Jean ArthurJean Arthur (October 17, 1900 (although sources also cite 1905 and 1908) - June 19, 1991) was an American actress. Born Gladys Georgianna Greene in Plattsburgh, New York, she became one of Hollywood's favorite screen comediennes. Arthur debuted in the silent film Cameo Kirby in 1923, and made a few silent movies, although it was her high-pitched, nasal voice which eventually made her a star in the talkies. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1929. In 1935 she starred opposite Edward G. Robinson in the gangster farce The Whole Town's Talking, and her popularity began to rise. It was her role opposite Gary Cooper in 1936 in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town that made her a star. She continued her fame by starring in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in 1939, and again in 1943 in The More the Merrier, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. Her career began to falter in the late 1940s, and eventually, she retired from the screen, her last role being in the Western classic Shane in 1953. After retiring, she taught drama at Vassar College. She also returned to acting, albeit briefly, in a short-lived comedy on CBS in the mid-1960s. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6331 Hollywood Blvd. This page about Jean Arthur includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jean Arthur News stories about Jean Arthur External links for Jean Arthur Videos for Jean Arthur Wikis about Jean Arthur Discussion Groups about Jean Arthur Blogs about Jean Arthur Images of Jean Arthur |
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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6331 Hollywood Blvd. Bergman was honored posthumously with an Emmy Award for Best Actress in 1982 for the television mini-series A Woman Called Golda, about Israeli prime minister Golda Meir. She also returned to acting, albeit briefly, in a short-lived comedy on CBS in the mid-1960s. She died of cancer on her birthday in 1982. She was cremated in Sweden, her ashes scattered with a part kept to be interred in the Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm. After retiring, she taught drama at Vassar College. She could speak Swedish, German, French, English and Italian fluently, which caused fellow actor John Gielgud's remark "She speaks five languages, and can't act in any of them.". Her career began to falter in the late 1940s, and eventually, she retired from the screen, her last role being in the Western classic Shane in 1953. It is considered to be among her best performances. Smith Goes to Washington in 1939, and again in 1943 in The More the Merrier, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. In 1978 she played in Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (also known as Höstsonaten) for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on the big screen. She continued her fame by starring in Mr. She received her third Academy Award (and first for Best Supporting Actress) for her performance in Murder on the Orient Express (1975). Deeds Goes to Town that made her a star. She would continue to alternate between performances in American and European films. It was her role opposite Gary Cooper in 1936 in Mr. With her starring role in (1956)'s Anastasia, Bergman made her post-scandal return to Hollywood and won Best Actress for a second time. Robinson in the gangster farce The Whole Town's Talking, and her popularity began to rise. One of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress Isabella Rossellini. In 1935 she starred opposite Edward G. The affair caused was a scandal in both Hollywood and with the public; Bergman was branded as "Hollywood's apostle of degradation". She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1929. Bergman left both her husband and daughter for Rossellini and they married and had a son. Arthur debuted in the silent film Cameo Kirby in 1923, and made a few silent movies, although it was her high-pitched, nasal voice which eventually made her a star in the talkies. She fell in love with him while performing in his film Stromboli (1950). Born Gladys Georgianna Greene in Plattsburgh, New York, she became one of Hollywood's favorite screen comediennes. In 1949 Bergman met director Roberto Rossellini. Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 (although sources also cite 1905 and 1908) - June 19, 1991) was an American actress. She would receive another Best Actress nomination for Joan of Arc (1948). Mary's (1945). She received a third consecutive nomination for Best Actress with her performance in The Bells of St. The follow year she won Best Actress for Gaslight (1944). Two years later she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the film, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). After completing a few pictures in Sweden and appearing in three successful films in the United States, Bergman joined Humphrey Bogart in the 1942 classic film Casablanca. The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to Hollywood" had arrived. After a dozen films in Sweden, Bergman was signed by MGM to star in the remake of Intermezzo (1939). When still very young, she lost both of her parents and was raised by some relatives; she studied at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm and had a small role in Munkbrogreven (1934), her first movie. August 29, 1915 Stockholm, Sweden, d. August 29, 1982 London, England) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. Ingrid Bergman (b. |