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Named after child star Shirley TempleShirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She Shirley Jones: A Memoir formal training at the age of 12 and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. Taken by Shirley's beautifully Shirley Jones: A Memoir voice, Shirley was signed as a nurse in the Broadway production of "South Pacific". Within a year, she would be in Hollywood to appear in her first film Oklahoma! After Shirley Jones: A Memoir, Shirley returned to Broadway for the stage production of "Oklahoma! But by this time, musicals were a dying art and she would have a few lean years. She would work on television in programs like Playhouse 90 With a screen image comparable to peaches-n-cream, Shirley wanted a darker role to change her image. Inshe would be cast as the vengeful prostitute in the Richard Shirley Jones: A Memoir dramatic film Elmer Gantry With a brilliant performance against an equally brilliant Burt LancasterShirley would Shirley Jones: A Memoir the Oscar for Supporting Actress. But the public wanted the good Shirley so she was cast as "Marion", the librarian, in the successful musical The Music Man Robert Preston had played the role on Broadway and his performance along with Shirley was magic. But the movies changed in the 60's and Shirley's image did not fit so she would see her movie career stop in There were always nightclubs, but Shirley would be remembered by another generation as "Shirley Partridge" in Shirley Jones: A Memoir television series The Partridge Family While Shirley Jones: A Memoir success of the show would do more for her stepson, teen idol David Cassidyit would keep her name and face in the public view for the Shirley Jones: A Memoir years that the series ran. The show still plays in reruns. After the show ended, Shirley would spend the rest of the 70's in the land of television movies. The television movie The Lives of Jenny Dolan would be made as a pilot for a series that was not picked up. InShirley Jones: A Memoir appeared in a comedy show called Shirleybut the show lasted only one season. Shirley would appear infrequently in the 80's and in Shirley Jones: A Memoir extolling fitness and beauty at the end of the decade. She was named after Shirley Temple. Her father owned the local brewery. When she was 20, she went to New York with her parents and, within a week, became the first and only actor signed to a personal contract by Rogers and Hammerstein. She was in the Broadway chorus of "South Pacific" and then was offered the part of "Laurey" in "Oklahoma! After that, she continued with the European traveling stage production with Jack Cassidy and they fell in love. She came back to make Carouseloriginally cast with Frank Sinatra in the male lead but later recast with Gordon MacRaeher costar in Oklahoma! Inshe won an Oscar for her role in Elmer Gantry Little did she know that her Shirley Jones: A Memoir step-son was going to be the oldest Partridge child, "Keith". From then on, she would always be considered David Cassidy 's mother. InThe Partridge Family went off the air. Jack's mental illness worsened and manic depression deepened. Inafter years of abuse, Shirley divorced Jack. Jack died in an apartment fire in December of InShirley married comedian Marty Ingels. InMarty and Shirley wrote a book about their life and their romance and marriage. Shirley continued to act and was recently on The Drew Carey Show Inafter almost 25 years of marriage, Shirley and Marty separated for six months due to tensions with her sons. Fortunately, Marty and Shirley reconciled and are still one of Hollywood's happiest married, if not odd couple, around. Sign In. Edit Shirley Jones. Showing all items. Ex-stepmother of actor David Cassidy. Special outfits were used to cover her showing stomach on the Shirley Jones: A Memoir. Featured performer at the Republican National Convention. Filed a libel suit in against the National Enquirer after it wrote that she was "drinking vodka like it was water"; won a retraction and a settlement. Son Shaun Cassidy --standing in for her deceased father- -gave her away at her wedding to Marty Ingels. Began her career on Broadway at 18 in the original production of "South Pacific" in They plan to turn it into a public park. Conflict between Ingels and Jones' sons his version and his outrageous behavior her version had caused them to separate several times in recent years, the longest being for 10 months in Although in many ways she's like her wholesome public image, she does have another side to her personality, which shows Shirley Jones: A Memoir her liking books on true crime. Shirley was very disappointed by the decision. When asked which of her musicals was her favorite, she has said it was The Music Man While she says she has special memories of Oklahoma! Her ex- Shirley Jones: A Memoir Partridge Familyco-star and real-life stepson, David Cassidyonce admitted that he had a crush on her. Was very disappointed that her show The Partridge Familywas canceled after the fourth season. Her stepson and series co-star, David Cassidywas growing tired of playing the same role, plus, the show had sunk in the ratings. Jones wasn't ready to do a television series, hence, the role Shirley Jones: A Memoir given to her best friend Florence Henderson. Has ten grandchildren: Caitlin Cassidy b. Meaghan b. Was invited by Shirley Jones: A Memoir Landon to an art exhibit, where she met her second husband