Shirley Jones Biography (1934-)

Full name, Shirley Mae Jones; born March 31, 1934, in Charleroi, PA; raised in Smithton, PA; daughter of Paul (owner of a beer manufacturing company) andMarjorie (maiden name, Williams) Jones; married Jack Cassidy (an actor), August 5, 1956 (divorced, 1975); married Marty Ingels (an actor and agent), November 13, 1977 (filed for divorce, 2002); children: (first marriage) Shaun (anactor, writer, director, and producer), Patrick (an actor), Ryan. Addresses: Office: Suite One Productions, 8127 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046.; Agent: c/o J. Cast Productions, 2550 Greenvalley Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90046.; Contact: 701 N. Oakhurst Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: March 31, 1934; Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Laurey Williams, Oklahoma!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
Julie Jordan, Carousel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
Liz Templeton, April Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
Linda Cabot, Never Steal Anything Small, Universal, 1959
Betty Barnaby, Bobbikins, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Lulu Bains, Elmer Gantry, United Artists, 1960
Suzie Murphy, Pepe, Columbia, 1960
Marty Purcell, Two Rode Together, Columbia, 1961
Marian Paroo, The Music Man, Warner Bros., 1962
Amy Martin, A Ticklish Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
Elizabeth Marten, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
Janet Walker, Bedtime Story, Universal, 1964
Karen Williams, Dark Purpose (also known as L'intrigo), Universal, 1964
Marigold Marado, The Secret of My Success, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
Janice Claridge, Fluffy, Universal, 1965
Flo, The Happy Ending, United Artists, 1969
El Golfo, Mercurio Films, 1969
Oddly Coupled (also known as Fish for All), 1970
Jenny, The Cheyenne Social Club, National General, 1970
Gina Rowe, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979
LaDonna Carey, Tank, Universal, 1983
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul, 1993
Herself, Cops 'n Roberts, 1995
This Is My Father, PutchFilms, 1998
Elly Morton, Gideon's Webb (also known as Gideon's Web), Baldwin/Cohen Productions, 1998
Nurse Kevorkian, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th, 2000
Ethel, Ping!, Initial Entertainment Group, 2000
The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter, 2000
Bunny Burns, Manna from Heaven, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Shirley Partridge, The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970-1974
Shirley Miller, Shirley, NBC, 1979-1980
Barbara Mansfield, Burke's Law, 1994-1995
Kate, Something So Right, NBC, 1996
Teresa Lewis, Megan's mother, Melrose Place, Fox, 1998
Also host of Family Classic Movies on AMC.
Pilots
Betty Stevens, For the Love of Mike, CBS, 1962
Dr. Aphrodite, Out of the Blue, CBS, 1968
Shirley Partridge, A Knight in Shining Armour, ABC, 1971
Jenny Dolan, The Lives of Jenny Dolan, NBC, 1975
Polly Harrington, The Adventures of Pollyanna, CBS, 1982
Hotel, 1983
Charlie Hannon, Charlie, ABC, 1990
Movies
Katherine Johnson, Silent Night, Lonely Night, NBC, 1969
Evelyn Harris, But I Don't Want to Get Married, ABC, 1970
Anne Baldwin, The Girls of Huntington House, ABC, 1973
Helen Doss, The Family Nobody Wanted, ABC, 1975
Eleanor Anderson, Winner Take All, NBC, 1975
Laura Talbot, Yesterday's Child, NBC, 1977
Constance Dobson, Evening in Byzantium, syndicated, 1978
Sarah Laver, Who'll Save Our Children?, CBS, 1978
Joan Muir, A Last Cry for Help, ABC, 1979
Betty Tisdale, The Children of An Lac, CBS, 1980
E. F. Crown, Inmates: A Love Story, ABC, 1981
Susanne Millard, There Were Times, Dear, PBS, 1987
Ethel, Dog's Best Friend, The Family Channel, 1997
Specials
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1955, 1967, 1971, 1972, and 1973
The Red Mill, CBS, 1958
Step on the Gas, CBS, 1960
Hollywood Melody, NBC, 1962
The Wonderful World of Burlesque, NBC, 1965
I Feel a Song Coming On, 1965
Friends and Nabors, CBS, 1966
Peggy Ruby, The Royal Follies of 1933, NBC, 1967
Perry Como's Music from Hollywood, ABC, 1977
Host, Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons, ABC, 1977

Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women, and Song, NBC, 1980
Shirley Jones' America, CBS, 1981
Marriage and family hostess, Women of Russia, syndicated, 1981
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
Tennesse Ernie Ford's America, PBS, 1985
Getting the Last Laugh, ABC, 1985
Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden, NBC, 1986
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1986
An All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle, syndicated, 1986
Happy Birthday Hollywood, ABC, 1987
Host, Six Hours for Life (Leukemia Society of America Telethon), syndicated, 1987
A Grand Night: The Performing Arts Salute Public Television, PBS,1988
A Salute to Broadway: Chorus Lines, 1988
Christmas in Washington, 1988
Performed the song "God Bless America," Command Performance: An All-Star Salute to the President, ABC, 1989
Host and performed the songs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," "It Might AsWell Be Spring," and "Time," "Music by Richard Rodgers," Great Performances, PBS, 1990
Judge, The 1990 Miss America Pageant, 1990
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II, American Movie Classics, 1991
Mom Knows Best, CBS, 1992
The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1993
"I Want a Baby," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1994
The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1994
Host, The Tunes of Tommy Dorsey: A Sentimental Journey, 1994
Here Comes the Bride ... There Goes the Groom, CBS, 1995
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1996
Host, Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Burt Lancaster, American Movie Classics, 1997
The 70th Annual Academy Awards, 1998
Documentaries
The Beatles Anthology, ABC, 1995
The Making of a Child Star, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
Episodic
"You're the Top," Four Star Jubilee, CBS, 1956
"Shadow of Evil," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1957
"And There Shall Be Music," The Bell Telephone Hour, 1961
Mystery guest, What's My Line?, 1962
"The Shattered Glass," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, 1964
The Perry Como Show, NBC, 1965
The Andy Williams Show, 1965, 1967
Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1968
"The Third Choice," The Name of the Game, 1969
Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, and1976
Ellyn Mandrake, "Phillip's Game," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1977
Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1978
The Big Show, NBC, 1980
The Phil Donahue Show, syndicated, 1980
"The Captain and the Kid/The Dean and the Flunkee/Poor Rich Man/Isaac Aegean Affair: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, 1983
Joan Gilbert, "Discoveries," Hotel, ABC, 1987
Kathleen Lane, "The Body Politic," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988
Kitty Noland, The Slap Maxwell Story, ABC, 1988
Ann Owens Arden, "Shear Madness," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
Jean McDowell, "The Way We Are," Empty Nest, NBC, 1991
Herself, "Women in Film," Women of the House, CBS, 1995
Shirley/Evil Shirley, "One Mean Mother," Deadly Games, UPN, 1995
Kate, "Something about Thanksgiving," Something So Right, 1996
Kate, "Something about a Silver Anniversary," Something So Right,1997
The Pet Shop, Animal Planet, 1997
Celia, "Drew Dates a Senior," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998
Celia, "Drew's Holiday Punch," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998
The Di Palma Forum at UNLV, PBS, c. 1999
Celia, "A House Reunited," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1999
Lydia, "Little Orphan Hilda," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1999
Herself, "Red Sees Red," That '70s Show, Fox, 2000
Also appeared in episodes of Dupont Show of the Month, CBS; Fireside Theatre, NBC; Gruen Guild Playhouse; and Lux Video Theatre.
Stage Appearances
(Broadway debut) Nurse, South Pacific, Majestic Theatre, 1953
Juliet, Me and Juliet, Majestic Theatre, 1954
The Beggar's Opera, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1957
Lady in the Dark, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Company and summertheatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1960
Call Me Madam, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Company and summer theatre, 1960
Title role, Maggie Flynn, American National Theatre Academy Theatre, New York City, 1968
Bitter Suite, Long Beach, NY, 1983
Melissa, Love Letters, Allenbury Playhouse, Boiling Springs, PA, 1993-1994
Major Tours and Concerts
Juliet, Me and Juliet, U.S. cities, 1955
Laurey, Oklahoma!, U.S. State Department sponsored tour of European cities, 1956
Cabaret tour with Jack Cassidy, U.S. cities, 1958
Susy Hendrix, Wait until Dark, U.S. cities, 1967
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, U.S. cities, 1975
Show Boat, U.S. cities, 1976
The Shirley Jones Special, U.S. cities, 1981
Appeared in concert with Rich Little, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, 1984.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Always in the Mood, Manhattan, 1986
Show Tunes, Sony Special Products, 1995
Albums; Vocal and Track Contributions
Partridge Family, Partridge Family Album, 1970, released by Razor& Tie, 1993
Partridge Family, Partridge Family Sound Magazine, Bell, 1971
Partridge Family, At Home with Their Greatest Hits (compilation),Bell, 1972
Marlo Thomas, Free to Be You and Me (juvenile), Arista, 1972
Partridge Family, Greatest Hits (compilation), Arista, 1989
"Christmas Is My Time of Year" and (Partridge Family) "Rockin around theChristmas Tree," TV Family Christmas (various artists), Scotti Bros.,1992
"Almost Like Being in Love," Broadway in Love: Embraceable You (soundtrack), Sony, 1993
Partridge Family Shopping Bag, Razor & Tie, 1994
Heartaches & Harmonies (compilation), Rhino, 1994
Partridge Family Christmas Card, Razor & Tie, 1995
Pat Boone, Fifties: Complete, Bear Family, 1997
Also contributed song "You Done Me Wrong," World out of Time (Henry Kaiser and David Lindley in Madagascar) Vol. 2 by David Lindley, Shanachie.
Videos
Host, Shirley Jones' Lite Aerobic Workout, 1990
Host, Shirley Jones' Lo-Cal Diet, Exercise, and Beauty Programs, 1991
Host, Right Here in River City: The Making of Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man," 1998
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(With husband Marty Ingles) Shirley and Marty: An Unlikely Love Story, Morrow, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, December 23, 1994, p. 77; August 23, 1996, p.133

Electronic

Shirley Jones--Official Site, http://www.castproductions.com/shirleyjones.html, June 10, 2002

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