Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 23, 2010.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jean Simmons, whose ethereal screen presence and starring roles with Hollywood's top actors made her a mid-century film icon, has died at age 80.

The actress, who sang with Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls," costarred with Gregory Peck and played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, died Friday at her home in Santa Monica, her agent Judy Page told the Los Angeles Times. She had lung cancer.

Already a stunning beauty at 14, Simmons made her movie debut in the 1944 British production "Give Us the Moon."

Several minor films followed before British director David Lean gave the London-born actress her breakthrough role of Estella, companion to the reclusive Miss Havisham in 1946's "Great Expectations." That was followed by the exotic "Black Narcissus," and then Olivier's Oscar-winning "Hamlet" in 1948, for which Simmons was nominated as best supporting actress.

She would be nominated for another Oscar, for best actress for 1969's "The Happy Ending," before moving largely to television roles in the 1970s, '80s and '90s.

She won an Emmy Award for her role in the 1980s miniseries "The Thorn Birds."

Her other notable films included "Elmer Gantry" (with Burt Lancaster), "Until They Sail" (with Newman), "The Big Country" (Peck), "Spartacus," (Douglas), "This Earth Is Mine" (Rock Hudson), "All the Way Home" (Robert Preston), "Mister Buddwing" (James Garner) and "Rough Night in Jericho" (Dean Martin).

Simmons had left Britain for Hollywood in 1950, accompanied by her future husband Stewart Granger. There, they were befriended by reclusive tycoon Howard Hughes, who flew them to Tucson, Ariz., for a surprise wedding.

"When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me — he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

What followed was a string of films that she would later dismiss as terrible, although she took some solace in the fact Hughes, legendary in those days as a womanizer, never bothered her.

"I was married to Jimmy (Granger's real name was James Stewart), so Hughes remained at a distance," she recalled. "But those movies! So terrible they aren't even on videocassettes."

Among the titles: "Angel Face," ''Affair with a Stranger" and "She Couldn't Say No."

Simmons finally ended up suing Hughes for the right to make more prestigious films at other studios, and the result was "Young Bess" (as young Queen Elizabeth I), "The Robe" (the first movie filmed in CinemaScope), "The Actress," ''The Egyptian" and "Desiree."

In the latter film, in 1954, she played the title role opposite Brando's Napoleon.

The pair teamed again in 1955 for "Guys and Dolls," the Samuel Goldwyn-produced musical in which Simmons is Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army-style reformer conned into a weekend fling in Havana by gambler Sky Masterson.

She loved the rehearsals for that film, Simmons recalled in 1988, "especially the dancing routines with Marlon trying not to step on me and choreographer Michael Kidd looking very worried."

"I got to sing," she added, "because Sam Goldwyn said, 'You might as well wreck it with your own voice than somebody else's.'"

By the 1970s, her career as a lead film actress had ended, but Simmons continued to work regularly on stage and in television.

In the 1980s and '90s she appeared on such television shows as "Murder, She Wrote," ''In the Heat of the Night" and "Xena: Warrior Princess." She also appeared in numerous TV movies and miniseries, including a 1991 version of "Great Expectations," in which she played Miss Havisham this time.

The careers of both Simmons and her husband Granger had flourished in the 1950s, he as a swashbuckler, she as the demure heroine. But long absences on film locations strained their relationship, and they divorced in 1960. They had a daughter, Tracy.

Shortly after her divorce, Simmons married Richard Brooks, who had directed her in "Elmer Gantry" and would again in "The Happy Ending." Their marriage, which produced a daughter, Kate, ended in divorce in 1977.




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Robert Huston

January 21, 2024

I watched ‘The Robe’ and ‘The Egyptian’ yesterday and couldn’t keep my eyes off you. Such a talented and beautiful woman. I really hope there is an afterlife and that you are ok. You are missed.

