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Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Biography

Eve Arden (born Eunice Mary Quedens; April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. Born just north of San Francisco in Mill Valley and was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. After appearing in minor roles in two films under her real name, Eunice Quedens, she found that the stage offered her the same minor roles. By the mid 30s, one of these minor roles would attract notice as a comedy sketch in the stage play "Ziegfeld Folies". By that time, she had changed her name to Eve Arden. In 1937, she attracted some attention with a small role in Oh, Doctor (1937) which led to her being cast in a minor role in the film Stage Door (1937). By the time the film was finished, her part had expanded into the wise-cracking, fast-talking friend to the lead. She would play virtually the character for most of her career. While her sophisticated wise-cracking would never make her the lead, she would be a busy actress in dozens of movies over the next dozen years. In At the Circus (1939), she was the acrobatic Peerless Pauline opposite Groucho Marx and the Russian sharp shooter in the comedy The Doughgirls (1944). For her role as Ida in Mildred Pierce (1945), she received an Academy Award nomination. Famous for her quick ripostes, this led to work in Radio during the 40s. In 1948, CBS Radio premiered "Our Miss Brooks", which would be the perfect show for her character. As her film career began to slow, CBS would take the popular radio show to television in 1952. The television series Our Miss Brooks (1952) would run through 1956 and led to he movie Our Miss Brooks (1956). When the show ended, she tried another television series, The Eve Arden Show (1957), but it was soon canceled. In the 60s, Eve raised a family and did a few guest roles, until her come-back television series The Mothers-In-Law (1967). This show, co-starring Kaye Ballard ran for two seasons. After that, she would make more unsold pilots, a couple of television movies and a few guest shots. She returned in occasional cameo appearances including the Principal McGee in Grease (1978), and Warden June in Pandemonium (1982), showing that she still had the wise-cracks and screen presence to bring back the fond memories of Miss Connie Brooks.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-04-30

Place of Birth

Mill Valley, California, USA

Cast


Crew

    Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

    19597.9 / 10

    Grease

    Grease

    19787.4 / 10

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    19850.0 / 10

    Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce

    19457.6 / 10

    Cover Girl

    Cover Girl

    19446.4 / 10

    Manpower

    Manpower

    19416.7 / 10

    We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

    19525.9 / 10

    My Dream Is Yours

    My Dream Is Yours

    19496.4 / 10

    At the Circus

    At the Circus

    19396.3 / 10

    The Strongest Man in the World

    The Strongest Man in the World

    19756.1 / 10

    Comrade X

    Comrade X

    19405.9 / 10

    Grease 2

    Grease 2

    19825.2 / 10

    Tea for Two

    Tea for Two

    19506.0 / 10

    The Arnelo Affair

    The Arnelo Affair

    19475.3 / 10

    One Touch of Venus

    One Touch of Venus

    19486.6 / 10

    Night and Day

    Night and Day

    19465.7 / 10

    That Uncertain Feeling

    That Uncertain Feeling

    19416.5 / 10

    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    19336.9 / 10

    Stage Door

    Stage Door

    19377.0 / 10

    Paid in Full

    Paid in Full

    19506.6 / 10

    Having Wonderful Time

    Having Wonderful Time

    19384.9 / 10

    Under the Rainbow

    Under the Rainbow

    19815.2 / 10

    Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

    19415.9 / 10

    Sergeant Deadhead

    Sergeant Deadhead

    19654.0 / 10

    The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

    19476.0 / 10

    Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

    19415.8 / 10

    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    19484.9 / 10

    Eternally Yours

    Eternally Yours

    19395.7 / 10

    Our Miss Brooks

    Our Miss Brooks

    19566.2 / 10

    San Antonio Rose

    San Antonio Rose

    19417.0 / 10

    The Doughgirls

    The Doughgirls

    19447.0 / 10

    Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

    19505.0 / 10

    Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

    19385.7 / 10

    My Reputation

    My Reputation

    19467.1 / 10

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    19466.2 / 10

    Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

    19394.7 / 10

    The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

    The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

    19606.7 / 10

    The Lady Takes a Sailor

    The Lady Takes a Sailor

    19494.3 / 10

    Goodbye, My Fancy

    Goodbye, My Fancy

    19515.9 / 10

    Obliging Young Lady

    Obliging Young Lady

    19425.0 / 10

    The Voice of the Turtle

    The Voice of the Turtle

    19476.6 / 10

    Patrick the Great

    Patrick the Great

    19454.0 / 10

    Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

    19396.8 / 10

    She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

    19406.8 / 10

    Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    19506.3 / 10

    In Name Only

    In Name Only

    19690.0 / 10

    Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

    19380.0 / 10

    Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

    19455.0 / 10

    Pan-Americana

    Pan-Americana

    19453.6 / 10

    The Lady Wants Mink

    The Lady Wants Mink

    19536.0 / 10

    Song of Scheherazade

    Song of Scheherazade

    19475.8 / 10

    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    19836.8 / 10

    A Child Is Born

    A Child Is Born

    19396.5 / 10

    Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

    19416.5 / 10

    Last of the Duanes

    Last of the Duanes

    19416.0 / 10

    Hit Parade of 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

    19435.2 / 10

    She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

    19416.3 / 10

    Oh, Doctor

    Oh, Doctor

    19370.0 / 10

    No, No, Nanette

    No, No, Nanette

    19406.0 / 10

    Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

    19434.5 / 10

    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    19857.1 / 10

    Big Town Czar

    Big Town Czar

    19390.0 / 10

    A Guide for the Married Woman

    A Guide for the Married Woman

    19783.0 / 10

    The Grease Story

    The Grease Story

    20178.4 / 10

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    19866.7 / 10

    Blow-Ups of 1946

    Blow-Ups of 1946

    19466.0 / 10

    All My Darling Daughters

    All My Darling Daughters

    19726.0 / 10

    A Very Missing Person

    A Very Missing Person

    19728.0 / 10

    The Costume Designer

    The Costume Designer

    19500.0 / 10

    Sing for Your Supper

    Sing for Your Supper

    19416.0 / 10

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    19917.7 / 10

    The Forgotten Woman

    The Forgotten Woman

    19390.0 / 10

    Pandemonium

    Pandemonium

    19824.4 / 10

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    19850.0 / 10