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Frank Jessup: [of Diane's 'evil' stepmother] ... If she's tryin' to kill you, why did she turn on the gas in her own room first?
Diane Tremayne: ...To make it look as though somebody else were guilty...
Frank Jessup: Is that what you did?
Diane Tremayne: Frank, are you accusing me?
Frank Jessup: I'm not accusing anybody. But if I were a cop, and not a very bright cop at that, I'd say that your story was as phony as a three dollar bill.
Diane Tremayne: ...How can you say that to me?
Frank Jessup: Oh, you mean after all we've been to each other?... Diane, look. I don't pretend to know what goes on behind that pretty little face of yours - I don't *want* to. But I learned one thing very early. Never be the innocent bystander - that's the guy that always gets hurt. If you want to play with matches, that's your business. But not in gas-filled rooms - that's not only dangerous, it's stupid.
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Mrs. Catherine Tremayne: Charles, at times your charm wears dangerously thin. Right now it's so thin I can see through it.
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons (Jean Simmons, January 31, 1929-January 22, 2010), was born in London, a Hollywood actress
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.
In 1946, she was selected by the British director David Lean and starred in the movie " Great Expectations " as the heroine Estella
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. In 1948, she played the heroine Ophelia in " hamlet " directed by Laurence Olivier , and won the Best Actress Award at the 13th Venice International Film Festival
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, and was nominated for Best Actress Oscar. In 1950, he moved to the United States with his husband and went to Hollywood to develop
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. In 1955, he co-starred in the movie " Guys and Dolls " with Marlon Brando
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and won the 13th American Film and Television Ballon d'Or Best Actress
[3]
. In 1960, he appeared in the movie " Spartacus "
[1]
. In the 1970s, Jean Simmons gradually faded out of the big screen and began guest appearances in TV series. In 1983, by starring in the TV series " The Thorn Birds "Won the 35th Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie
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.
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In 1993, he was awarded an Honorary Fellow of the British Academy of Film .
On January 22, 2010, Jean Simmons passed away at his home in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 80
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Early Experience
In 1944, Jean Simmons returned to London, originally intended to enroll in Aida Interval number Foster School of Dance (Aida Foster School of Dance) , aspiring to become a dancer, but was awarded the film director Val Interval number Jester (Val Guest) Discovered, at the age of 14 she was arranged to perform in " Give us the Moon " starring Margaret Interval number Lockwood .
Performing Experience
Two years later, she was already a young girl in Tingting Yuli. She played the arrogant Estella in Charles John Huffam Dickens's masterpiece " Great Expectations " directed by David Lean , and received attention for the first time. Then, an Indian girl who played Meng Lang in " Black Narcissus " performed an unforgettable dance in the film and won applause again.
The heroine Ophelia who replaced her predecessor Vivian Mary Hartley in "hamlet" made her famous again. Jean Simmons uses a pure, elegant, and delicate temperament to interpret this girl who has made the prince hamlet obsessed with. The poignant beauty is extremely moving, and it has deeply moved the hearts of thousands of movie fans. Although Jean Simmons's wonderful performance did not win the final victory in the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, it won the Best Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival .
Some filmmakers liked her innocent temperament and invited her to play Eve in the desert island in "The Blue Lagoon". The film was remade as " Blue Lagoon " more than two decades later , and Brooke Interval number Xiaosi is the role played by Jean Simmons. Although the filming of "The Blue Lagoon" was not excellent, Jean Simmons' performance was still praised.
In 1946, Jean Simmons participated in the movie " Great Expectations " directed by David Lean and adapted from the novel of the same name by Charles John Huffam Dickens Interval number , playing Estella. Simmons 's collaboration with David Lean in " Great Expectations " made her determined to have further achievements in her acting career. The performance in "hamlet" just gave her a new opportunity.
In 1947, Jean Simmons and Deborah Jane Trimmer co-starred in the movie " Black Narcissus "
, playing an Indian girl in the film
. In 1947, Jean Simmons in early British movie also starred in " Silas Uncle " ( Uncle Silas ).
In 1948, 19-year-old Jean Simmons collaborated with Laurence Olivier to play Ophelia (Ophelia) in his self-directed and self-acted " hamlet " and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the first time. After filming "hamlet", Laurence Olivier originally invited her to Bristol Old Vic to participate in various performances, but was rejected by its manager company Rank Organization.
