Lady Jean Simmons Dies At Age 80

Hello,
I am very sad today, because I have just learned that one of the great, legendary, female actors of our time, Lady Jean Simmons, passed away Friday. She was a great lady and a great actor. She will be greatly missed.

British actress Jean Simmons, who starred in the 1960 film "Spartacus", arrives as a guest for the opening of the play "You Can't Take It With You" in Los Angeles in this April 20, 2005 file photo. Simmons, aged 80, died at her home on January 22, 2010, local media reported. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British actress Jean Simmons, who starred opposite Laurence Olivier in "Hamlet" during a career spanning 60 years, has died in California, Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
Simmons, who was 80 and had lung cancer, died at her home in Santa Monica on Friday night, it quoted her agent Judy Page as saying.
Born in London, Simmons started acting in films as a teenager and later moved to the United States to star in movies such as the 1955 musical "Guys and Dolls" with Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, and Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus" with Kirk Douglas in 1960.
Simmons won a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for playing Ophelia in "Hamlet" in 1948 and a best actress nomination for her role in "The Happy Ending" -- a 1969 film directed by her second husband Richard Brooks.
Her marriage to Brooks ended in divorce in 1977. She married Brooks in 1960, months after divorcing actor Stewart Granger.
"As a 14-year-old dance student she was plucked from her school to play Margaret Lockwood's precocious sister in 'Give Us the Moon' (1944)," according to a biography of the actress on IMDb.COM movies website.
By the 1980s, she mainly appeared in TV mini-series and won an Emmy for her role in "The Thorn Birds" in 1983.
Simmons "made a comeback to films in 1995 in 'How to Make an American Quilt' co-starring Winona Ryder and Anne Bancroft, and most recently played the elderly Sophie in the English version of Hayao Miyazaki's 'Hauru no ugoku shiro'," a 2004 animated film, according to IMDb.COM.
Simmons is survived by her two daughters, Tracy Granger and Kate Brooks, Los Angeles Times said. She lived in Santa Monica with her pets, a dog and two cats, according to IMDb.COM.
(Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

RIP Lady Jean. Love, Anna

More, Different Artwork

Hi.
Wesley's artwork is proving to be very popular. Our thanks to everyone who has commented or rated his drawings. This time, I decided to show everyone a little bit about where he got his talent. These are my drawings. Please, Enjoy. Anna
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Wesley's Artwork

Hi,
I got several very positive responses to my son's paint picture, so I decided to post some of his drawings here. Some of these were done when he was a teenager, and others are more recent. All of them make me proud to have such a talented son. Please, enjoy! Anna  (click on images to enlarge)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,
I would like to show everyone a picture which my son drew with the Windows Paint program. He made this a couple of years ago as a Halloween wallpaper for his computer desktop. I think it is very creative and I wanted to share it here with all of you. I call it:
                                                                              Spooky House

I hope you all enjoy it. Anna                                                           (Click on picture to enlarge)

Hand-made Jewelry

Hello.
This posting is to show you some hand-made, professional quality costume jewelry. (click on pictures to enlarge)

 

I hope everyone likes these. Please feel free to comment.

Thank you, Anna

Ko Yu-Jin: Information From A Die Hard Fan

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Hello.

My first posting will be about my favorite Korean pop singer. His name is Ko Yu-Jin and he has the most amazing singing voice I have ever heard. I first saw, and heard him in a video on Youtube, about 21 month ago, and I have been a huge fan ever since. No matter how often I hear this man sing I am awed by his voice, every single time. What's so amazing?, you ask. Well, first of all, he was classically trained in music during his college years. Second, he has a near-three-octave vocal range; unusual for most men, as well as a lot of women. And, third, he can imitate the singing styles, and voices, of most of his contemporaries in the K-pop entertainment field; both men and women. If you still aren't convinced, then I suggest you check out some of the videos, featuring this man, that you can find on Youtube. Ko Yu-Jin is, in a word, awesome! Thank you. Anna

(Ko Yu-Jin was born in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 8 april, 1978. (Birth name: Go Hang-Yu) He attended the High school Jamsin, and Christ Theology University, in Seoul, where he majored in classical music. He gave up the classical music field to become a member of the Korean pop group, Flower in the mid- 1990’s. He served two years in the Korean Military, which is mandatory for all Korean young men. After his military service, he recorded his first solo album, (Newborn-2004), before rejoining Flower. Ko Yu-Jin has almost a three octave vocal range, and has impersonated many of his contemporaries in the pop music field, both male and female. He can sing “true” soprano, even though he is not a “castrato”, but speaks in a normal masculine voice range. After the break-up of Flower, in 2006, Ko Yu-Jin went on to launch a solo career releasing two more albums and a single. ( My Romantic Life-2006; Equi-Vocal-2008; and the single, Neo Hanaman (Just You)-2008.) Posted May, 2009, on Last FM by A.D.)