“So bring out the smelling salts, hang on to your hats and get ready for the surprise of your lives!” she writes, coyly, in the book’s introduction. Then there’s “Shirley Jones,” her new autobiography (written with Wendy Leigh and published by Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books imprint) that turns the 79-year-old actress’ image on its head in startling – even shocking – ways. It all adds up to the publicly familiar Shirley Jones, whose crystalline soprano voice and dewy prettiness made her an immediate star in the 1950s film versions of “Oklahoma!” and “Carousel” and who captured a subsequent generation of fans in TV’s “The Partridge Family” in the 1970s. Jones’ living room has the sort of traditional furniture and knickknacks (exception: a prominent Academy Award) that would fit any suburban house. Her elegant, modestly high-necked jacket is black, her makeup is discreet and her silver hair tidy. Partridge, offering a warm smile and handshake. LOS ANGELES – Shirley Jones opens the door to her house and appears every inch the ladylike Marian the librarian or sweet farm girl Laurey or cheerfully steady Mrs.
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