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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
This marvelous screen comedienne's best asset was only muffled during... more
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As her star began to decline, she was replaced by Rita Hayworth as Columbia... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more
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Alternate Names:
Miss Jean Arthur
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1. | "The Jean Arthur Show" (1966) | Patricia Marshall (11 episodes, 1966) | 1966 | - | - |
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2. | "Gunsmoke" (1955) | Julie Blane (1 episode, 1965) | 1965 | - | 8.0 (686) |
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3. | Shane (1953) | Marian Starrett | 1953 | - | 7.7 (12,791) |
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4. | A Foreign Affair (1948) | Congresswoman Phoebe Frost | 1948 | - | 7.5 (1,774) |
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5. | The Impatient Years (1944) | Janie Anderson | 1944 | - | 6.3 (103) |
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6. | A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) | Molly J. Truesdale | 1943 | - | 6.3 (354) |
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7. | The More the Merrier (1943) | Constance 'Connie' Milligan | 1943 | - | 8.1 (1,479) |
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8. | The Talk of the Town (1942) | Miss Nora Shelley | 1942 | - | 7.8 (2,225) |
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9. | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) | Mary Jones | 1941 | - | 7.8 (1,131) |
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10. | Arizona (1940) | Phoebe Titus | 1940 | - | 6.9 (292) |
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11. | Too Many Husbands (1940) | Vicky Lowndes | 1940 | - | 6.4 (288) |
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12. | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Clarissa Saunders | 1939 | - | 8.4 (30,162) |
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13. | Only Angels Have Wings (1939) | Bonnie Lee | 1939 | - | 7.6 (3,777) |
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14. | You Can't Take It with You (1938) | Alice Sycamore | 1938 | - | 8.1 (7,903) |
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15. | Easy Living (1937) | Mary Smith | 1937 | - | 7.8 (766) |
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16. | History Is Made at Night (1937) | Irene Vail | 1937 | - | 7.4 (327) |
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17. | More Than a Secretary (1936) | Carol Baldwin | 1936 | - | 6.3 (124) |
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18. | The Plainsman (1936) | Calamity Jane | 1936 | - | 6.9 (570) |
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19. | Adventure in Manhattan (1936) | Claire Peyton | 1936 | - | 6.6 (161) |
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20. | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) | Paula Bradford | 1936 | - | 6.9 (472) |
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21. | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | Babe Bennett | 1936 | - | 8.0 (6,720) |
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22. | If You Could Only Cook (1935) | Joan Hawthorne | 1935 | - | 6.9 (266) |
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23. | The Public Menace (1935) | Cassie | 1935 | - | 6.6 (6) |
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24. | Diamond Jim (1935) | Jane Matthews/Emma | 1935 | - | 7.2 (64) |
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25. | Public Hero #1 (1935) | Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly | 1935 | - | 6.6 (154) |
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26. | Party Wire (1935) | Marge Oliver | 1935 | - | 6.9 (134) |
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27. | The Whole Town's Talking (1935) | Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark | 1935 | - | 7.4 (553) |
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28. | The Defense Rests (1934) | Joan Hayes | 1934 | - | 8.6 (5) |
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29. | The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) | Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe | 1934 | - | 8.2 (8) |
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30. | Whirlpool (1934) | Sandra Rankin Morrison | 1934 | - | 6.8 (53) |
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31. | Get That Venus (1933) | Margaret Rendleby | 1933 | - | - |
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32. | The Past of Mary Holmes (1933) | Joan Hoyt | 1933 | - | 7.6 (6) |
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33. | Ex-Bad Boy (1931) | Ethel Simmons | 1931 | - | - |
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34. | The Lawyer's Secret (1931) | Beatrice Stevens | 1931 | - | - |
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35. | The Virtuous Husband (1931) | Barbara Olwell | 1931 | - | - |
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36. | The Gang Buster (1931) | Sylvia Martine | 1931 | - | 6.6 (10) |
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37. | The Silver Horde (1930) | Mildred Wayland | 1930 | - | 6.3 (125) |
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38. | Galas de la Paramount (1930) | Sweetheart - Episode 'Dream Girl' | 1930 | - | - |
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39. | Danger Lights (1930) | Mary Ryan | 1930 | - | 6.1 (144) |
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40. | The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) | Lia Eltham | 1930 | - | 7.1 (68) |
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41. | Paramount on Parade (1930) | Sweetheart (Dream Girl/In a Hospital) | 1930 | - | 6.4 (101) |
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42. | Young Eagles (1930) | Mary Gordon | 1930 | - | 5.3 (7) |
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43. | Street of Chance (1930) | Judith Marsden | 1930 | - | 7.4 (38) |
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44. | Halfway to Heaven (1929) | Greta Nelson | 1929 | - | 6.9 (6) |
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45. | The Saturday Night Kid (1929) | Janie Barry | 1929 | - | 7.1 (67) |
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46. | The Greene Murder Case (1929) | Ada Greene | 1929 | - | 6.8 (39) |
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47. | The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) | Lia Eltham | 1929 | - | 7.3 (69) |
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48. | Stairs of Sand (1929) | Ruth Hutt | 1929 | - | - |
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49. | The Canary Murder Case (1929) | Alice LaFosse | 1929 | - | 6.2 (102) |
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50. | Sins of the Fathers (1928) | Mary Spengler | 1928 | - | - |
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51. | Brotherly Love (1928) | Mary | 1928 | - | - |
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52. | Warming Up (1928) | Mary Post | 1928 | - | - |
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53. | Easy Come, Easy Go (1928) | 1928 | - | - | |
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54. | Wallflowers (1928) | Sandra | 1928 | - | - |
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55. | Flying Luck (1927) | The Girl | 1927 | - | - |
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56. | The Masked Menace (1927) | Faith | 1927 | - | - |
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57. | The Poor Nut (1927) | Margie Blake | 1927 | - | 5.4 (5) |
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58. | Bigger and Better Blondes (1927) | 1927 | - | - | |
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59. | Horse Shoes (1927) | Miss Baker | 1927 | - | - |
