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Jean Arthur

1900-10-16

The 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Arthur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Shane

7.371 average rating
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You Can't Take It with You

7.484 average rating
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Only Angels Have Wings

7.264 average rating
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.875 average rating
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The Talk of the Town

7.3 average rating
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

7.513 average rating
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A Foreign Affair

7.038 average rating
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Seven Chances

7.509 average rating
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The More the Merrier

6.8 average rating
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The Devil and Miss Jones

7.714 average rating
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The Whole Town's Talking

6.8 average rating
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The Iron Horse

6.7 average rating
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History Is Made at Night

6.6 average rating
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Arizona

6.1 average rating
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Easy Living

7 average rating
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The Plainsman

6.2 average rating
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Adventure in Manhattan

5.8 average rating
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

6.1 average rating
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Wine of Youth

8 average rating
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Too Many Husbands

6.3 average rating