MADness—the Blog
Jean Simmons died today in Santa Monica, after a battle with lung cancer. She was 80. She was a great star of the postwar era, known for her beauty and talent, often playing roles of quiet strength and dignity. Simmons started in British movies, then went on to have a notable Hollywood career. She gained notice for her performances in Great Expectations (1946) and Black Narcissus (1947), then played Ophelia to Olivier’s Hamlet in 1948, earning one of her two Oscar nominations. Among her many films are The Actress (1953), Elmer Gantry (1960), and Spartacus (1960).
Simmons was Sergeant Sarah Brown, the sister who ran a mission (and object of a wager), in the film adaptation of Guys and Dolls. “He will not be a gambler for one thing,” she says. Ah, what does she know?
Guys and Dolls (1955)
“I’ll Know”
Jean Simmons, Marlon Brando
“Mine I’ll leave to chance and chemistry—”
“Chemistry?”
“Yeah, chemistry!”
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