frank Loesser’s Broadway smash. TriStar Pictures, which operates under Sony, acquired rights in 2019 to Damon Runyon’s original short stories […]
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
As Time Goes By: Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench and a relationship that changed TV
In Tomorrow Never Dies, Pierce Brosnan’s second Bond adventure, Geoffrey Palmer cameoed as Admiral Roebuck. But Palmer wasn’t there to run the bally show, as stuffy commanders had by that point been doing in Bond films for 35 years – he was there for Dame Judi Dench’s M to get the better of him. (Dench was redressing the gender imbalance; one film prior, she’d branded 007 a “sexist, misogynist dinosaur”.) Palmer, who died last week aged 93, was perfect fodder for Dench, with his bloodhound chops
- LifestylePeople
The Movie Musical Craze Continues with a Guys and Dolls Remake
Guys and Dolls Is Returning to the Big Screen
- LifestyleYahoo Movies UK
Classic musical 'Guys and Dolls' is getting a remake
TriStar Pictures is behind the plan, as is producer John Goldwyn, whose grandfather Samuel Goldwyn made the original.
- EntertainmentVariety
‘Guys and Dolls’ Getting Remade at TriStar (EXCLUSIVE)
"Guys and Dolls," the venerable Broadway musical, is set to return to the big screen. TriStar Pictures has purchased remake rights to the original Damon Runyon short stories about gamblers and gangsters that inspired the shows, as well as the rights to the Broadway musical with its book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows and […]
