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American actress

Person · Open Library

Born
1900
Died
1991
Works
5

Top works

  • Experience and conduct
  • Self-preparation
  • Physique à l'usage des élèves des classes de première
  • Physique à l'usage des élèves des classes de mathématiques et de philosophie-sciences
  • Peter Pan

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1859-05-22
Active to
1930-07-07

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Listeners
451
Total plays
1,934

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Key facts

Born
Gladys Georgianna Greene , ( 1900-10-17 ) October 17, 1900, Plattsburgh, New York , U.S.
Died
June 19, 1991 (1991-06-19) (aged 90), Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1923–1975
Known for
Shane Mr. Smith Goes to Washington The More the Merrier You Can't Take It with You Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Julian Anker ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 ; annulled</span>"}]]}'>annul. 1928 ) ​ Frank Ross, Jr. ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1949 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American film and theater actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s.

Arthur had feature roles in three Frank Capra films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) with Gary Cooper, You Can't Take It with You (1938) co-starring James Stewart, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), also starring Stewart. These three films all championed the "everyday heroine", personified by Arthur. She also co-starred with Cary Grant in the adventure-drama Only Angels Have Wings (1939) and in the comedy-drama The Talk of the Town (1942). She starred as the lead in the acclaimed and highly successful comedy films The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and A Foreign Affair (1948), the latter of which she starred alongside Marlene Dietrich. Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943), a comedy which also starred Joel McCrea.

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