In 1950, Jean Simmons married actor Stewart Granger and moved to the United States with her husband to develop in Hollywood. There she met Howard Hughes , the Hollywood tycoon . Hughes bought a contract from the British producer of Jean Simmons, allowing Jean Simmons to make a lot of bad films. This collaboration ended with a petition from Jean Simmons, and then he played another role. A movie made by his company
. In the same year, Jean Simmons' manager company re-sold her contract to the American Hollywood producer Randy Orton , giving her the opportunity to develop in the United States.
In 1953, Jean Simmons collaborated with Spencer Tracy , starring in " The Actress " (The Actress ) , which she believed to quite like . In 1953, Jean Simmons collaborated with Richard Burton in " The Rob "
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In 1954, Jean Simmons collaborated with Victor Mature in " The Egyptian " (The Egyptian ). In 1955, the musical theater " Guys and Dolls " starring Jean Simmons with Marlon Brando and Frank Interval number Sinatra , she won the Ballon d'Or Musical and Comedy Best Actress Award the following year .
In 1958, Jean Simmons co-starred with Gregorian Interval number Parker in " The Big Country "
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In 1960, Jean Simmons co-starred in the movie " Spartacus " with Kirk Interval number Douglas
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In 1969, Jean Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress again with the movie " The Happy Ending " .
After entering the 1970s, Simmons focused on stage plays and television performances, but his achievements were inferior to the peaks of the 1950s and 1960s. She has participated in works including the musical " A Little Night Music " produced by Stephen Interval number Santan , and has toured all over the United States and London's West End for three years.
In 1983, Jean Simmons in the United States and Christopher Plummer Interval number , Barbara Stanwyck Interval number collaboration, appeared in the mini TV series " at The Thorn Birds " ,
with a mini-drama performances in the 1983 Emmy Awards episodes And the Best Supporting Actress Award in the Special Category.
In 1985 and 1986, Jean Simmons performed in another American TV series " South and North ". Simmons was troubled by alcoholism in his later period, and in 1986 he formally accepted alcohol treatment.
In 1988, Jean Simmons collaborated with Anthony Interval number Hopkins and Hugh Interval number Grant and performed in the British film " The Dawning " .
In 1989, Jean Simmons appeared in "Great Expectations" for the second time after 1946 , but this time it was a mini-TV version, and the role played was Estella's adoptive mother Miss Havisham (Miss Havisham) .
In 1991, Jean Simmons guest starred in the American science fiction TV series " Star Trek: The Next Generation ". After Simmons entered the 1990s, he was still actively involved in performing arts.
In 1995, Jean Simmons performed in the movie " Weaving Love Dreams ", cooperating with Winona Laura Horowitz , Alan Interval number Burstin and Annie Interval number Bancroft . To thank her for her contribution to acting, she was awarded the OBE in the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 2003 New Year's Day Award List.
After reaching the age of 70, Simmons participated in a lot of dubbing work. The films he has dubbed include " Final Fantasy: Deep in the Soul " in 2001 , and the English version of the animated film " Haウルの动く城" in 2004 .
In the 1970s, Jean Simmons moved to the East Coast of the United States . He once lived in New Milford (New Milford) in the State of Connecticut--CT Litchfield County, Connecticut , but later moved back to Los Angeles Santa Monica in the West Coast until his death. In addition to being treated for alcoholism, she also has a habit of smoking. In his later years, Simmons was troubled by lung cancer .
In 2005, Jean Simmons dubbed the role of "Shepway" in the cartoon " Thru The Moebius Strip " co-produced by China and foreign countries
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On January 22, 2010, Jean Simmons died of lung cancer at his home in Santa Monica , State of California, USA , at the age of 80
.
Personal Life
Marriage
Jean Simmons had two marriages.
On December 20, 1950, Jean Simmons and British actor Stewart Granger married in Tucson , Arizona, USA . They acquired American citizenship in 1956. But divorced in 1960.
On November 1, 1960, Jean Simmons remarried director Richard Brooks , but the marriage ended in 1977.
Simmons has a daughter in each of the two marriages, named Tracy Interval number Granger (Tracy Granger, 1957 -) and Kate Interval number Brooks (Kate Brooks, 1961 -), the names of the two daughters Taken from her friends Spencer Tracy and Katharine Houghton Hepburn respectively .
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