Talk:Jean Simmons

She looks like Audrey Hepburn

Are they related, or distantly or did they know or work with each other. If they did, it should be mentioned in article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.204.121 (talk) 05:58, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I suppose in the fifties when she cut her hair short to annoy Howard Hughes there's a passing resemblance. I read somewhere that Jean lost the role in Roman Holiday to Audrey Hepburn, and having seen the film sent Hepburn a telegram praising her performance, saying how good she was in the film. That's the kind of person she was by all accounts. Sayerslle (talk) 15:54, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

First Oscar nomination?

the article mentions her 'second Oscar nomination' but what was her first? Richardson mcphillips1 01:19, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

As Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Hamlet (1948) -- SteveCrook 01:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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Stewart Granger's autobiography, Sparks Fly Upward, seems an untapped source for this page

Granger was her first husband. The book has constant references to her from page 124 to 313. All are respectful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Warriga (talk • contribs) 07:16, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Cancer

She is in the Cancer survivors category, yet cancer is not mentioned in the article - does anyone know any details? Nietzsche 2 (talk) 05:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

That alone is enough reason to remove it, but in good faith, I've read through a number of sites and news articles about her. No mention of cancer in any of them. I think it should be removed. Rossrs (talk) 08:30, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone have a better ref than for her having had breast cancer? Lkjhgfdsa 0 (talk) 00:54, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Place of birth

I changed the place of birth from Crouch End to Lower Holloway because I got a copy of her birth certificate and it is for a ' Birth in the Sub-district of Lower Holloway', Hillmarton Road. It says on the wikipedia page that Lower Holloway is an out of date term now, but it doesn't say its considered part of Crouch End now. In any case Lower Holloway is on the certificate. Sayerslle (talk) 18:34, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Hillmarton Road (lots of three story Victorian houses) is London N7 which is actually considered to be part of Islington, not Crouch End, which is a lot further north. Most Londoners would therefore say she was born in Islington. "Lower Holloway" even if it's on the certificate wouldn't really be considered an area of London but Hillmarton road is not far from Holloway Road and Arsenal football stadium. Ferrymansdaughter (talk) 21:06, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Death

Getting reports on Twitter that Jean Simmons has died. Friday, January 22, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.54.141 (talk) 02:42, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Spartacus

This might be worth a mention in the article, as it certainly a funny anecdote regarding her time experiences working on Kubrick's 1960 movie.

As would almost invariably be the case on Stanley Kubrick films from then on, the shoot was a slow and arduous one, involving 167 days of filming. At one point Tony Curtis was heard asking Jean Simmons: "Who do I have to screw to get off this film?" Simmons apparently replied: "When you find out, let me know."

American actress?

She may have made her home there for many years, but in what sense was she an American actress? -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 05:29, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

OK, I see it's been changed now to say she became a US citizen. A cite wouldn't go astray, though. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 10:23, 24 January 2010 (UTC)