J. K. (Jonathan Kimble) Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1955, the son of Patricia (née Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a college professor. J. K. Simmons studied opera for a year at Ohio State University before transferring to the University of Montana in Missoula where he received a B.A. in music in 1978. His father, Donald W. Simmons taught at UM from 1972 until his retirement.
After college, Simmons began his acting career in the repertory troupe at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse in Bigfork, Montana, before moving on to Seattle and then to Broadway. His now prolific career in television and films includes a continuing role in
This collection consists of two music scores written by J. K. Simmons in the late 1970s titled "The Dream Keeper" and "Three Pieces for Woodwind Quintet."
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[Name of document or photograph number], J. K. Simmons Music Scores, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Donated by Stephen Kalm of The University of Montana Music Department in 2009.
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