Jean Arthur
Acting
Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress celebrated as one of the defining screen personalities of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Known for her quick wit, expressive voice, and understated charm, she became one of the era’s most beloved comedic leading ladies, especially in the screwball comedy genre. Film historian James Harvey noted that “no one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur,” and her work remains central to the style’s legacy.
Arthur rose to prominence in the mid‑1930s and became best known for…
Filmography
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Becoming Cary Grant
2017
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Jean Arthur Show
1966
Gunsmoke
1955
Yesterday and Today
1953
Shane
1953
A Foreign Affair
1948
The Impatient Years
1944
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
The More the Merrier
1943
The Talk of the Town
1942
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
Arizona
1940
Too Many Husbands
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1939
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
Easy Living
1937
History Is Made at Night
1937
More Than a Secretary
1936
The Plainsman
1936
Adventure in Manhattan
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
If You Could Only Cook
1935
The Public Menace
1935
Diamond Jim
1935
Public Hero Number 1
1935
Party Wire
1935
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
The Defense Rests
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
Whirlpool
1934
Get That Venus
1933
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
Virtuous Husband
1931
The Gang Buster
1931
Danger Lights
1931
The Silver Horde
1930
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930
Paramount on Parade
1930
Young Eagles
1930
Street of Chance
1930
Half Way to Heaven
1929
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
The Greene Murder Case
1929
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929
Stairs of Sand
1929
The Canary Murder Case
1929
Sins of the Fathers
1928
Brotherly Love
1928
Warming Up
1928
Wallflowers
1928
Flying Luck
1927
The Masked Menace
1927
The Poor Nut
The Poor Nut
1927
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927
Horse Shoes
1927
The Broken Gate
1927
Hello Lafayette
1927
Winners Of The Wilderness
1927
Husband Hunters
1927
The Block Signal
1926
The College Boob
1926
Twisted Triggers
Twisted Triggers
1926
The Cowboy Cop
1926
Lightning Bill
Lightning Bill
1926
Double Daring
1926
Ridin' Rivals
Ridin' Rivals
1926
The Mad Racer
The Mad Racer
1926
Eight-Cylinder Bull
Eight-Cylinder Bull
1926