When Jennifer Jones arrived in Hollywood in 1939, she still called herself Phylis Isley. Her face and especially her eyes drew the attention of the producer David O. Selznick, who did not only allow her a great career but also fell in love with her and finally married Jennifer Jones in 1949. For her role in The Song of Bernadette, she won an Oscar as best actress. Between the years 1946 and 1948, she consolidated her fame as either the innocent adolescent or the passionate lover: e.g. in Cluny Brown, Duel in the Sun or Portrait of Jennie.



Since You Went Away (1944): $9,866.66

Measurements: 33-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Mother of Robert Walker Jr. and Michael Walker. Turned 25 years old on the day that she won the Oscar for The Song of Bernadette (1943). She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was initiated into the Tau chapter (Northwestern) in 1937. Chairman of the Norton Simon Museum. Once had interest in returning to the screen to play convicted murderess Jean Harris but abandoned the project when Ellen Burstyn appeared in a successful televised movie. She is a breast cancer survivor. Was a good friend of Peggy Knudsen. Her first Oscar nomination for The Song of Bernadette (1943) marks her first of 4 consecutive nominations, a feat she shares with Thelma Ritter (1950-53), Marlon Brando (1951-54) Elizabeth Taylor (1957-60) and Al Pacino (1972-75). (Pacino and Brando's 4 consecutive nominations are the record for male actors. The female record is 5 in a row by Bette Davis (1938-1942) and Greer Garson (1941-1945).). Son Robert Walker Jr. born on April 15, 1940. Stepmother of L. Jeffrey Selznick and Daniel Selznick. She met her third husband Norton Simon when he tried to buy the portrait of Jones used in her film Portrait of Jennie (1948). Her romance with the multimillionaire philanthropist and art collector started at a party hosted by fellow collector Walter Annenberg. Daughter Mary Jennifer Selznick, who was prone to emotional breakdowns and had difficulty accepting her father's death back in 1965, plunged to her death from the 22nd floor of a hotel in west Los Angeles in 1976 while Jennifer was back in Tulsa, Oklahoma visiting her dying father. An autopsy showed traces of morphine, barbiturates and alcohol in her system. The death was ruled a suicide. A longtime yoga practitioner. Was the daughter of the owners and stars of Isley Stock Col, a tent show that toured the Midwest. Became interested in acting while young and appeared in her parent's shows.