She was a remarkable and arresting, if uneven, actress and a reluctant sex symbol known for a painful personal life who, probably very wisely, kept a great distance between herself and the press. At her best though, she was remarkable in films like the wonderful final screwball comedy by Ernst Lubitsch, “Cluny Brown” (which you can watch for free in a good looking print via ten minute chunks on YouTube…though I can’t embed it!).
Anyhow, here’s an obituary and a great appreciation by my favorite expert on such things, the Self Styled Siren. If you’ve never seen her, or haven’t in a while, this montage will give you an idea of why Jennifer Jones captured many an imagination.
