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Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) [1] 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.
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.
Jun 14, 2016 · Her name was Jean Arthur. Just 5’3”, and endowed with a uniquely husky, smoky voice, Jean never could bring off the role of pliant wife or decorative beauty. There was a hard-earned wisdom, a certain admirable stubbornness about her. Here was a lady who’d lived.
Jun 20, 1991 · Jean Arthur, whose wit and cracked husky child-woman voice made her one of Hollywood’s most popular comedians of the 1930s and 1940s, died Wednesday in Carmel. She was 90.
Jul 22, 2024 · Jean Arthur (born October 17, 1900, Plattsburgh, New York, U.S.—died June 19, 1991, Carmel, California) was an American film actress known for her cracked, throaty voice, which accentuated her charm and intelligence in a series of successful comedies.
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.
Jun 20, 1991 · Jean Arthur, the buoyant actress whose piquant charm and infectious laughter enriched some of the finest comedy dramas of the 1930's and 40's, died yesterday at the Carmel...
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.
Jean Arthur was an exceptionally talented actress and marvellous screen comedienne who appeared in a total of 89 films, making her name with some memorable performances in classic Hollywood movies of the Golden Age including 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 and 'Shane' in 1953.