June 24, 2018

I have loved your movies and now buying them to fill my afternoon most every day with new ones.Want the movies to last as long as I do. thanks for having so much talent.Hope your loved in heaven as much as here. An Indiana fan forever.

Spencer Warren

March 11, 2017

I had the honor and great pleasure of meeting Miss Simmons in 1991. We discussed her favorite directors and films. She was very friendly and gracious to this film nut and I treasure the experience. RIP

October 7, 2014

what a beautiful actress I will always remember you and Gregory Peck in the big country with all the other great actors that have passed God Bless you forever

Edmund W. Hiller

September 23, 2013

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September 23, 2013

Black Narcissus

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September 23, 2013

Black Narcissus

Edmund W. Hiller

September 23, 2013

Cary Grant with Jean in THE GRASS IS GREENER

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September 23, 2013

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September 23, 2013

The Grass is Greener

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September 23, 2013

TRIVIA:


Story-wise,the trouble begins when American visitor Robert Mitchum, surely the most unlikely candidate for a sedate wander round s stately home in the film "THE GRASS IS GREENER," finds himself in Cary Grant's private quarters and, quite be chance, meets and falls in love with Deborah Kerr, the missus of the establishment and Grant's personable wife. How Grant sets about wooing his wife back, formed the substance of the plot, and involved the talents of Jean Simmons as an ex-girlfriend of Grant's, and Moray Watson as the butler. . . . Story-wise, the trouble begins when the suave Cary Grant, who plays an earl who, to supplement his income, has opened part of his stately home to the public. . . .and so on, and so on.

Richard Owen

March 3, 2013

Rest In Peace, Beautiful Lady & Talented Actress. See You On The Other Side Some Beautiful Day.

jean

February 18, 2013

I met Jean Simmons In Knoxville, Tennessee when she was making "All the Way Home" A movie that shoud be on DVD. I asked her about becoming an actress and she very thoughtfully said "You have to form a shell without becoming hard." I again met her after seeing her in "A little Night Music" in SanFrancisco, where I gave her a photograph taken in Knoxville by Robert Bolton of she and her mother and her children. She swept passed many waiting for her and came up to me saying Nancy, Nancy where did you get this picture. I felt many times that she deserved an Oscar. She was a beautiful, gracious actress and person. I shall miss her presence. Nancy Park Johnson

January 5, 2013

It's been 3 years since your loss and I am trying to contact relatives to relate how much your screen presence meant to me.

Emily Nicole

November 17, 2012

I didn't fall in love with Jean Simmons until this year... I was so sad when I googled her and found out that she had died. Rest in peace, you beautiful lady.

angel coffey

November 9, 2012

in memory of jean simmons who was a very good actress in my eyes

Fred Wilson

October 24, 2012

When I was a small boy I fell in love with Ms. Simmons. To me she was and still is all class. Her acting will be sorely missed. May her soul rest in peace-amen+++

October 16, 2012

I grew up with your amazing acting ability and beauty. I loved you in The Robe, Young Bess and Spartacus. You were outstanding. I pray that you are in heaven and I can finally meet you someday. T Duncan - Southaven MS

anne tomasevic

September 6, 2012

My favourite star of all time since I sat though every film performance of her in Young Bess at the local cimena.I was transfixed by her beauty, soft voice and that amazing smile

Fr. Nicholas V. Gamvas

April 7, 2011

MAY YOUR MEMORY BE ETERNAL!

