Jean Arthur
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).
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Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1900-10-16
Place of birth
Plattsburgh, New York, USA
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Cast
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
7.86
Shane
1953
7.37
The Talk of the Town
1942
7.31
History Is Made at Night
1937
6.60
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
7.50
Public Hero Number 1
1935
6.20
You Can't Take It with You
1938
7.50
Arizona
1940
6.20
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
7.70
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
7.30
The Plainsman
1936
6.30
A Foreign Affair
1948
7.10
Yesterday and Today
1953
0.00
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
5.70
Easy Living
1937
7.00
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
6.80
The Canary Murder Case
1929
5.60
The More the Merrier
1943
6.80
The Iron Horse
1925
6.61
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
6.20
The Greene Murder Case
1929
5.80
Adventure in Manhattan
1936
5.80
Too Many Husbands
1940
6.30
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
5.20
If You Could Only Cook
1935
7.40
Party Wire
1935
8.00
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929
5.30
The Silver Horde
1930
5.30
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
4.40
The Impatient Years
1944
6.30
Danger Lights
1931
5.90
Street of Chance
1930
6.60
The Public Menace
1935
5.00
Wine of Youth
1924
8.00
More Than a Secretary
1936
6.40
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930
5.00
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
5.80
The Block Signal
1926
0.00
The Defense Rests
1934
7.00
Whirlpool
1934
6.10
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
10.00
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
3.30
Flying Luck
1927
0.00
Cameo Kirby
1923
5.78
Diamond Jim
1935
6.00
Seven Chances
1925
7.52
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
0.00
Young Eagles
1930
6.00
Brotherly Love
1928
0.00
The Poor Nut
1927
0.00
Half Way to Heaven
1929
5.00
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
7.00
Winners Of The Wilderness
1927
7.50
Paramount on Parade
1930
6.10
Warming Up
1928
0.00
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933
0.00
The Drug Store Cowboy
1925
0.00
The Gang Buster
1931
5.80
Horse Shoes
1927
0.00
The Cowboy Cop
1926
0.00
Ridin' Rivals
1926
0.00
Wallflowers
1928
0.00
Somebody Lied
1923
0.00
Tearin' Loose
1925
0.00
Eight-Cylinder Bull
1926
0.00
The Broken Gate
1927
0.00
Bringin' Home the Bacon
1924
0.00
Born to Battle
1926
0.00
Fast and Fearless
1924
0.00
The Fighting Smile
1925
0.00
Lightning Bill
1926
0.00
Travelin' Fast
1924
0.00
The Fighting Cheat
1926
0.00
Husband Hunters
1927
1.00
Hello Lafayette
1927
0.00
The Powerful Eye
1924
0.00
Double Daring
1926
0.00
Twisted Triggers
1926
0.00
Case Dismissed
1924
0.00
Thundering Through
1925
0.00
The Roaring Rider
1926
0.00
The Masked Menace
1927
0.00
Stairs of Sand
1929
0.00
Thundering Romance
1924
0.00
Biff Bang Buddy
1924
0.00
Under Fire
1926
0.00
The Mad Racer
1926
0.00
Spring Fever
1923
0.00
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927
0.00
The Hurricane Horseman
1925
0.00
A Man of Nerve
1925
0.00
The College Boob
1926
10.00
Sins of the Fathers
1928
6.00
Virtuous Husband
1931
0.00
Get That Venus
1933
5.00
Monks a la Mode
1923
0.00