
Jean Arthur
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Arthur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1900-10-16
Place of Birth
Plattsburgh, New York, USA
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Shane
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The Talk of the Town
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History Is Made at Night
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
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Public Hero Number 1
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You Can't Take It with You
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Arizona
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The Devil and Miss Jones
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Only Angels Have Wings
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The Plainsman
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A Foreign Affair
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Yesterday and Today
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A Lady Takes a Chance
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Easy Living
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The Whole Town's Talking
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The Canary Murder Case
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The More the Merrier
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The Iron Horse
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
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The Greene Murder Case
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Adventure in Manhattan
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Too Many Husbands
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Most Precious Thing in Life
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If You Could Only Cook
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Party Wire
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
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The Silver Horde
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
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The Saturday Night Kid
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The Impatient Years
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Danger Lights
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Street of Chance
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The Public Menace
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Wine of Youth
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More Than a Secretary
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The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
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Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
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The Lawyer's Secret
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The Block Signal
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The Defense Rests
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Whirlpool
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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Flying Luck
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Cameo Kirby
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Diamond Jim
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Seven Chances
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Ex-Bad Boy
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Young Eagles
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Brotherly Love
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The Poor Nut
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Half Way to Heaven
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Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
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Winners Of The Wilderness
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Paramount on Parade
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Warming Up
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The Past of Mary Holmes
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
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The Drug Store Cowboy
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
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The Gang Buster
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Horse Shoes
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The Cowboy Cop
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
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Ridin' Rivals
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Wallflowers
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Somebody Lied
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Tearin' Loose
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Eight-Cylinder Bull
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The Broken Gate
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Bringin' Home the Bacon
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Born to Battle
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Fast and Fearless
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The Fighting Smile
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Lightning Bill
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Travelin' Fast
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The Fighting Cheat
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Husband Hunters
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Hello Lafayette
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The Powerful Eye
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Double Daring
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Twisted Triggers
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Case Dismissed
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Thundering Through
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The Roaring Rider
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The Masked Menace
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Stairs of Sand
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Thundering Romance
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Biff Bang Buddy
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Under Fire
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The Mad Racer
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Spring Fever
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Bigger and Better Blondes
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The Hurricane Horseman
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A Man of Nerve
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The College Boob
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Sins of the Fathers
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Virtuous Husband
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Get That Venus
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Monks a la Mode
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