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Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

  • Recitazione
  • 17 ottobre 1900 – 19 giugno 1991 · a 90 anni
  • Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress celebrated as one of the defining screen personalities of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Known for her quick wit, expressive voice, and understated charm, she became one of the era’s most beloved comedic leading ladies, especially in the screwball comedy genre. Film historian James Harvey noted that “no one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur,” and her work remains central to the style’s legacy. Arthur rose to prominence in the mid‑1930s and became best known for her collaborations with director Frank Capra, starring in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can’t Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). These films cemented her image as the relatable, spirited heroine of Depression‑era American cinema. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943). Although she famously disliked the pressures of Hollywood and often retreated from public life, Arthur continued to work selectively after the 1940s. She delivered a memorable dramatic turn as Marian Starrett in George Stevens’ classic Western Shane (1953). She later returned to acting on television, appearing in a 1965 episode of Gunsmoke and starring in the 1966 sitcom The Jean Arthur Show. After leaving acting, Arthur taught drama at Vassar College and the North Carolina School of the Arts, where students remembered her as a passionate and generous instructor. She lived a largely private life in her later years and died in 1991 at the age of 90.

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    1955 · 119 votes

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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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    The Plainsman

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    1936 · 42 votes

  • Film7.1

    A Foreign Affair

    Scandalo internazionale

    1948 · 167 votes

  • Film7.4

    The Talk of the Town

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    1942 · 134 votes

  • Film6.2

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    Il fantino di Kent

    1936 · 32 votes

  • Film6.9

    The More the Merrier

    Molta brigata vita beata

    1943 · 103 votes

Filmografia26

  1. 1985
  2. 1966
  3. 1961
  4. 1955
  5. 1953
    • Shane

      Il cavaliere della valle solitaria

      Film7.3

  6. 1948
  7. 1943
  8. 1942
  9. 1941
  10. 1940
  11. 1939
  12. 1938
  13. 1937
  14. 1936
  15. 1935
  16. 1934
  17. 1931
  18. 1925