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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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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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Known For
Filmography
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Marian Starrett |
| 1970 | 4 Clowns · as Cast |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as 'gone With The Wind' Screen Test (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Jean Arthur Show (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Julie Blane |
| 1953 | Shane · as Marian Starrett |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair · as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost |
| 1944 | The Impatient Years · as Janie Anderson |
| 1943 | A Lady Takes a Chance · as Molly J. Truesdale |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier · as Constance Milligan |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Nora Shelley |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as Mary Jones |
| 1940 | Arizona · as Phoebe Titus |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands · as Vicky Lowndes |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Clarissa Saunders |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings · as Bonnie Lee |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Alice Sycamore |
| 1937 | Easy Living · as Mary Smith |
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night · as Irene Vail |
| 1936 | More Than a Secretary · as Carol Baldwin |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as Calamity Jane |
| 1936 | Adventure in Manhattan · as Claire Peyton |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford · as Paula Bradford |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Babe Bennett |
| 1935 | If You Could Only Cook · as Joan Hawthorne |
| 1935 | The Public Menace · as Cassie Nicholls |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim · as Jane Matthews / Emma |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 · as Maria Theresa 'terry' O'reilly |
| 1935 | Party Wire · as Marge Oliver |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Wilhelmina 'bill' Clark |
| 1934 | The Defense Rests · as Joan Hayes |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in Life · as Ellen Holmes, Aka Biddy, Babe |
| 1934 | Whirlpool · as Sandra Rankin Morrison |
| 1933 | Get That Venus · as Margaret Rendleby |
| 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy · as Ethel Simmons |
| 1931 | The Lawyer's Secret · as Beatrice Stevens |
| 1931 | The Gang Buster · as Sylvia Martine |
| 1930 | The Silver Horde · as Mildred Wayland |
| 1930 | Danger Lights · as Mary Ryan |
| 1930 | The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu · as Lia Eltham |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade · as Dream Girl |
| 1930 | Young Eagles · as Mary Gordon |
| 1930 | Street of Chance · as Judith Marsden |
| 1929 | Half Way to Heaven · as Greta Nelson |
| 1929 | The Saturday Night Kid · as Janie Barry |
| 1929 | The Greene Murder Case · as Ada Greene |
| 1929 | The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu · as Lia Eltham |
| 1929 | The Canary Murder Case · as Alice Lafosse |
| 1927 | Flying Luck · as The Girl |
| 1927 | Winners of the Wilderness · as Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Seven Chances · as Miss Smith The Country Club Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth · as Flapper |
| 1924 | The Iron Horse · as Reporter |
| 1923 | Cameo Kirby · as Ann Playdell |