Shirley Jones

Winning the Oscar for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Elmer Gantry (1960) at the Academy Awards in 1961, Shirley Jones comes to the stage at the 20th Annual Salute to Seniors on June 3 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Returning for the 20th year, the Salute to Seniors is the largest and most exciting senior event in Colorado.

Personally selected by Rogers and Hammerstein to appear on stage in South Pacific as one of the nurses, Shirley was well suited for the role. Rogers and Hammerstein took her on tour for Me and Juliet as the lead role. Her tour was interrupted, so she could successfully compete for the smash hit playing Laurey in Oklahoma! Later, she electrified Broadway with her role in The Music Man. Shirley became the matriarch of the television rock and roll band in the Partridge Family for four seasons. Today, she dedicates much of her time to charity efforts. She and her husband, Marty Ingels have purchased Fawn Park in unincorporated San Bernardino County as a memorial to the victims of 9-11.