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Filmography
1953
Shane
Marian Starrett
1935
Party Wire
(performer: "The Train's a-Comin' (Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye)" - uncredited)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage:
"The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake" [play never officially opened]. Written by Richard Chandler. Featuring songs by / songs with lyrics by
Jeff Barry. Directed by Michael Kahn. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 30 Oct 1967 [production closed during preview]. Cast:
Jean Arthur,
Franklin Cover, Steve Curry, David P. Dawson,
Sidney Lanier...
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Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies
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1 Portrayal
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9 Articles
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1 Pictorial
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3 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Miss Jean Arthur
Height:
5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on her early acting days] My very "naturalness" was my undoing. I had to learn that to appear natural on the screen requires a vast amount of training, that is the test of an actor's art. It would be more spectacular if I could say that out of the hurt and humiliation of that failure was born a determination to success, to prove I had the makings of an actress. But it wouldn't be true. That urge...
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Trademark:
A distinctive voice: sometimes high-pitched, sometimes husky
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