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Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Actor

Born October 17, 1900 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Died June 19, 1991

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Biography

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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Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)

SHANE (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer

Shane (1953) Original Trailer [FHD]

A FOREIGN AFFAIR (Masters of Cinema) Exclusive Clip

Be Kind Rewind’s Isabel Custodio Discusses A FOREIGN AFFAIR | New Voices of Cinema

Jean Arthur in ''A Lady Takes A Chance'' - The Gambling Scene (1943)

The Talk of the Town (1942) Sun-12-Aug at 4:40pm / Sat-18-Aug at 1pm

The Talk Of The Town (1942) - Trailer

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) -- OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE

Arizona (1940) - Trailer

The High-Flying Special Effects of ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) Trailer

Allan Arkush on ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS

Walter Cronkite on MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON | Spotlight Cinema

Mr Smith Goes to Washington - Frank Capra Jnr Remembers

Michael Lehmann on MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - Trailer

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Presented by TCM

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON: MODERN TRAILER

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON: FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE FILM

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

You Can't Take It with You (1938) Original Trailer [FHD]

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Trailer

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) RE RELEASE TRAILER [HD]

1936 THE PLAINSMAN - Trailer - Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur

TCM Salute to Robert Riskin 2of3 The Whole Town's Talking (Intro)

The Whole Town's Talking 1935 John Ford Film, Edward G Robinson

TCM Butlers in Love 2of4 If You Could Only Cook (Intro)

Filmography

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Year

Billy Wilder Speaks Poster

Billy Wilder Speaks Documentary2006Self

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel Poster

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel Documentary2001

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Poster

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Documentary1999Self

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Poster

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Documentary1999Clarissa Saunders

The Lady with the Torch Poster

The Lady with the Torch Documentary1999Self

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero Poster

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero Documentary1998Babe Bennett

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Poster

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Documentary1988Self

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Poster

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Documentary1984Self

Going Hollywood: The '30s Poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s Documentary1984

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart Poster

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart Documentary1980Actress 'You Can't Take It with You'

America at the Movies Poster

America at the Movies Documentary1976Marian Starrett

4 Clowns Poster

4 Clowns Feature Film1970

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Poster

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Documentary1969Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test

The Jean Arthur Show Poster

The Jean Arthur Show TV Series1966Patricia Marshall

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Julie Blane

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

Shane Feature Film1953Marian Starrett

Yesterday and Today Poster

Yesterday and Today Feature Film1953

A Foreign Affair Poster

A Foreign Affair Feature Film1948Congresswoman Phoebe Frost

The Impatient Years Poster

The Impatient Years Feature Film1944Janie Anderson

A Lady Takes a Chance Poster

A Lady Takes a Chance Feature Film1943Molly J. Truesdale

The More the Merrier Poster

The More the Merrier Feature Film1943Connie Milligan

The Talk of the Town Poster

The Talk of the Town Feature Film1942Nora Shelley

The Devil and Miss Jones Poster

The Devil and Miss Jones Feature Film1941Mary Jones

Arizona Feature Film1940Phoebe Titus

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 10 Documentary1940Self

Too Many Husbands Poster

Too Many Husbands Feature Film1940Vicky Lowndes

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Feature Film1939Saunders

Only Angels Have Wings Poster

Only Angels Have Wings Feature Film1939Bonnie Lee

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 Documentary1939Self

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 2 Short Film1939Self

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Short Film1938Jean Arthur

You Can't Take It with You Poster

You Can't Take It with You Feature Film1938Alice Sycamore

Easy Living Poster

Easy Living Feature Film1937Mary Smith

History Is Made at Night Poster

History Is Made at Night Feature Film1937Irene Vail

Adventure in Manhattan Poster

Adventure in Manhattan Feature Film1936Claire Peyton

More Than a Secretary Poster

More Than a Secretary Feature Film1936Carol Baldwin

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Poster

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Feature Film1936Babe Bennett

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Poster

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Feature Film1936Paula Bradford

The Plainsman Poster

The Plainsman Feature Film1936Calamity Jane

Diamond Jim Poster

Diamond Jim Feature Film1935Jane Matthews

If You Could Only Cook Poster

If You Could Only Cook Feature Film1935Joan Hawthorne

Party Wire Poster

Party Wire Feature Film1935Marge Oliver

Public Hero Number 1 Poster

Public Hero Number 1 Feature Film1935Maria Theresa O'Reilly

The Public Menace Poster

The Public Menace Feature Film1935Cassie Nicholls

The Whole Town's Talking Poster

The Whole Town's Talking Feature Film1935Miss Wilhelmina Clark

Most Precious Thing in Life Poster

Most Precious Thing in Life Feature Film1934Ellen Holmes

The Defense Rests Poster

The Defense Rests Feature Film1934Joan Hayes

Whirlpool Poster

Whirlpool Feature Film1934Sandy

Get That Venus Poster

Get That Venus Feature Film1933Margaret Rendleby

The Past of Mary Holmes Poster

The Past of Mary Holmes Feature Film1933Joan Hoyt

Ex-Bad Boy Poster

Ex-Bad Boy Feature Film1931Ethel Simmons

The Gang Buster Poster

The Gang Buster Feature Film1931Sylvia Martine

The Lawyer's Secret Poster

The Lawyer's Secret Feature Film1931Beatrice Stevens

Virtuous Husband Poster

Virtuous Husband Feature Film1931Barbara Olwell

Danger Lights Poster

Danger Lights Feature Film1930Mary Ryan

Paramount on Parade Poster

Paramount on Parade Feature Film1930Sweetheart - Episode 'Dream Girl'

