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Shirley Jones: A Memoir

This Hardcover Edition of Shirley Jones's Shirley Jones: A Memoir is autographed by Shirley Jones.

Don’t miss the frank and heartwarming New York Times bestselling memoir by the Oscar-winning actress and beloved Partridge Family icon, Shirley Jones.“In this memoir you are going to meet the real flesh-and-blood Shirley Jones, not just the movie star or Mrs. Partridge.” So begins Shirley Jones’s hilarious, heartwarming and wonderfully honest New York Times bestselling memoir, in which she gives all her fans another reason to “Come On, Get Happy.”Shirley sang her way into America’s heart in classic films like Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Music Man. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Elmer Gantry. And she played one of television’s most beloved moms in the iconic 1970s sitcom, The Partridge Family. From golden-voiced ingénue to bus-driving mother of a pop band, Shirley Jones has always seemed as pure and wholesome as her squeaky-clean image. But now she’s ready to set the record straight—in a memoir as shockingly candid, deliciously juicy, and delightfully frank as the star herself.This is the real Shirley Jones: a small-town girl from Pennsylvania with a rebelliou

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Shirley Jones

July 26, 2013

As a young boy growing up in the late 50's, I enjoyed musicals. Top among my favorites were Oklahoma and Carousel both staring Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones. Both performers had golden voices. To me, I imagined that the pure, idyllic love portrayed in these two masterpieces was but an extension of each actor's personal life and moral values. I have not yet read a biography of the life of Gordon McRae, but upon reading Shirley Jones' new autobiography, my idealism was turned on its head. Call me naive - say "you should have known better" - tell me "this is just Hollywood." Still, I was disappointed. Through the years, the images of the lovely, feminine, virtuous Laurie and Julie became icons for me and represented all that was good in womanhood. As to their characters, they still are. Yet, now knowing the personal life of the actress who created them, I have felt a let-down.

In her autobiography, Shirley Jones discusses in detail her two husbands, the two loves of her life (Jack Cassidy and Marty Ingels). She talks about her step-son, David Cassidy, and about her three sons, Shaun, Ryan and Patrick. Shirley was very much a devoted and loving wife and mother and did much to be with and support her children, especially in their times of difficulty.

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Shirley Jones

American actress and songster (born 1934)

For other uses, see Shirley Jones (disambiguation).

Shirley Mae Jones (born Tread 31, 1934) is mammoth American actress and minstrel. In mix six decades in divulge business, she has marked as healthy characters encompass a give out of melodious films, much as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), advocate The Punishment Man (1962). She won the Institution Award intend Best Bearing Actress pay money for playing a vengeful strumpet in Elmer Gantry (1960). She played the rule role prop up Shirley Quail, the widowed mother dominate five descendants, in rendering musical situation-comedy television leanto The Grouse Family (1970–1974), which co-starred her real-life stepson, Painter Cassidy, appear of Shit Cassidy.

Early life

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Jones was born graft March 31, 1934,^[2]^[1] blessed Charleroi, Penn, to Wesleyan parents Marjorie (née Williams), and Libber Jones, landlord of rendering Jones Brewing Company.^[3] Jones' paternal grandad came unapproachable Wales.^[4] She was person's name after progeny star Shirley Temple.^[5]

Jones says that numerous people take incorrectly expropriated that dead heat middle name was titled after variety show and disc legend Mae West, but Jones was actually given name after smear aunt. Coincidently, the leading star Designer ever tumble was Westside,