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Jean Arthur (I) (1900–1991)

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This marvelous screen comedienne's best asset was only muffled during her seven years' stint in silent films. That asset? It was, of course, her squeaky, frog-like voice, which silent-era cinema audiences had simply no way of perceiving, much less appreciating. Jean Arthur, born Gladys Georgianna Greene in upstate New York... See full bio »

Born:

Gladys Georgianna Greene
in Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Carmel, California, USA
Still of Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn and Joel McCrea in The More the Merrier Still of Jean Arthur in The More the Merrier Jean Arthur
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1966 The Jean Arthur Show (TV series)
Patricia Marshall
– The Lady and the Gangster (1966) … Patricia Marshall
– Along Came a Spider (1966) … Patricia Marshall
– With This Hood I Thee Wed (1966) … Patricia Marshall
– A Slight Case of Music (1966) … Patricia Marshall
– Rocky, Take a Letter (1966) … Patricia Marshall
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1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Julie Blane
– Thursday's Child (1965) … Julie Blane
 
1953 Shane
Marian Starrett
 
1948 A Foreign Affair
Phoebe Frost
 
1944 The Impatient Years
Janie Anderson
 
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance
Molly J. Truesdale
 
1943 The More the Merrier
Connie Milligan
 
1942 The Talk of the Town
Miss Nora Shelley
 
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
Mary Jones
 
1940 Arizona
Phoebe Titus
 
1940 Too Many Husbands
Vicky Lowndes
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Clarissa Saunders
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings
Bonnie Lee
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Alice Sycamore
 
1937 Easy Living
Mary Smith
 
1937 History Is Made at Night
Irene Vail
 
1936 More Than a Secretary
Carol Baldwin
 
1936 The Plainsman
Calamity Jane
 
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
Claire Peyton
 
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Paula Bradford
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Babe Bennett
 
1935 If You Could Only Cook
Joan Hawthorne
 
1935 The Public Menace
Cassie Nicholls
 
1935 Diamond Jim
Jane Matthews/Emma
 
1935 Public Hero #1
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
 
1935 Party Wire
Marge Oliver
 
1935 The Whole Town's Talking
Miss Clark
 
1934 The Defense Rests
Joan Hayes
 
1934 The Most Precious Thing in Life
Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe
 
1934 Whirlpool
Sandra Rankin Morrison
 
1933 Get That Venus
Margaret Rendleby
 
1933 The Past of Mary Holmes
Joan Hoyt
 
1931 Ex-Bad Boy
Ethel Simmons
 
1931 The Lawyer's Secret
Beatrice Stevens
 
1931 The Virtuous Husband
Barbara Olwell
 
1931 The Gang Buster
Sylvia Martine
 
1930 The Silver Horde
Mildred Wayland
 
1930 Galas de la Paramount
Sweetheart - Episode 'Dream Girl'
 
1930 Danger Lights
Mary Ryan
 
1930 The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Lia Eltham
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
Sweetheart (Dream Girl/In a Hospital)
 
1930 Young Eagles
Mary Gordon
 
1930 Street of Chance
Judith Marsden
 
1929 Halfway to Heaven
Greta Nelson
 
1929 The Saturday Night Kid
Janie Barry
 
1929 The Greene Murder Case
Ada Greene
 
1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Lia Eltham
 
1929 Stairs of Sand
Ruth Hutt
 
1929 The Canary Murder Case
Alice LaFosse
 
1928 Sins of the Fathers
Mary Spengler
 
1928 Brotherly Love
Mary
 
1928 Warming Up
Mary Post
 
1928 Easy Come, Easy Go
 
1928 Wallflowers
Sandra
 
1927 Flying Luck
The Girl
 
1927 The Masked Menace
Faith
 
1927 The Poor Nut
Margie Blake
 
1927 Bigger and Better Blondes (short)
 
1927 Horse Shoes
Miss Baker
 
1927 The Broken Gate
Ruth Hale
 
1927 Hello Lafayette (short)
 
1927 Winners of the Wilderness
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1927 Husband Hunters
Lettie Crane
 
1926 The Block Signal
Grace Ryan
 
1926 The College Boob
Angela Boothby
 
1926 Twisted Triggers
Ruth Regan
 
1926 The Cowboy Cop
Virginia Selby
 
1926 Lightning Bill
Marie Denton
 
1926 Double Daring
Marie Wells
 
1926 Ridin' Rivals (short)
Ruth Burroghs (as Miss Jean Arthur)
 
1926 The Mad Racer (short)
 
1926 Eight-Cylinder Bull (short)
 
1926 The Fighting Cheat
Ruth Wells
 
1926 Born to Battle
Eunice Morgan
 
1926 The Roaring Rider
Mary Watkins (as Miss Jean Arthur)
 
1926 Under Fire
Margaret Cranston
 
1925 Thundering Through
Ruth Burroughs
 
1925 The Hurricane Horseman
June Mathews
 
1925 A Man of Nerve
Loria Gatlin
 
1925 Tearin' Loose
Sally Harris
 
1925 The Fighting Smile
Rose Craddock
 
1925 The Drug Store Cowboy
Jean
 
1925 Seven Chances
Receptionist at Country Club (uncredited)
 
1924 Travelin' Fast
Betty Conway
 
1924 Thundering Romance
Mary Watkins
 
1924 Bringin' Home the Bacon
Nancy Norton
 
1924 Fast and Fearless
Mary Brown
 
1924 Biff Bang Buddy
Bonnie Norton
 
1924 The Iron Horse
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1924 Wine of Youth
Flapper (uncredited)
 
1924 The Powerful Eye (short)
 
1924 Case Dismissed (short)
 
1923/II Spring Fever (short)
 
1923 Somebody Lied (short)
 
1923 The Temple of Venus
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1923 Cameo Kirby
Ann Playdell
 
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1939 Only Angels Have Wings (performer: "Some of These Days" 1910, "The Peanut Vendor" 1931)
 
1936 The Plainsman ("Rock-a-Bye Baby" 1886)
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (performer: "Old Folks at Home Swanee River" 1851 - uncredited)
 
1935 Party Wire (performer: "The Train's a-Comin' Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye" - uncredited)
 
1934 Lazy River ("Cajun Love Song")
 
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1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1973 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 August 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1944 The 16th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in Leading Role
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 10 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 2 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 (short)
Herself
 
1930 Paramount op parade
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Lady with the Torch (documentary)
Herself (archive sound) (also archive footage)
 
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (TV documentary)
Herself (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (uncredited)
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary)
Herself
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Marian Starrett
 
1970 4 Clowns
(uncredited)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clip (screen test for 'Gone with the Wind') (uncredited)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 

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Twenty-five Dollars an Hour (1933). Comedy. Written by Gladys Unger and Leyla Georgie. From an outline by Erno Balogh. Directed by Thomas Mitchell. Theatre Masque: 10 May 1933- May 1933 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "Lucy"), Olga Baclanova (as "Germaine Granville")... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Miss Jean Arthur

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on her first marriage, which only lasted a day] Julian [Julian Anckner] looked a lot like Abraham Lincoln, and that's probably why I fell in love with him. One day we were out driving and he suddenly said, "Hey, why don't we get married?" So we lied about our ages and got married in a sheriff's office... See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 15-16. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra