Birthday Wishes for Shirley Jones
Born: March 31st, 1934
Birthplace: Charleroi, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh
Acting Debut: After winning a small role in the Broadway production of South Pacific, she impressed Richard Rogers. Her talent helped her secure the featured role of Laurey in the movie Oklahoma!
Fact you may not know: She won a beauty pageant as a teenager and was crowned "Miss Pittsburgh 1952
Song Accolades: Jones and her son Shaun Cassidy are the only mother and son to each have a song reach number one on the Billboard Charts. Jones hit #1 with The Partridges "I Think I Love You" in 1970 (sung with stepson David Cassidy). Shaun followed that in 1977 with "Da Do Ron Ron.
Awards: She won an Oscar for her role in Elmer Gantry as a prostitute corrupted by Burt Lancaster, who then takes revenge upon him
Key Films: Oklahoma (1955), Carousel (1956), Elmer Gantry (1960), The Music Man (1962), TV-The Partridge Family (1970-74)
And you can enjoy her performance in The Music Man as Marian the Librarian..
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