Jean Arthur Biography

Jean Arthur biography

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NAME: Jean Arthur
OCCUPATION: Academic, Film Actress
BIRTH DATE: October 17, 1900
DEATH DATE: June 19, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH: Plattsburgh, New York

PLACE OF DEATH: Carmel, California
Originally: Gladys Georgianna Greene

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Jean Arthur was an American screen actress, known for her no-nonsense, emotionally honest heroine roles.

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Jean Arthur (b. Oct. 17, 1900 in Plattsburgh, NY) was an American actress, known for her no-nonsense heroine roles and her throaty voice in Hollywood comedies of the 1920s-1940s. She won an Academy Award nomination for her performance in The More the Merrier, and also starred in You Can't Talk It With You and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Later in her life she taught drama at Vassar College.