Jean Arthur

Also Known As: Gladys Georgianna Greene

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Birthday: October 16, 1900

Deathday: June 19, 1991

Adult: No

Gender: Female

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Known For:

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