Mae West and me in her fur wrap during the heat wave.
Gordon sings “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top.” He had the most glorious voice ever.
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” (from Oklahoma!).
The death scene in Carousel. (My first crying scene.)
Me and my mentor Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry.
Winning the Academy Award for my part as Lulu Baines in Elmer Gantry.
As Marian the librarian.
As Marian the librarian and extremely pregnant in The Music Man.
James Cagney and me in an unromantic scene from Never Steal Anything Small.
Marlon Brando on the beach in Bedtime Story.
With Jimmy Stewart in one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies, The Cheyenne Social Club.
On a TV show with Glenn Ford before I inadvertently slept in his bed.
Jack and me at a Hollywood costume party.
I live out one of Jack’s fantasies by dressing up as a Playboy Bunny.
A happy family with Jack, Shaun, and baby Patrick.
Me and Shaun.
Jack, me, Shaun, and Patrick.
A classic moment of closeness between David and me during The Partridge Family.
The Partridge Family in their heyday.
Jack and me during our fateful Las Vegas show. Jack is showing the strain.
December 18, 1974. Marty and me on our first date and the very first time of many when he made me laugh.
Wedding day with Marty, 1977.
Marty and me on our first Christmas together. I am surrounded by all the gifts Marty gave me.
The lines are drawn on Patrick’s wedding day.
I get my star on Hollywood Boulevard. (The one next to John Wayne’s!)
Eat your heart out, Florence Henderson!
With President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan.
At the White House with President George Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.
I n my Emmy Award–nominated performance in Hidden Places in 2006. As Aunt Batty, with aging makeup to complete the look.
A rare quiet moment.
True love—Marty and me.
SHIRLEY JONES is a singer and actress of stage, screen, and television. In 1960, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and has since been nominated multiple times for the Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Golden Globe awards. She is the mother of four sons and the grandmother of nine children. She lives with her husband, Marty Ingels, in California.
WENDY LEIGH is the New York Times best-selling author and coauthor of Life with My Sister Madonna, Jeannie Out of the Bottle, and other celebrity biographies.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jones, Shirley
Shirley Jones; with Wendy Leigh. — First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
pages cm
1. Jones, Shirley, 1934 March 31- 2. Actors—United States—Biography. 3. Singers—United States—Biography. I. Leigh, Wendy. II. Title.
PN2287.J63A3 2013
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2013003350
ISBN 978-1-4767-2595-6
ISBN 978-1-4767-2597-0 (ebook)
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