OBITUARY

Jean Simmons dies at 80; radiant beauty was known for stunning versatility

Over a career that spanned more than 60 years, she appeared in about 55 feature films and nearly as many television productions.

By Valerie J. Nelson

Los Angeles Times

January 23, 2010

Jean Simmons, a radiant British actress who as a teenager appeared opposite Laurence Olivier in “Hamlet” and emerged a star whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s in such films as “Guys and Dolls, “Elmer Gantry” and “Spartacus,” has died. She was 80.

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