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Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s.
Jean Arthur. Actress: You Can't Take It with You. 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.
- October 17, 1900
- June 19, 1991
She starred with Alan Ladd and Van Heflin in Stevens' western Shane (1953), playing the wife of a besieged settler (Heflin) who accepts help from a nomadic gunman (Ladd) in the settler's effort to protect his farm. It was her silver-screen swansong.
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- Plattsburgh, New York, USA
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- Carmel, California, USA
Jean Arthur was an American actress counted amongst the topmost actresses of the 1930s and 1940s. This biography of Jean Arthur provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Jun 14, 2016 · Posted on 06.14.16 by John Farr. In the 1930s, when so many women in America were still relegated to the kitchen and nursery, one actress in Hollywood became a star playing independent women who worked for a living, competing with men in a man’s world. Her name was Jean Arthur.
Jun 15, 2024 · Jean Arthur was an American film actress known for her cracked, throaty voice, which accentuated her charm and intelligence in a series of successful comedies. After modeling and performing in small parts on the Broadway stage, Arthur made her screen debut in a silent western, Cameo Kirby (1923).
May 4, 2020 · A down-to-earth goddess of screwball, this Hollywood legend exuded a disarming mix of toughness and vulnerability, and made her mark as one of the most fiercely independent stars of her era.