Javier Valverde

February 10, 2011

Dear Jean,

I was shocked about your death last year and still am. It was so unexpected. You were one of my favorite actresses. You were such a beautiful woman. One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. You were so elegant and classy. Your smile lighted up the world. I always felt happy whenever I saw you on the screen. Thank you for The Robe, Spartacus, Elmer Gantry, Desiree, Guys and Dolls, Great Expectations, Black Narcissus, The Actress, Androcles and the Lion, Hamlet, The Grass in Greener, The Long Way Home, and Divorce American Style. You had a beautiful role in Tako's Moving Castle.
I send my condolences to the Simmons family and may God comfort them in this time of sadness. I shall never get over your death. Rest in peace.

james woolley

July 18, 2010

I fell in love with you after seeing you in THE ROBE God Bless x

May 30, 2010

As a schoolgirl, I was totally besotted with Jean Simmons. I wanted to BE her. Spellbound, I watched her films and was the envy of my schoolfriends when after writing to the studio in Culver City I received a signed photo of my idol. She was the most beautiful being I had ever seen and I always, up until her death, hoped that one day I might meet her. My sincere condolences to her family.
Jill Gresty (Enfield, UK)

Richard Gillon

May 26, 2010

Jean Simmons' acting intermittenly left magical impressions on me from 1958 to even as recently as last year.

Richard Gillon (UK)

Acts 24:15~and I have hope toward God,... that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous...

Monica Henry

April 20, 2010

Dear Simmons Family,
Jean had a presence about her that drew in countless watchers. I think it was her big, beautiful, brown, eyes that mesmerized us to follow her character closely.
Whatever her gift she will be missed by her fans.
Again my condolences to the Simmons family may you find comfort in knowing Jean has a hope for resurrection -John 5:28,29. If you would like to talk further about this, contact me at [email protected].

April 2, 2010

For Jean...You roles with
the top actors are missed
and will always be treasured.

WEEP NOT FOR ME


Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell among the wonders of the earth; for my larger self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other side of pain...on the other side of darkness.

Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine that touches your skin, a tropical breeze upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart and the innocence of babes in mothers arms.

I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your hour of need, I will be there to comfort you. I will share your tears, your joys, your fears, your disappointments and your triumphs.

Do not weep for me, for I am cradled
in the arms of God. I walk with the angels, and hear the music beyond the stars.

Do not weep for me, for I am within you;
I am peace, love, I am a soft wind that caresses the flowers. I am the calm that follows a raging storm. I am an autumns leaf that floats among the garden of God, and I am pure white snow that softly falls upon your hand.

Do not weep for me, for I shall never die, as long as you remember me...
with a smile and a sigh.


© Joe Fazio
~
[email protected] /Joe Fazio,
Beverly Hills, California

Nazarene Mckinney

March 9, 2010

I loved Jean Simmons in The Big Country. The role was perfect for her opposite Gregory Peck. Both of them made the ending sizzle. The rest of the cast was great as well. Psalms 37:20 The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside upon it forever.

March 9, 2010

For Jean...

WEEP NOT FOR ME


Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell among the wonders of the earth; for my larger self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other side of pain...on the other side of darkness.

Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine that touches your skin, a tropical breeze upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart and the innocence of babes in mothers arms.

I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your hour of need, I will be there to comfort you. I will share your tears, your joys, your fears, your disappointments and your triumphs.

Do not weep for me, for I am cradled
in the arms of God. I walk with the angels, and hear the music beyond the stars.

Do not weep for me, for I am within you;
I am peace, love, I am a soft wind that caresses the flowers. I am the calm that follows a raging storm. I am an autumns leaf that floats among the garden of God, and I am pure white snow that softly falls upon your hand.

Do not weep for me, for I shall never die, as long as you remember me...
with a smile and a sigh.


© Joe Fazio
~
[email protected] /Joe Fazio,
Beverly Hills, California

Penelope Buckles

March 3, 2010

A beautiful and gracious lady, inside and out. She will be greatly missed.

God bless,

Gary Nixon

March 1, 2010

Loved You In Star Trek As Rear Admiral Satie. Rest In Peace.

Bruchell Toyfoya

February 21, 2010

To the daughters of Ms. Jean Simmons You have my heartfelt condolences your Mother will be surely missed, The angels have her in heaven. God bless you ladies and her granson

Blessings,
Bruchell Toyfoya

Tillie VanSickle

February 5, 2010

Jean was a beautiful, classy lady. It is a joy to see her on the screen. She's given so much to us and she'll be missed. My heart goes out to her loved ones.

john

February 4, 2010

Very sad knowing you for nearly 65 years, going back to Cheviot Gardens.England
And having on occasions, speaking to you, when you phoned.
The world will feel that much emptier without you.Sleep well my Love. J

Julie B

February 2, 2010

Lovely Entertainer and a class act - clearly a woman who despite life's problems, was her own woman. I think underated but people in England remember her with affection. God bleass Jean - another icon from the classic days of movies has gone.

Jo

February 2, 2010

I will miss this wonderful actress. She had beauty, grace and talent. I wish her two daughters and grandchild peace in knowing that she was loved by many people.

Jo
Casco, ME

Kyt Thompson

February 1, 2010

Jean Simmons was ten years my senior and so the first actress I really became aware of. I first saw her in The clouded Yellow (which my mother took me to see I suspect because she rather liked Trevor Howard!) I came away with a crush on Jean Simmons and it has been lifelong!

My favourite role is as Julie Marragon in The Big Country. Nothing remarkable about the film itself but I think it is where we come very close to seeing the real life Jean Simmons being simply herself; stunningly beautiful, of course, but also loyal, kind, refined and intelligent.

I send my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. A great loss, but enduring memories.

Judith Morgan RN

February 1, 2010

On behalf of the entire staff of Care Unlimited Health Services we were privileged to participate in the last scene of the Life of Jean Simmons as the curtain closed we were so honored to have been chosen as the Nursing Service that would play such an important role.Her memory will always be in our hearts.

Babz Miller

January 31, 2010

RIP Jeanie! You reminded me of a classier Liz Taylor. I meant to write you a fan letter but could never find your address. Hope you have a starring role in heaven!

David Nehf

January 31, 2010

Jean Simmons was one of my favorites. She had breeding and class, beauty and talent. Estella, Ophelia, young Elizabeth I, Sarah Brown, Sister Sharon, and many other wonderfully realized characters are her legacy to her many admirers.

Jayne Leech

January 30, 2010

Jean was beauty and grace. How proud we are of you in the country of your birth.

M.DIANE IRONS

January 30, 2010

I JUST GOT DONE WATCHING ELMER GANTRY. I DID NOT KNOW THAT MISS JEAN SIMMONS HAD PAST AWAY. MY HEART DROPPED. I HAVE AWAYS LOVED WATCHING A GREAT ACTRESS. AND SHE WAS A GREAT ONE. I HAVE SO MANY OF HER MOVIES,THE ROBE, SPARTACUS, ELMER GANTRY,THE BIG COUNTRY AND THE THORN BIRDS. THESE FIVE MOVIES ARE MY FAVORITE. I KNOW SHE MADE MANY MORE, BUT I WATCH THESE THE MOST. MISS SIMMONS BEAUTY AND GRACE WILL BE DEAPLY MISSED. WE HAVE LOST SO MANY OF ARE GOLDEN SCREEN STARS.I AM GREATFUL TO TCM. TCM WILL ALWAYS KEEP ALL OF THE GREATS ALIVE FOR US OLD TIMERS. JENNIFER JONES WAS ALL SO TAKEN AWAY IN SEPT.2009. I LOVED HER MOVIES TO. I HAVE LOTS OF HER MOVIES TO.MY TWO FAVORITES ARE THE SONG OF BURNADETT AND PORTRAIT OF JENNIE THERE IS ONE MORE DUEL IN THE SUN. YOU MAY BE GONE.BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.GOD HAS TWO MORE OF HIS LAMBS HOME. GOD BLESS THE FAMILY'S OF BOTH OF YOU GREAT WOMEN. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.

CHARLES CEPRIANO

January 29, 2010

farewell to a beaUTIFUL WOMAN AND ACTRESS WHO BROUGHT SO MUCH CHARM AND GRACE TO THE SILVER SCREEN. GOODNIGHT ORPHELIA WE WILL MISS YOU. CHARLES CEPRIANO FLORAL PARK N.Y.

P. Walsh

January 29, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of loss. I was a long time fan of your mother. She came from era of fantastic actors who had such depth and talent. Her grace and beauty held her in such great esteem. May she rest in peace.

Gina Willis

January 29, 2010

Miss Simmons was a favorite actress, she will truly be missed by many, many fans. I watch the old movies often, hopefully she will be featured often.

Brian McLaughlin

January 29, 2010

I've never been "star struck",that is,until I first saw Jean Simmons.Her beauty was mesmerizing,her talent,inspiring.I've loved her ever since.I don't really have a favorite when it comes to Jeans'movies.I loved all her work.I couldn't get enough of her.Her beauty,her smile, her laugh.Her bigger than life presence lit up the stars above Hollywood.I will miss her immensely.My condolences to Jeans family,friends,and countless fans around the world of whom I'm proud to be one.

George Allan Delamater

January 28, 2010

Dear God remember her wonderful work in the Robe and the joyful character she played in Guys and Dolls. Also. that her two daughters remain to help remember her life contributions and that she was more than a face on the screen and on TV, but a real gift of God to those who loved her. God bless her family and console them with peace and your love.Amen.

C Neighboe

January 28, 2010

My deepest condolences are with you at this time of need. Know that god
feels your pain as well. Go to him in prayer and he will comfort you very
much.

Bob

January 28, 2010

Because the closest thing we have to immortality is being remembered, you will live forever in film. I will never forget Sister Sharon from Elmer Gantry. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.

Tyralene Terrell

January 28, 2010

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Patrick pontrelli

January 28, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Cynthia Hewitt

January 28, 2010

Jean simmons, was a very good actressshe will be mist.

January 28, 2010

She will be sadly missed by all, may God Bless her and family...
Ms. Simmons was such a beautiful and wonderful actress, who touched us all in her performances. God Bless

Janet White

January 28, 2010

I loved you as an actress and thought you were the loveliest lady ever. I adored you in Spartacus and the Robe. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and I know you are in a better place. God bless you.

C Watts

January 28, 2010

what a great lady and actress we have loss. God Bless

Ken W

January 28, 2010

What a most beautiful and gracious lady. I fell in love with you when I first saw you in the movie "The Robe". May God bless you & may you rest in peace.

CINDY

January 28, 2010

A BEAUTIFUL PERSON. MY THOUGHT AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HER FAMILY

January 28, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you. May the God of comfort be with you

DEBBIE KHAZALI

January 28, 2010

Beautiful lady,and wonderful actress.My prayers and thoughts,go out to her family.Debbie Khazali(Dawsonville,Ga.)

January 28, 2010

You will be truly missed. My Prayers are with all your loved ones. May You Rest In Peace.
A fan from Central CA

Shari Norton

January 28, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with her daughters and family during this time. I hope the memories of your time with her will fill you with joy and bring comfort. I loved Jean's movies, even the ones she didn't like herself. I looked for them from the time I was a little girl. I first saw her in The Egyptian and I was hooked. God bless you all.

Sandra Corley

January 27, 2010

My sympathy goes to her daughters and other family members. Jean Simmons was a lady with class, talent, and beauty. She will be missed by all who remember her and her body of work.

Gloria Murphy

January 27, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Richard Turpin

January 27, 2010

Ms. Simmons was one of the greats. I enjoyed watching her movies, the Robe was one of my favorites. She has such grace and beauty and such class. There will never be another Jean Simmons. may she rest in peace.

January 27, 2010

Dear Jean Simmons

I am touched when I am hearing about you. For many years, I am remembering
you and many movies since 1950's. When
I was in Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C., I never forgot my friend's comment on your work in many classic movies with spiritual viewpoint
Hollywood has been produced. For that,
I made sure and watched your movies with admiration. You are truly a classic actress.

I am thanking you and Hollywood!

God bless you and Hollywood.

Walter Mason, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sharon & Alexandrea Hancock

January 27, 2010

I loved Jean in the Thornbirds it is my favorite movie in the world. I offer sympathy to the family, God gave you a wonderful actress

Peter G

January 27, 2010

Dear Jean, I was in love with you when I first saw you in spartacus may you rest in everlasting peace I will remember you always as the beautiful and talented actress you were. God Bless You.

Pat & Bob Edwards

January 27, 2010

Our sympathies are with Jean's family. We loved watching her all these years in such a variety of roles. Our favorite is "The Big Country" but also "Guys 'n' Dolls". She will always be beautiful in our hearts.

Gordon Cooper

January 27, 2010

When I was a little boy getting "wired up" for little girls, she was the ideal. Nothing overtly sexual, just nice. I always had warm pleasant feelings toward her.

STANLEY SNYDER

January 27, 2010

SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL LADY, AN I ALWAYS ENJOYED WATCHING HER ACT

Christopher Purk

January 27, 2010

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Bonnie Bonin

January 27, 2010

She will be missed. She and her peers gave us movies that have stood the test of time and are not made any longer. Her beauty was so classic, that today it isn't seen as much as it should be. Thank you Jean for the body of work you have left to us.

Robby October

January 27, 2010

I loved her in Daisies in December made in her later years, a made for TV movie about love (not lust) but love found with a fine man...her portraying a older woman who knows she has cancer and is lonely but brave and God give her a second chance to have someone to love, protect and give the rest of her life a happy one, no matter WHAT. Too bad they don't make movies like that anymore....not even for tv. Jean Simmons........a first class act and person. Good friends with Deborah Kerr. Now they are in heaven together....I'm sure talking over old times. That's it.
Robby October

January 27, 2010

I really enjoyed her acting. I remember her in the Robe and how beautiful she was. I wish she had been in a lot more movies. She was a wonderful actress. To her family, my deepest sympathies. I am going to try and find some movies she was in and try to order them.
God bless and may her memories help you through this difficult time.
Ms. Deborah Franklin - Columbus, Ohio

Loreen

January 27, 2010

What a beautiful lady. May knowing that others care about your great loss give you all measure of peace.
God promise He is healing the brokenhearted ones,
And is binding up their painful spots.

patty

January 27, 2010

I thought she was so beautiful when i was growing up,i wanted to look like her.i am still a big fan of her work.i want to express to her family my deepest sympathy for their personal loss

Gary Hudson

January 26, 2010

"In Appreciation" Beloved Jean, you wrote these words above your signature at Graumen's Chinese Theatre. Now I use them in tribute to your life and many memorable performances in film and television and on stage. I am grateful that in 1974 in Chicago I saw your wonderful performance as Desiree Armfeldt in "A Little Night Music." I was happy to participate in your A&E biography by loaning memorabilia to the producers. You have been my favorite actress since 1953 when I saw you in "Young Bess." You received Academy Award nominations for "Hamlet" and "The Happy Ending" and also deserved them for "Home Before Dark," "All the Way Home," and "Elmer Gantry" for which you should have won. In recent years I wrote the Academy several times asking that you be awarded an honorary oscar for your many great performances and remarkable versatility. I was so pleased that in 2008 the Telluride Film Festival honored you with a tribute and a lifetime achievement award. So many of your films are favorites of mine, but I have to mention also "The Robe," "Desiree," "Guys and Dolls," "Until They Sail," "The Big Country," "Spartacus," and "Life at the Top." I took joy when you received an Emmy for your great performance in "The Thorn Birds." You also were wonderful in "Daisies in December" and in episodes of Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, Miss Marple, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Thank you, Jean. May you rest in peace. My condolences to Tracy, Kate, and your other family members.

Gayle A.

January 26, 2010

"Your mother is my favorite actress, the movies Desiree and Big Country. We thank her and we send our appreciation of her life.

PM Hall

January 26, 2010

She was a treasure and a beautiful woman.

Shirley Smith

January 26, 2010

No words are adequate, but I wanted you to know I'm thinking of you as our beautiful Angel, Jean Simmons, enters Heaven's gate.

TOM SHERMAN

January 26, 2010

SHE HAD A SPIRITED PERSONALTY AS WELL AS LOOKS. SHE 7 DEBORAD KERR TWO OF THE BEST

TOM SHERMAN

January 26, 2010

SHE WAS AS SPIRITED AS SHE WAS GOOD LOOKING. ONE OF MY FAVORITES ALONG WITH DEBORAH KERR

Mary Alice Davidson

January 26, 2010

What a loss of a great actress. Every movie she was in I saw. She was so good. She will be missed by not only the film industry, but all of us older movie goers.

Deborah Gipson

January 26, 2010

Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the loss of such a talented woman. It is always davasting we lose a love one to death.May you find comfort in knowing that God care...Psalms 145:18,19 "Jehovah is near to all those calling upon him, to all those call upon him in trueness; and their cry for help he will hear, and he will save them."

Richard Reyes

January 26, 2010

What a loss.........I really loved you in many of your films but my favorite will always be Spartacus. Not only were you very beautiful but your warmth came out thru your movies.My prayers are with your family and friends...God again has gained a beautiful Angel...God Bless YOU

Edna Jackson

January 26, 2010

Jean Simmons was one of my most favorite actresses. She was as femininely elegant as she was cute. I have searched for several years for some of her lesser know films on video that I saw as a kid ... Adam and Evelyn with Stewart Granger; Home Before Dark with Ephrem Zimbalist, Jr.... and finally found them. She was so lovely and a delight to watch in romantic comedies as well as dramas. Her acting skills have left an indelible impression upon me. May she rest in peace and may God comfort those who knew and loved her.

Shay

January 26, 2010

May God's Angels blanket her with warmth through Jean's next journey.
Always remember, never forget.

January 26, 2010

I my prayers are w, her loved onestruly enjoyed her many movies and I thought she was so beautiful

Jim Flint

January 26, 2010

I truly enjoyed her movies She was so beautiful may God,s Spirt confort her loved ones

January 26, 2010

Dear Jean, May you rest in everlasting peace I've been a fan of yours ever since spartacus you are absoutly gorgeous and i've been in love with you and your beautiful face forever God rest your soul. Peter, Milw,Wi

LR Steward

January 26, 2010

JEAN SIMMONS WAS ON OF MANY GREAT ACTRESS. SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. PLEASE BE CONSOLED BY THE WORDS OF JESUS :"YOUR LOVE ONES WILL RISE." GODS RIGHTOUS NEW ORDER IS NEAR AT HAND. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts. Take care.

Janet Abel

January 26, 2010

Jean Simmons was a truly great actress. She deserved more acclaim in life, but we do have her films to remember her by. I will keep watching Elmer Gantry, Spartacus and the The Robe.
Thanks Ms. Simmons
Janet Abel

Cherrie Vest

January 26, 2010

May our heavenly Father comfort you and grant you peace to help you cope during this most difficult time. I hereby offer my condolences to your family. Psalm 34:18.

Bill Burkhardt

January 26, 2010

Ms. Simmons was a favorite of mine. My favorite role was role in Elmer Gantry. I can't think of another actress who could have played that role so beautifully. What a talent she had. Guys and Dolls was another favorite of mine. I'm sure she will be missed by her family and friends and fans, like myself.

Patrick Burns

January 25, 2010

Her movies were some of the best ever made. The Robe, The Big Country, Elmer Gantry, Spartacus. I saw them all and loved them all. She will be greatly missed.

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