Jean Simmons

Simmons in a studio publicity photo, 1955

Birth Name: Jean Merilyn Simmons

Date of Birth: 31 January, 1929

Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, U.K.

Date of Death: 22 January, 2010

Place of Death: Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English

Jean Simmons was an English actress and singer.

She was the daughter of Winifred Aida (Loveland) and Charles Simmons, a gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Jean became a U.S. citizen in 1956.

She had a daughter with her former husband, English actor Stewart Granger; and a daughter with her former husband, American director Richard Brooks.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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