estate in August 1970. Her brother Carl O. Stensland confirmed to the court that Stevens had hidden her marriage to Jones "out of fear for her career." Jones announced that he would use a portion of the $171,000 Stevens' estate to open a mental health care clinic in her name in Watts, Los Angeles, though none was ever opened. At the time, Jones managed a chain of convalescent homes. Around that same time, Jones had made a number of bad investments, straining his finances. Later years and death In 1995, he became the first recipient of the Oscar Micheaux Award, presented by the Producers Guild of America. On October 5, 2014, Jones died "of complications from a stroke and congestive heart failure" in an assisted-living facility in Los Angeles on October 5, 2014. He was 84. Legacy A short street called Ike Jones Road near John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, is named for Ike Jones. References External links Oscar Micheaux Award 1929 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American male actors African-American film producers African-American male actors African-American players of American football American male film actors American male television actors Film producers from California Male actors from Santa Monica, California Players of American football from Santa Monica, California UCLA Bruins football players UCLA Film School alumni 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people