10/17/1900
Plattsburgh, New York, USA:
Jean Arthur war eine amerikanische Schauspielerin und ein großer Filmstar der 1930er und 1940er Jahre. Sie gilt bis heute als Inbegriff der Screwball-Komödie. James Harvey schrieb in seiner Chronik dieser Ära: „Niemand war so eng mit der Screwball-Komödie verbunden wie Jean Arthur. Sie war so sehr Teil davon, so sehr wurde ihre Star-Persönlichkeit davon geprägt, dass der Screwball-Stil selbst ohne sie fast unvorstellbar erscheint.“ Arthur wurde als „die Quintessenz der komödiantischen Hauptdarstellerin“ bezeichnet. Arthur ist vor allem für ihre Hauptrollen in drei Filmen von Frank Capra bekannt: „Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt“ (1936), „Man kann’s nicht mitnehmen“ (1938) und „Mr. Smith geht nach Washington“ (1939), Filme, die die Heldin des Alltags feierten. Ihre letzte Rolle war die denkwürdige – und ausgesprochen nicht-komödiantische – Rolle der Ranchersfrau in George Stevens’ „Shane“ (1953). Arthur wurde 1944 für ihre Leistung in „Je mehr, desto besser“ (1943) für den Oscar als beste Hauptdarstellerin nominiert.
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Becoming Cary Grant (2017) as Self (archive footage) |
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008) as Self (archive footage) |
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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999) as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage) |
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Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) as Self (archive footage) |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage) |
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Yesterday and Today (1953) as (archive footage) |
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Shane (1953) as Marian Starrett |
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A Foreign Affair (1948) as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost |
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The Impatient Years (1944) as Janie Anderson |
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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) as Molly J. Truesdale |
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The More the Merrier (1943) as Constance Milligan |
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The Talk of the Town (1942) as Nora Shelley |
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The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) as Mary Jones |
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Arizona (1940) as Phoebe Titus |
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Too Many Husbands (1940) as Vicky Lowndes |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Clarissa Saunders |
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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) as Self |
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939) as Bonnie Lee |
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You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Alice Sycamore |
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938) as Jean Arthur |
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Easy Living (1937) as Mary Smith |
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History Is Made at Night (1937) as Irene Vail |
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More Than a Secretary (1936) as Carol Baldwin |
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The Plainsman (1936) as Calamity Jane |
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Adventure in Manhattan (1936) as Claire Peyton |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self |
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) as Paula Bradford |
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Babe Bennett |
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If You Could Only Cook (1935) as Joan Hawthorne |
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The Public Menace (1935) as Cassie Nicholls |
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Diamond Jim (1935) as Jane Matthews / Emma |
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Public Hero Number 1 (1935) as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly |
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Party Wire (1935) as Marge Oliver |
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The Whole Town's Talking (1935) as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark |
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The Defense Rests (1934) as Joan Hayes |
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Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) as Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe |
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Whirlpool (1934) as Sandy |
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Get That Venus (1933) as Margaret Rendleby |
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The Past of Mary Holmes (1933) as Joan Hoyt |
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Ex-Bad Boy (1931) as Ethel Simmons |
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The Lawyer's Secret (1931) as Beatrice Stevens |
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Virtuous Husband (1931) as Barbara Olwell |
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The Gang Buster (1931) as Sylvia Martine |
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Danger Lights (1931) as Mary Ryan |
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The Silver Horde (1930) as Mildred Wayland |
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The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) as Lia Eltham |
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Paramount on Parade (1930) as Dream Girl |
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Young Eagles (1930) as Mary Gordon |
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Street of Chance (1930) as Judith Marsden |
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Half Way to Heaven (1929) as Greta Nelson |
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The Saturday Night Kid (1929) as Janie Barry |
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The Greene Murder Case (1929) as Ada Greene |
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) as Lia Eltham |
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Stairs of Sand (1929) as Ruth Hutt |
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The Canary Murder Case (1929) as Alice LaFosse |
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Sins of the Fathers (1928) as Mary Spengler |
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Brotherly Love (1928) as Mary |
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Warming Up (1928) as Mary Post |
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Wallflowers (1928) as Sandra |
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Flying Luck (1927) as The Girl |
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The Masked Menace (1927) as Faith Newton |
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The Poor Nut (1927) as Margie Blake |
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Bigger and Better Blondes (1927) as Ramona |
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Horse Shoes (1927) as Miss Baker |
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The Broken Gate (1927) as Ruth Hale |
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Hello Lafayette (1927) as |
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Winners Of The Wilderness (1927) as Bit Role (uncredited) |
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Husband Hunters (1927) as Lettie Crane |
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The Block Signal (1926) as Grace Ryan |
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The College Boob (1926) as Angela Boothby |
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Twisted Triggers (1926) as Ruth Regan |
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The Cowboy Cop (1926) as Virginia Selby |
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Lightning Bill (1926) as Marie Denton |
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Double Daring (1926) as Marie Wells |
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Ridin' Rivals (1926) as Ruth Burroghs |
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The Mad Racer (1926) as |
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Eight-Cylinder Bull (1926) as |
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The Fighting Cheat (1926) as Ruth Wells |
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Born to Battle (1926) as Eunice Morgan |
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The Roaring Rider (1926) as Mary Watkins |
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Under Fire (1926) as Margaret Cranston |
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Thundering Through (1925) as Ruth Burroughs |
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The Hurricane Horseman (1925) as June Mathews |
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The Iron Horse (1925) as Reporter (uncredited) |
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A Man of Nerve (1925) as Loria Gatlin |
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Tearin' Loose (1925) as Sally Harris |
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The Fighting Smile (1925) as Rose Craddock |
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The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) as Jean |
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Seven Chances (1925) as Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited) |
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Travelin' Fast (1924) as Betty Conway |
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Thundering Romance (1924) as Mary Watkins |
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Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924) as Nancy Norton |
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Biff Bang Buddy (1924) as Bonnie Norton |
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Wine of Youth (1924) as Flapper |
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Fast and Fearless (1924) as Mary Brown |
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The Powerful Eye (1924) as Dud's Sweetheart |
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Case Dismissed (1924) as Jean |
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Spring Fever (1923) as |
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Monks a la mode (1923) as Madame Maxine |
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Somebody Lied (1923) as |
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Cameo Kirby (1923) as Ann Playdell |