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Jill Ireland
Jill Ireland
	Ireland in 1967
Born	Jill Dorothy Ireland; 24 April 1936; London, England
Died	18 May 1990 (aged 54); Malibu, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955–1990
Spouses	; David McCallum (m. 1957; div. 1967) ; Charles Bronson (m. 1968)
Children	5; including Val McCallum

Jill Dorothy Ireland (24 April 1936 – 18 May 1990) was an English actress and singer.

Early life

Born in Hounslow South West London, Ireland was the daughter of a wine importer.^[1]^[2] She was educated at Chatsworth Junior School in Hounslow. She lived at 'Chertsey' on Maswell Park Road in Hounslow.^[3]

Career

Ireland began acting in the mid-1950s with small roles in films such as Simon and Laura (1955) and Three Men in a Boat (1956). She appeared with first husband David McCallum in five episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: "The Quadripartite Affair" (season 1, episode 3, 1964), "The Giuoco Piano Affair" (season 1, episode 7, 1964), "The Tigers Are Coming Affair" (season 2, episode 8, 1965), and a two-parter "The Five Daughters Affair" (season 3, episodes 28 & 29, 1967).

She appeared in 16 films with second husband Charles Bronson between 1970 and 1987, and was involved in two of Bronson’s other films as a producer. The last of these films, Assassination (1987), was her biggest role in terms of screen time, with Ireland playing the First Lady of the United States and Bronson a Secret Service agent assigned to protect her. During her marriage to Bronson, Ireland appeared in only one TV episode, one made-for-TV movie and one theatrical film that didn't star her husband.

Personal life

In 1957, Ireland married actor David McCallum, whom she met while working on Hell Drivers.^[4] They had two sons, Paul and Valentine, and adopted a third, Jason. McCallum and Ireland separated in 1965 and divorced in 1967. Jason McCallum died of a drug overdose in 1989.^[5]

In 1968, Ireland married Charles Bronson.^[4] She had met him when he and McCallum were filming The Great Escape (1963) some years earlier. Together they had a daughter, Zuleika, and adopted a daughter, Katrina. They remained married until Ireland's death in 1990.^[6]

Death and legacy

Ireland was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1984.^[4] After her diagnosis, Ireland wrote two books, chronicling her battle with the disease. At the time of her death, she was writing a third book and became a spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society.^[4] In 1988, she testified before the U.S. Congress about medical costs and was given the American Cancer Society's Courage Award by President Ronald Reagan.^[7]

In 1990, Ireland died of breast cancer at her home in Malibu, California.^[7] She was cremated and her ashes were placed in a walking cane which Charles Bronson had buried with him at Brownsville Cemetery^[8] when he died in 2003.^[9]

For her contribution to the film industry, Jill Ireland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Boulevard.^[10]