Marty Ingels. After she had refused an offer of reconciliation from Jack Cassidyshe received word that her ex-husband's penthouse apartment was on fire. Apparently, the fire started from his lit cigarette when he fell asleep on the couch; the following morning, firefighters found her ex-husband's body inside the gutted apartment. Had said in an interview that she wanted Jack Cassidy back, when it was too late, because of his death. At that time David was only six years old. When he was 20 he auditioned and won the co-starring role in the popular comedy The Partridge Familyopposite Jones as her eldest son. Was the producers' first and only choice for the lead role of The Partridge Family Was a spokesperson for the popular California-based Ralphs Supermarkets in the Shirley Jones: A Memoir. Besides being the only The Partridge Family members who sang for themselves, she and David Cassidy were the only ones who did not lend their voices to Hanna-Barbera's animated version of the series. Was named after Shirley Temple. Gave birth to her third child at age 31, son Ryan Cassidyon February 23, Gave birth to her first child at age 24, son Shaun Cassidyon September 27, Gave birth to her second child at age 27, son Patrick Cassidy on January 4, According to her autobiography, "Shirley Jones: A Memoir", she lost her virginity at age 21 to her future husband Jack Cassidy during the Italian leg of their "Oklahoma! The reason she took on the starring role on The Partridge Family was so she could play the first working mother ever to be portrayed on television. Her favorite television series to date was The Partridge Family She once said she liked that show, a lot, because it had music in it and Jones felt it had a chance to succeed because it was different. The reason she turned down the lead role in The Brady Bunch is she didn't want to be seen as the mother at home, taking the roast out of the oven. Her first husband Jack Cassidy suffered from bipolar disorder. Played a grandmother in two movies: Grandma's Boy and Family Weekend Met Eddie Albert on the set of Oklahoma! Their friendship would last for 50 years, until Albert's death on May 26, Her ex- The Partridge Family co- star Dave Madden said in his memoirs that he did not get along with Jones' second husband Marty Ingelsand therefore had a limited relationship with her. Originally, on The Partridge Familythe only cast member who was supposed to sing was her. However, after the producers heard David Cassidy 's demos of the songs, they decided to let him sing as well. Originally, her character on The Partridge Family was going to be named Connie, but the producers eventually changed it to "Shirley". Former mother-in-law of Ann Shirley Jones: A Memoir and Janice Pennington. In she attended a summer camp in Lake Erie NY for girls. Her grandparents owned and operated a hotel in Smithton, PA. On The Partridge Familyher co-stars played musical instruments, as did her own family in real life. Met Ken Welch at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, who asked her to do the musicals, at every audition. Every summer her parents would take her to New York for her summer vacation. She traveled every summer to Pittsburgh where she took summer courses in college. Other than herself, her former The Partridge Family co-star, David Cassidyis the other singer of the band. Her hobbies are singing, dancing, politics, philanthropy, spending time with her family, swimming and traveling. Her birthplace, Charleroi, Pennsylvania, is 30 miles, south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beat out Piper Laurie for the co-starring role in Elmer Gantry While filming Fluffy she developed a special relationship with Hollywood's famous animal trainer Ralph Helfer 's legendary African Lion Zamba. From she resided in a mansion in Beverly Hills, CA. The song, "I Think I Love You," reached 1 on the Billboard Hot music chart, making her the second person, after Frank Sinatraand the first woman, to win an acting Oscar and also have a 1 hit on that chart. Shirley Jones - Wikipedia

Nineteen-year-old Jones grabbed the attention of Broadway legends Rodgers and Hammerstein at her first audition. Diane talks with singer and actor Shirley Jones about her life on and off the screen. All rights reserved. I'm Diane Rehm. You are welcome to be part of the Shirley Jones: A Memoir. Give us a call at Send us an email to drshow wamu. Follow us on Facebook or send us a tweet. What a pleasure to have you here. REHM And I want to report to all our listeners you look exactly the same as you always have, that beautiful hair and that youthful face. REHM Thank you. Talk about growing up in Smithton, Shirley Jones: A Memoir. First, where is it? It's a very small town, residents. And my Shirley Jones: A Memoir who came over from Wales when he was about four years old decided to build a brewery. It was the Jones Brewing Company and he built it in this little, tiny town and employed most of the town. It was great. I had wished I could raise my kids in a town like that. Our public school had two grades in one room and one teacher you know, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th and then the high school was just residents in the high school. You know my class And we had to take a little bus to go outside the little town to go to the high school. And my class was only about 55 altogether, you know, and I try to go to the class reunion every year. JONES Oh, absolutely, absolutely, although I