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Auction History Result 1a595 SHIRLEY JONES signed 8x10 still '62 full-length close up of the sexy star in low-cut dress! Date Sold 8/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Shirley Jones was born Shirley Mae Jones in Charleroi, Pennsylvania in 1934. She showed her singing talent as a small child, and started taking formal lessons at the age of 12. Over the next few years she would listen to Gordon MacRae on the radio and in movies (he was 13 years older than her, and a major star), and she dreamed of singing with him someday (as no doubt millions of teenage girls did). As soon as she graduated high school, she went to New York and auditioned for South Pacific, and she not only got a part, but Rodgers and Hammerstein were so taken by her that they signed her to a personal contract, and she was the only person they signed! She next understudied the lead in the Chicago version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's next play, Me and Juliet, and in 1955 they cast her in the movie version of Oklahoma (which had been on Broadway for 2,212 performances, starting in 1943, a record at that time), opposite Gordon MacRae! The huge success of that movie led Rodgers and Hammerstein to make Carousel the following year. Shirley was again cast as the lead, opposite Frank Sinatra as Billy Bigelow. But the producers intended to film the movie in both CinemaScope and Todd-AO, which would require each scene to be shot twice. Sinatra quit the movie over this, and Shirley convinced Rodgers and Hammerstein to re-sign Gordon MacRae on a few days' notice (and ironically, the technical people found a way to only shoot each scene once). The movie was another major hit, but the time of huge budget musicals was winding down, and Shirley returned to performing on Broadway, and took some non-musical film roles, including as a prostitute in Elmer Gantry, where she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. In 1960, she starred in The Music Man opposite Robert Preston, the last of her great musicals. In 1956, she had married actor Jack Cassidy, becoming stepmom to his 6 year old son, and they had three sons together. In 1970, she was cast as the lead of the TV show The Partridge Family, and her stepson David played her eldest son on the show. In 1974, the show went off the air, and Shirley and Jack divorced (he would die in a fire two years later), and in 1977 she married wacky comedian turned agent Marty Ingels. Mr. Ingels passed away in 2015, and as of 2021, Shirley is still alive at the age of 87. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been personally autographed (signed) by Shirley Jones! Note that our consignor purchased a collection of autographed stills that were collected by Leonard Sorgi, who was a unit manager for ABC for shows like The Soupy Sales Show, The Jerry Mahoney Show, and many others. He was also Unit Manager for the Academy Awards for a number of years, and during his long and varied career, he met many celebrities and obtained autographs from them in person (often personalized to him). Our consignor (and we) feel certain that the autograph on this still is authentic! Condition: good to very good. Much of the back of the still has darkened but it only slightly affects the front (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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