In 1991, Ireland was portrayed by Jill Clayburgh in the made-for-television film Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story. The film, which was based on Ireland's memoir Lifelines and listed her posthumously as an executive producer, received mixed reviews from critics.^[11] To prepare for the role, Clayburgh, who had never met Ireland, read Lifelines and listened to Ireland's recorded interviews.^[12]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1955	No Love for Judy	The Other Woman
	The Woman for Joe	Bit Part	Uncredited
	Oh... Rosalinda!!	Lady
	Simon and Laura	Burton's Receptionist
1956	The Big Money	Doreen Frith
1956	Three Men in a Boat	Bluebell Porterhouse
1957	There's Always a Thursday	Jennifer Potter
	Hell Drivers	Jill, Pull Inn Waitress	Alternative title: Hard Drivers
	Robbery Under Arms	Jean Morrison
1959	Carry On Nurse	Jill Thompson
	The Ghost Train Murder	Sally Burton	Alternative title: Scotland Yard: The Ghost Train Murder
	The Desperate Man	Carol Bourne
1960	Jungle Street	Sue	Alternative title: Jungle Street Girls
1960	Girls of the Latin Quarter	Jill
1961	So Evil, So Young	Ann
1961	Raising the Wind	Janet	Alternative title: Roommates
1962	Twice Round the Daffodils	Janet	Alternative title: What a Carry On: Twice Round the Daffodils
1962	The Battleaxe	Audrey Page
1967	The Karate Killers	Imogen Smythe
1968	Villa Rides	Girl in restaurant
1970	Twinky	Girl at airport	Uncredited
	Rider on the Rain	Nicole	Alternative title: Le Passager de la Pluie
	Violent City	Vanessa Shelton	Alternative titles: Città violenta, The Family, Final Shot
	Cold Sweat	Moira	Alternative title: De la part des copains
1971	Someone Behind the Door	Frances Jeffries	Alternative title: Quelqu'un derrière la porte
1972	The Valachi Papers	Maria Reina Valachi
1972	The Mechanic	The Girl	Alternative title: Killer of Killers
1973	Chino	Catherine Maral	Alternative titles: Valdez Horses, Valdez the Halfbreed
1975	Breakout	Ann Wagner
	Hard Times	Lucy Simpson	Alternative titles: Street Fighter & The Streetfighter
	Breakheart Pass	Marica Scoville
1976	From Noon till Three	Amanda Starbuck
1979	Love and Bullets	Jackie Pruit
1982	Death Wish II	Geri Nichols
1987	Assassination	Lara Royce Craig
1987	Caught	Janet Devon	(final film role)
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	The Voodoo Factor	Renee	Unknown episodes
1960	Juke Box Jury		1 episode
1961	Armchair Theatre	Sybil Vane	1 episode
	Kraft Mystery Theatre		1 episode
	Ghost Squad	Anna	1 episode
1963	Richard the Lionheart	Marianne	1 episode
1964	Ben Casey	Julie Carr	1 episode
	The Third Man	Julia	1 episode
	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Julie Lyle	1 episode
1964–1967	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Imogen Smythe / Marion Raven / Suzanne de Serre	5 episodes
1965	My Favorite Martian	Zelda	1 episode
1965–1966	Twelve O'Clock High	Alyce Carpenter "The Hotshot"/Sara Blodgett "The Survivor"	2 episodes
1966	The Wackiest Ship in the Army		1 episode
1966	Shane	Marian Starrett	17 episodes
1967	Star Trek	Leila Kalomi	1 episode "This Side of Paradise"
1968	Mannix	Ellen Kovak	1 episode "To the Swiftest, Death"
1969	Daniel Boone	Angela	1 episode "The Traitor"
1972	Night Gallery	Ann Loring	1 episode "The Miracle at Camafeo"/"The Ghost of Sorworth Place" [second segment, "Ghost"]
1980	The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything	Charla O'Rourke	Television film
1991	Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story	Executive Producer	posthumous credit, Television film inspired by Ireland's memoir Lifeline

Books

Life Wish: a Personal Story of Survival (1987) ISBN 0-515-09609-1, ISBN 0-316-10926-6
Lifeline: My Fight to Save My Family (1989) ISBN 0-7126-2531-3, ISBN 0-446-51480-2

References

^ Middlesex Chronicle Thursday 18 April 1991, page 2
^ Bernstein, Fred (17 September 1979). "It's a Pretty Impasse When Jill Ireland Is Taller in the Saddle Than Charles Bronson". People. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
^ Daily Mirror Friday 19 August 1955, page 20
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. pp. 370/1. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
^ Sporkin, Elizabeth (20 May 1991). "Jill Ireland". People. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
^ Smith, Kyle (15 September 2003). "Tender as Nails". People. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b Yarrow, Andrew L. (19 May 1990). "Jill Ireland, Actress, 54, Is Dead; Wrote of Her Fight With Cancer". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
^ Brownsville Cemetery in West Windsor, Vermont
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 23030-23037). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame". Walkoffame.com. 20 June 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
^
Multiple sources:
- Kogan, Rich (20 May 1991). "NO REASON FOR WATCHING 'REASON FOR LIVING'". Chicago Tribune.
- Pergament, Alan (16 May 1991). "'OUR SONS,' 'JILL IRELAND STORY' BOTH SUFFER FROM TV ADDICTION". Buffalo News.
- Jicha, Tom (20 May 1991). "NBC'S 'REASON FOR LIVING' FALLS SHORT OF DOING JUSTICE TO JILL IRELAND, SON". Sun-Sentiel.
- Dawson, Greg (20 May 1991). "PORTRAIT OF JILL IRELAND IS DRAWN WITH DIGNITY". Orlando Sentinel.*Zurawik, David (22 May 1991). "'Reason for Living' exploits struggle of Jill Ireland". The Baltimore Sun.
^ Mills, Nancy (18 May 1991). "Jill Clayburgh: The Passion of Mothers : Truths Abound for the Actress Who Plays Jill Ireland in TV Movie". Los Angeles Times.