think I always missed having brothers and sisters, but I had so many cousins and everybody lived so close And I was a big animal nut, you know. I raised everything from birds to mice to snakes you name it and wanted to be a Shirley Jones: A Memoir all my life. It was a gift and I was singing when I was, you know, three, four, five years old the youngest member of the church choir at age six in my little town. And I thought everybody could sing, you know, it was given to me. And I sang for all of the, you know, the family events and all the local, the Lions Club and The Rotary Club, you know, in town. JONES And then during the summers I would go Shirley Jones: A Memoir a place called the Pittsburgh Playhouse and study drama and dance and so on you know and loved performing. But I still had this dream to become a veterinarian so I was very mixed about what I was going to do. REHM Interesting. You Shirley Jones: A Memoir closer to your father than to your mother? I mean, she was, you know, and I was an only child and so was I. I was strong, too. So in other words, we butted heads quite Shirley Jones: A Memoir bit, yeah exactly. And my father was the sweetheart of the world. I dedicated my book to my father. I adored him but he died at 49 as did my husband Jack Cassidy die at So I lost two incredible men at that age. He was a heavy smoker and actually I hate to say this, but he died of a doctor's mistake because he went in, had the surgery, had the tumor removed and he was doing well. And suddenly, the doctor that did this surgery was out on another occasion and Shirley Jones: A Memoir was sort of just a young intern Shirley Jones: A Memoir and his other lung started to fill Shirley Jones: A Memoir. Jack was a heavy smoker, too. It was interesting 'cause actually cigarettes killed both Jack and my father. Jack was smoking in his apartment. We were separated Shirley Jones: A Memoir this time and a cigarette had gone into the naugahyde couch and he went out to dinner with some friends, came back after dinner, fell asleep on the couch. REHM Horrible. But I want to go back a bit because, I mean, the story of your getting these lead singing roles was sort of magical. Again, you know, my life has been extraordinary. It really has been, Diane. That was our holiday. And I just graduated high school and I was on my way to college to become a veterinarian. This was July. I was going to college in the fall and I knew this pianist that I'd worked with at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. So I called him and he said, come on, Shirl, come on up, we'll sing a couple of tunes, you know. They had about three shows running on Broadway at that time and their shows ran so long they had to keep replacing Shirley Jones: A Memoir people all the time. I was this little kid from a small town. JONES Anyway, he talked me into going and singing and I stood in line with everybody else, got to the stage, sang for the casting director and he said, Miss Jones, could you wait a few moments? Rodgers just happens to be across the street rehearsing his orchestra for "Oklahoma" which was about to open at City Center and go out on another tour. And all of a sudden, down the aisle comes this gentleman and he said, Miss Jones? And I said, yes. I said, what Shirley Jones: A Memoir you say your name was again? He said, Richard Rodgers. Then I sang "Lover" in a high soprano key and I sang a little song that my pianist had written just for me, and three songs. And he said, could you wait about 20 minutes? I'm going to call my partner, Oscar Hammerstein at home. He canceled the rest of the auditions for the day. You know, it's my first audition anywhere, anyplace Now my pianist said, Shirley, I hate to do this to you, but I have to leave. I have an airplane to catch. It was some sort of holiday. And Rodgers said, never mind, we'll think of something. I waited. Down the aisle finally comes this very tall gentleman by the name of Hammerstein and he said, Miss Jones, do you know the score of "Oklahoma"? And I said, well, I said, I might know some of the music, but I don't know the words. And I'm talking to the lyricist, you understand. I happen to have a Shirley Jones: A Memoir here. I said, but Mr. Hammerstein, my pianist had to leave. I have no one to play. And Rodgers said, we have the full City Center Symphony across the street. He took me across the street. I still Shirley Jones: A Memoir read music, but I had such an ear, you know. Again, Shirley Jones: A Memoir was a gift that was given to me. I would hear a song once and I was able to sing it, you know, so I had that, too. I had this really good ear for the sound. REHM So you just began doing this. You had no fright on the stage? I was so young. I'd been in the business such a short time, I thought it happened to everybody. I didn't know that I was -- you know. Show business is easy. I don't know what people are talking about, you know. Shirley Jones, and when we come back, we'll talk more, hear more of her beautiful voice and take your calls. Stay with us. She not only has that voice, she has acting chops as well. You were the first and only singer to be put under personal contract with Rogers and Hammerstein. Tell me about that. When they -- my first show that they put me in was "South Pacific" and it was the last three of the Broadway Company. Mary Martin was no longer in it. Shirley Jones : A Memoir - -

