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Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, and stars Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones and Patti Page. Elmer Gantry was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1961, including Best Picture and Best Score.
Hugh Griffith presenting Shirley Jones with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Elmer Gantry" at the 33rd Academy Awards® in 1961....
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However, she won a 1960 Academy Award for her performance in Elmer Gantry portraying a woman corrupted by the title character played by Burt Lancaster. Her character becomes a prostitute who encounters her seducer years later and reveals his true character.
Shirley Jone's Oscar winning performance in Elmer Gantry.
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Jul 29, 2013 · She overturned her squeaky-clean image once before with her Oscar-winning portrayal of a vengeful prostitute in “Elmer Gantry” (1960) opposite Burt Lancaster, and the role that she considers...
Jan 30, 2015 · Shirley Jones on ‘Oklahoma,’ ‘Elmer Gantry’ and Guys Named Oscar. By Debra Birnbaum. Caroline Andrieu for Variety. Variety called it a “Cinderella” story: Teenager with the voice of an...
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Refusing from the start to be typecast in good-girl roles, she performed a number of dramatic roles on television, then went on to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as the prostitute in the powerful Elmer Gantry (1960). After a dip in her career during the late 1960s, she came back strong on television as the mother on "The ...