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60. | The Broken Gate (1927) | Ruth Hale | 1927 | - | - |
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61. | Hello Lafayette (1927) | 1927 | - | - | |
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62. | Winners of the Wilderness (1927) | (uncredited) Bit Role | 1927 | - | 2.2 (13) |
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63. | Husband Hunters (1927) | Lettie Crane | 1927 | - | - |
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64. | The Block Signal (1926) | Grace Ryan | 1926 | - | - |
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65. | The College Boob (1926) | Angela Boothby | 1926 | - | - |
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66. | The Cowboy Cop (1926) | Virginia Selby | 1926 | - | - |
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67. | Twisted Triggers (1926) | Ruth Regan | 1926 | - | - |
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68. | Lightning Bill (1926) | Marie Denton | 1926 | - | - |
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69. | Double Daring (1926) | Marie Wells | 1926 | - | - |
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70. | Ridin' Rivals (1926) | Ruth Burroughs | 1926 | - | - |
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71. | The Mad Racer (1926) | 1926 | - | - | |
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72. | Eight-Cylinder Bull (1926) | 1926 | - | - | |
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73. | The Fighting Cheat (1926) | Ruth Wells | 1926 | - | - |
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74. | Born to Battle (1926) | Eunice Morgan | 1926 | - | - |
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75. | The Roaring Rider (1926) | (as Miss Jean Arthur) Mary Watkins | 1926 | - | - |
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76. | Under Fire (1926) | Margaret Cranston | 1926 | - | - |
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77. | Thundering Through (1925) | Ruth Burroughs | 1925 | - | - |
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78. | The Hurricane Horseman (1925) | June Mathews | 1925 | - | - |
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79. | A Man of Nerve (1925) | Loria Gatlin | 1925 | - | - |
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80. | Tearin' Loose (1925) | Sally Harris | 1925 | - | - |
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81. | The Fighting Smile (1925) | Rose Craddock | 1925 | - | - |
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82. | The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) | Jean | 1925 | - | 6.4 (10) |
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83. | Seven Chances (1925) | (uncredited) Receptionist at country club | 1925 | - | 8.0 (2,139) |
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84. | Travelin' Fast (1924) | Betty Conway | 1924 | - | - |
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85. | Thundering Romance (1924) | Mary Watkins | 1924 | - | - |
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86. | Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924) | Nancy Norton | 1924 | - | - |
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87. | Fast and Fearless (1924) | Mary Brown | 1924 | - | - |
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88. | Biff Bang Buddy (1924) | Bonnie Norton | 1924 | - | - |
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89. | The Iron Horse (1924) | (uncredited) Reporter | 1924 | - | 7.3 (508) |
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90. | Wine of Youth (1924) | (uncredited) Automobile Reveler | 1924 | - | 8.2 (141) |
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91. | The Powerful Eye (1924) | 1924 | - | - | |
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92. | Case Dismissed (1924) | 1924 | - | - | |
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93. | Spring Fever (1923/II) | 1923 | - | - | |
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94. | Somebody Lied (1923) | 1923 | - | - | |
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95. | The Temple of Venus (1923) | (uncredited) Bit Part | 1923 | - | - |
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96. | Cameo Kirby (1923) | Ann Playdell | 1923 | - | 8.1 (204) |
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1. | Only Angels Have Wings (1939) | ("Some of These Days" (1910), "The Peanut Vendor" (1931)) | 1939 | - | 7.6 (3,777) |
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2. | The Plainsman (1936) | ("Rock-a-Bye Baby" (1886)) | 1936 | - | 6.9 (570) |
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3. | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | (performer: "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851) (uncredited)) | 1936 | - | 8.0 (6,720) |
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4. | Party Wire (1935) | ("The Train's a-Comin' (Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye)" (uncredited)) | 1935 | - | 6.9 (134) |
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5. | Lazy River (1934) | ("Cajun Love Song") | 1934 | - | 5.1 (16) |
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1. | "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962) | Herself (1 episode, 1973) | 1973 | - | 7.3 (95) |
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2. | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 10 (1940) | Herself | 1940 | - | - |
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3. | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 2 (1939) | Herself | 1939 | - | - |
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4. | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) | Herself | 1939 | - | - |
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5. | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938) | Herself | 1938 | - | - |
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6. | Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 (1930) | Herself | 1930 | - | - |
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7. | Paramount op parade (1930) | Herself | 1930 | - | - |
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1. | Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) (TV) | Herself |
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2. | The Lady with the Torch (1999) | (archive sound) (also archive footage) Herself |
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3. | Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999) (TV) | (uncredited) Herself (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) |
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4. | "American Masters" | |
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5. | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) | Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett |
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6. | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) | Herself |
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7. | America at the Movies (1976) | Marian Starrett |
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8. | 4 Clowns (1970) | (uncredited) |
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9. | Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) | (uncredited) Herself, film clim (screen test for 'Gone with the Wind') |
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10. | "Toast of the Town" | |
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Additional Details
Other Works:
4/24/50: Appeared in the Broadway production of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" at the Imperial Theatre, New York City, with Boris Karloff as Captain Hook. The show ran for 321 performances. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Pictorial more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Murder | Character Name In Title | Melodrama more
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