Jean Simmons (1929-2010)

Jan 31, 1929 - Jan 22, 2010
Jean Simmons was born in England, and was once touted as the "British Elizabeth Taylor". She made her big film break at 17 as the ravishing and arrogant young Estella in David Lean's version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (1946). She was then cast as an exotic dancer by Michael Powell in Black Narcissus (1947). She came to the U.S. after Howard Hughes bought