Paramount op parade Poster

Paramount op parade Feature Film1930Self

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 Short Film1930Self

Street of Chance Poster

Street of Chance Feature Film1930Judith Marsden

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Poster

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Feature Film1930Lia Eltham

The Silver Horde Poster

The Silver Horde Feature Film1930Mildred Wayland

Young Eagles Poster

Young Eagles Feature Film1930Mary Gordon

Half Way to Heaven Poster

Half Way to Heaven Feature Film1929Greta Nelson

Stairs of Sand Poster

Stairs of Sand Feature Film1929Ruth Hutt

The Canary Murder Case Poster

The Canary Murder Case Feature Film1929Alice LaFosse

The Greene Murder Case Poster

The Greene Murder Case Feature Film1929Ada Greene

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Poster

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Feature Film1929Lia Eltham

The Saturday Night Kid Poster

The Saturday Night Kid Feature Film1929Janie Barry

Brotherly Love Poster

Brotherly Love Feature Film1928Mary Brown

Sins of the Fathers Poster

Sins of the Fathers Feature Film1928Mary Spengler

Wallflowers Feature Film1928Sandra

Warming Up Poster

Warming Up Feature Film1928Mary Post

Bigger and Better Blondes Poster

Bigger and Better Blondes Short Film1927

Flying Luck Poster

Flying Luck Feature Film1927The Girl

Hello Lafayette Poster

Hello Lafayette Short Film1927

Horse Shoes Poster

Horse Shoes Feature Film1927Miss Baker

Husband Hunters Poster

Husband Hunters Feature Film1927Lettie Crane

I'll Be There Feature Film1927

The Broken Gate Poster

The Broken Gate Feature Film1927Ruth Hale

The Masked Menace Poster

The Masked Menace Feature Film1927Faith

The Poor Nut Poster

The Poor Nut Feature Film1927Margie Blake

Winners of the Wilderness Poster

Winners of the Wilderness Feature Film1927Bit Role

Born to Battle Poster

Born to Battle Feature Film1926Eunice Morgan

Double Daring Poster

Double Daring Feature Film1926Marie Wells

Eight-Cylinder Bull Short Film1926

Lightning Bill Feature Film1926Marie Denton

Ridin' Rivals Feature Film1926Ruth Burroghs

The Block Signal Poster

The Block Signal Feature Film1926Grace Ryan

The College Boob Poster

The College Boob Feature Film1926Angela Boothby

The Cowboy Cop Poster

The Cowboy Cop Feature Film1926Virginia Selby

The Fighting Cheat Feature Film1926Ruth Wells

The Mad Racer Short Film1926

The Roaring Rider Feature Film1926Mary Watkins

Twisted Triggers Poster

Twisted Triggers Feature Film1926Ruth Regan

Under Fire Feature Film1926Margaret Cranston

A Man of Nerve Poster

A Man of Nerve Feature Film1925Loria Gatlin

Seven Chances Poster

Seven Chances Feature Film1925Miss Smith - Office Receptionist

Tearin' Loose Poster

Tearin' Loose Feature Film1925Sally Harris

The Drug Store Cowboy Poster

The Drug Store Cowboy Feature Film1925Jean

The Fighting Smile Poster

The Fighting Smile Feature Film1925Rose Craddock

The Hurricane Horseman Feature Film1925June Mathews

Thundering Through Feature Film1925Ruth Burroughs

Biff Bang Buddy Poster

Biff Bang Buddy Feature Film1924Bonnie Norton

Bringin' Home the Bacon Poster

Bringin' Home the Bacon Feature Film1924Nancy Norton

Case Dismissed Short Film1924

Fast and Fearless Poster

Fast and Fearless Feature Film1924Mary Brown

The Powerful Eye Short Film1924Dud's Sweetheart

Thundering Romance Poster

Thundering Romance Feature Film1924Mary Watkins

Travelin' Fast Feature Film1924Betty Conway

Wine of Youth Poster

Wine of Youth Feature Film1924Flapper

Cameo Kirby Poster

Cameo Kirby Feature Film1923Ann Playdell

Monks a la Mode Poster

Monks a la Mode Short Film1923Madame Maxine

Somebody Lied Short Film1923

Spring Fever Poster

Spring Fever Short Film1923

Thanks

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Poster

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Documentary1984

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