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Jean Arthur
Actor
Died June 19, 1991 (90 years)
Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains arguably the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. As James Harvey wrote in his recounting of the era, "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur. So much was she part of it, so much was her star personality defined by it, that the screwball style itself seems almost unimaginable without her." Arthur has been called "the quintessential comedic leading lady."
Arthur is best known for her feature roles in three Frank Capra films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It With You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), films that championed the everyday heroine. Her last performance was the memorable—and distinctly non–comedic—role as the rancher's wife in George Stevens' Shane (1953).
Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943).
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Filmography
| 1998 | Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero · as Babe Bennett |
| 1984 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as Unknown |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Marian Starrett |
| 1970 | 4 Clowns · as actor |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Julie Blane |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Today · as (archive footage) |
| 1953 | Shane · as Marian Starrett |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair · as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier · as Constance Milligan |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Miss Nora Shelley |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as Mary Jones |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands · as Vicky Lowndes |
| 1940 | Arizona · as Phoebe Titus |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings · as Bonnie Lee |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Clarissa Saunders |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Alice Sycamore |
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night · as Irene Vail |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Babe Bennett |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as Calamity Jane |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford · as Paula Bradford |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 · as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark |
| 1930 | The Silver Horde · as Mildred Wayland |
| 1930 | Danger Lights · as Mary Ryan |
| 1927 | Flying Luck · as The Girl |
| 1925 | Seven Chances · as Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1924 | The Iron Horse · as Reporter |