
It’s a sad truth, but Jennifer Jones’s name itself is now teetering on the edge of obscurity. Most casual moviegoers currently under the age of 40 might not even be able to identify the actress. But Thursday, December 17, 2009 marked a historically significant day: when Jones died at her home in Malibu, California, of natural causes – at the age of 90 – we saw the passing of one of the last goddesses of film, one of those performers who carried an unfettered onscreen magnetism that couldn’t be feigned.
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