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Jean Arthur

Jean ArthurAKA Gladys Georgianna Greene

Born: 17-Oct-1900
Birthplace: Plattsburgh, NY
Died: 19-Jun-1991
Location of death: Carmel, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered off Point Lobos, CA)

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Matter of Dispute [1]
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Only Angels Have Wings

Director Frank Capra's favorite actress.


[1] Donald Spoto, Blue Angel: The Life of Marlene Dietrich‎ (1992), "Charter member of America's creative lesbian community." Boze Hadleigh, Behind the Screen (2001), "Yes, Anna Q. Nilsson may have been a lesbian, and so might have Jean Arthur. Burt Lancaster may have had affairs with men, and Henry Wilcoxon may have routinely picked up male hitchhikers for sex. But beyond a few anecdotes, their stories offer little to illuminate what life was like for gay men and lesbians of Hollywood." Paul Rosner's roman à clef, The Princess and the Goblin (1966), purportedly about Arthur's relationship with Mary Martin, is entirely invented.

Husband: Julian Ancker (m. 1928, annulled after a single day)
Husband: Frank Ross (m. 11-Jun-1932, div. 14-Mar-1949)

    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6331 Hollywood Blvd.

    TELEVISION
    The Jean Arthur Show Patricia Marshall (1966)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Shane (24-Apr-1953) · Marian Starrett
    A Foreign Affair (7-Jul-1948) · Phoebe Frost
    The Impatient Years (7-Sep-1944)
    A Lady Takes a Chance (19-Aug-1943)
    The More the Merrier (26-Mar-1943) · Connie Milligan
    The Talk of the Town (20-Aug-1942) · Nora Shelley
    The Devil and Miss Jones (15-May-1941) · Mary
    Arizona (25-Dec-1940) · Phoebe Titus
    Too Many Husbands (7-Mar-1940) · Vicky Lowndes
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (17-Oct-1939) · Saunders
    Only Angels Have Wings (12-May-1939) · Bonnie Lee
    You Can't Take It with You (23-Aug-1938) · Alice Sycamore
    Easy Living (7-Jul-1937)
    History Is Made at Night (5-Mar-1937) · Irene Vail
    The Plainsman (1-Jan-1937) · Calamity Jane
    More Than a Secretary (10-Dec-1936)
    Adventure in Manhattan (8-Oct-1936) · Claire Peyton
    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (13-May-1936) · Paula Bradford
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (12-Apr-1936) · Babe Bennett
    If You Could Only Cook (25-Dec-1935) · Joan Hawthorne
    Public Menace (24-Sep-1935) · Cassie
    Diamond Jim (2-Sep-1935)
    Public Hero #1 (16-May-1935) · Maria Theresa O'Reilly
    Party Wire (27-Apr-1935)
    The Whole Town's Talking (22-Feb-1935) · Miss Clark
    The Most Precious Thing in Life (5-Jun-1934)
    Whirlpool (10-Apr-1934) · Sandy
    The Silver Horde (25-Oct-1930) · Mildred Wayland
    Danger Lights (21-Aug-1930)
    The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (2-May-1930)
    Paramount on Parade (22-Apr-1930)
    The Saturday Night Kid (25-Oct-1929) · Janie
    The Greene Murder Case (11-Aug-1929)
    The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (10-Aug-1929)
    The Canary Murder Case (16-Feb-1929)


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