 Her first role in four years was a lead part in the British drama "The Idol" (1966), as the mother of a rebellious son in the Swinging Sixties London.Also, in 1966, Miss Jones made a rare theatrical appearance in the revival of Clifford Odets' The Country Girl, co-starring Rip Torn, at New York's City Center.On November 9, 1967, the same day her close friend, Charles Bickford died of a blood infection, Jones attempted suicide by jumping from the base of a cliff overlooking Malibu Beach.