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Jean Simmons dies at 80 in Los Angeles
Actress Jean Simmons, renowned for films like Hamlet and Guys and Dolls and later star of The Thorn Birds mini series, died Friday at her Santa Monica home at age 80 from lung cancer. Her long career spanned stage and television with roles alongside Olivier Brando Peck and Newman.
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