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want Shirley Jones: A Memoir read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Shirley Jones by Shirley Jones. Shirley Jones by Shirley Jones. A candid and Shirley Jones: A Memoir memoir by the Oscar-winning actress and beloved "Partridge Family" icon, Shirley Jones. Shirley Jones is an American film legend of the first order, having starred in "Oklahoma! Get Shirley Jones: A Memoir Copy. HardcoverLarge printpages. Published August 1st by Center Point first published June 25th More Details Other Editions 8. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Shirley Jonesplease sign up. All I want to know is who she had affairs with! But it doesn't sound like I can bring myself to slog through the book. Shirley Jones: A Memoir want to spill the beans? Robert Actually she spends more ink talking about who she did NOT sleep with. She claims to be highly sexual but only mentions a few minor names other than h …more Actually she spends more ink talking about who she did NOT sleep with. She claims to be highly sexual but only mentions a few minor names other than her two husbands. She throws in a couple raunchy sex scenes and talks about her masturbation fantasies, probably part of her plan to refute her wholesome image. See 2 questions about Shirley Jones…. Shirley Jones: A Memoir with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Shirley Jones: A Memoir order. Start your review of Shirley Jones. Aug 07, JoAnne Pulcino rated it did not like it. After winning a beauty contest she attracted the likes of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein in her first audition, and the rest is history. She became the star of their musicals and road shows. At one point Ms. Jones talks about the self involved actors and their insecurities. Then she proceeds to fall in love with probably the most narcissistic, self centered, drunken womanizer, Jack Cassidy. I believe her love for him was real, but she paid a terribly high price. For some reason Ms. Jones needs to strip herself of her goody Shirley Jones: A Memoir shoes image in the most graphic of depictions. I didn't need to know all about the details of her sexuality and her actions. Just sing, Shirley!!!! View all 5 comments. Oct 09, Connie Curtis rated it it was ok. I never Shirley Jones: A Memoir I'd be listening to a book where Mrs. Partridge is bragging about how sexual she is and describing how she masturbates. For the record, I read other reviews and was ready to fast forward over the grisly details of how she pleasures herself even today. When she launched into it, I skipped that rather lengthy part until she was through. I'll never understand Shirley Jones: A Memoir people want to ruin their reputations when they Shirley Jones: A Memoir known for being a clean goody-goody or a decent person. What's s Wow. What's so wrong with that? People love to destroy that reputation and make sure we know they aren't really that good or clean or moral in person. Shirley Jones certainly does that in this book. I didn't want to hear about the size of her sons' and husband's genitals. I wanted to hear more stories and anecdotes. She went on about how nearly every man she's ever met has hit on her and how obsessed she was and still is with her former husband, Jack Cassidy, a true cad if there ever was one. I felt bad for her currant husband as she describes Jack as the love of her life. I guess Marty's chopped liver? I'm always disappointed when people fall from the pedestal we've placed them on, because we like having someone we think we can look up to. Some things should be kept private. Shirley Jones clearly has no privacy issues. I have lost respect for her, for her lack of decency and her assumption that we wanted to know all these details of her very private life. Someday, she may be very embarrassed by what she has blabbed about herself and others in this memoir. Tabloids spray garbage at us all the time about the private lives of celebrities. The sad thing is, she did it willingly. View 1 comment. This book was disappointing. I really looked forward to this book because I wanted to learn more about Shirley Jones since I only knew her from The Partridge Family. This book was poorly written - no way around that. Shirley's co-author didn't do her any favors. It reads like a freshman paper. It rambles and repeats. This Shirley Jones: A Memoir is really about Shirley and Jack Cassidy. We get it. You're still caught in the web of dysfunction known as Jack Cassidy. M This book was disappointing. Jones reveals Shirley Jones: A Memoir too much personal information about her sex life. It's sad because she comes across as the "good" girl who wants so badly to be considered a "bad" girl that she tries too hard. She shares very little about this time. Instead, Shirley Jones: A Memoir dwells on telling a one-sided story about a man who is no longer here to defend himself. For someone whose entire career came so easily to her, writing sure didn't. I was thoroughly disappointed in this book. View all 4 comments. Sep 08, Debbie rated it it was ok Shelves: autobiography-memoirnonfiction. Is there a way to wash my eyes out with soap? Can I clean out my mind and unread what I just read? Honestly, who wants Shirley Jones to explain her masturbatory techniques in detail? Did I need to know that David Cassidy inherited his donkey- sized penis from his father? This is one of those misguided memoirs, where salacious details are thrown onto almost every page to up book sales. Admittedly, it works.