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Jean Arthur: Career
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One of the silver screen's greatest comediennes, Jean Arthur began her career in silent films but became famous in the 1930's and 40's for her squeaky voice and heroine roles opposite such stars as Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart. At left is a shot of Arthur taken from George Stevens' THE MORE THE MERRIER (1943), a brilliant comedy written especially for her by Garson Kanin, Robert Russell and Arthur's husband, producer Frank Ross Jr., for which Arthur received her only Best Actress Oscar nomination.
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After her MGM contract expired in the mid-1930s, Parker (who looked like a younger Jean Arthur) began to freelance. Things started well with The Ghost Goes West, made in England by René Clair, and in which she co-starred with Robert Donat. From then on... her film career suffered an inexorable downslide.
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This bibliography presents an in-depth profile of Jean Arthur--an important, and much neglected figure of the American film industry. Along with basic biographical information, the book gives a detailed examination of her career and contribution to the entertainment field. Jean Arthur contributed to several branches of the entertainment media--film, radio, stage, television, yet surprisingly, she has been greatly overlooked by many historians. This book fills that void. As this bio-biography reveals, after many years of struggle Jean Arthur found herself a major star during the 1930s. Arthur exhibited a unique combination of girlish appeal and ladylike competence.
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