Famous actresses:whats in a name?
@librarygeek1980 (3137)
United States
February 18, 2017 2:11pm CST
Since this has come up twice for me, I should clarify a few things: yes my name is Jennifer Jones, no I was not named after the movie actress, in fact, she acted in movies about 10 years before my own parents were born, and they have never heard of her. She does sound fascinatin though, and I may have to check out some of her work when I get a chance. I'm more of a Bettie Page fan though love her work.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
18 Feb 17
@JohnRoberts Not that I can recall. Of course, I've seen probably hundreds of movies over the years whose titles I don't remember, so I may have seen them.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 17
Never saw Duel in the Sun or The Song of Bernadette?
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
18 Feb 17
I have not seen any of her movies yet either...
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
18 Feb 17
I had not heard of her either, but now I am curious.
Nice to know that you know Bettie Page though, I have heard of her for sure.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
18 Feb 17
@librarygeek1980 She sure is Jennifer. She changed a lot in her lifetime, I mean she changed how women were viewed.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
18 Feb 17
@TiarasOceanView gotta agree, she was a pioneer in her own right, did you know that she never got paid for any of her work till later in life?
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
18 Feb 17
She is just one tremendous lady for sure
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@Orson_Kart (8261)
• United Kingdom
19 Feb 17
I recognised the name and mistakenly thought it was the same as she who played David Cassidy's mother in The Partridge Family. Of course on checking I now know that was Shirley Jones.
At least I got the surname right. Right? 
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
19 Feb 17
Yes, you got that one right, lol. Cm on get happy!
@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
18 Feb 17
Bettie page was a pinup model back in the 1950s, one of a kind, original. Here is a pic of her, it might ring a bell
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
18 Feb 17
@librarygeek1980 oh!well never interest in women any ways.LOL
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
18 Feb 17
There's also Jenny Jones the comedienne and TV presenter.
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
18 Feb 17
@librarygeek1980 I didn't know she wore them - I thought that was Sally Jesse Raphael.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
18 Feb 17
Omg, I remember that, she was a talk show host, I wanted her glasses 
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
19 Feb 17
@asfarasiknow she did for a short time
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Feb 17
@librarygeek1980 - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult used a great photo of her on their Sexplosion! album.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 17
I did immediately think same name as the actress. Actually Jennifer Jones was a movie name. She was born Phyllis Isley.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
18 Feb 17
It was pretty commonplace back then to have stage names, I think Lucille Ball did
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