Biography: life and films
Jean Arthur was an American actress whose birth name was Gladys Georgianna Greene. She was born in Plattsburgh, New York, USA on 17th October 1900 and died in Carmel, California, USA on 19th June 1991, aged 90.Her best films as an actor include Lambert Hillyer's The Defense Rests (1934), John Ford's comedy-thriller The Whole Town's Talking (1935), Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Howard Hawks's Only Angels Have Wings (1939).
Jean Arthur appeared in 94 films.
She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Richard Thorpe (9 films), John Ford (3), George Stevens (3), Frank Capra (3), A. Edward Sutherland (3), William A. Seiter (2), Wesley Ruggles (2), Vin Moore (2), Rowland V. Lee (2), Robert De Lacey (2), Louis Chaudet (2), Lambert Hillyer (2), Frank Tuttle (2), Erle C. Kenton (2) and Dorothy Arzner (2).
Her most frequent genres include: Western (28 films), drama (27), comedy (26), comedy-romance (18), comedy-drama (10), romance (9), Thriller (3), Biography (3), comedy-thriller (2), War (2) and Documentary (2).
Our average rating for Jean Arthur over all films is: 2.8
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Cameo Kirby (1923) [a]
The Temple of Venus (1923) [a]
Biff Bang Buddy (1924) [a]
Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924) [a]
Fast and Fearless (1924) [a]
The Iron Horse (1924) [a]
Thundering Romance (1924) [a]
Wine of Youth (1924) [a]
A Man of Nerve (1925) [a]
Seven Chances (1925) [a]
Tearin' Loose (1925) [a]
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) [a]
The Fighting Smile (1925) [a]
The Hurricane Horseman (1925) [a]
Thundering Through (1925) [a]
Born to Battle (1926) [a]
Double Daring (1926) [a]
Lightning Bill (1926) [a]
The Block Signal (1926) [a]
The College Boob (1926) [a]
The Cowboy Cop (1926) [a]
The Fighting Cheat (1926) [a]
The Roaring Rider (1926) [a]
Twisted Triggers (1926) [a]
Under Fire (1926) [a]
Flying Luck (1927) [a]
Horse Shoes (1927) [a]
Husband Hunters (1927) [a]
The Broken Gate (1927) [a]
The Masked Menace (1927) [a]
The Poor Nut (1927) [a]
Winners of the Wilderness (1927) [a]
Brotherly Love (1928) [a]
Easy Come, Easy Go (1928) [a]
Sins of the Fathers (1928) [a]
Wallflowers (1928) [a]
Warming Up (1928) [a]
Halfway to Heaven (1929) [a]
Stairs of Sand (1929) [a]
The Canary Murder Case (1929) [a]
The Greene Murder Case (1929) [a]
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) [a]
The Saturday Night Kid (1929) [a]
Danger Lights (1930) [a]
Galas de la Paramount (1930) [a]
Paramount on Parade (1930) [a]
Street of Chance (1930) [a]
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) [a]
The Silver Horde (1930) [a]
Young Eagles (1930) [a]
Ex-Bad Boy (1931) [a]
The Gang Buster (1931) [a]
The Lawyer's Secret (1931) [a]
The Virtuous Husband (1931) [a]
Get That Venus (1933) [a]
The Past of Mary Holmes (1933) [a]
The Defense Rests (1934) [a]
The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) [a]
Whirlpool (1934) [a]
Diamond Jim (1935) [a]
If You Could Only Cook (1935) [a]
Party Wire (1935) [a]
Public Hero No. 1 (1935) [a]
The Public Menace (1935) [a]
The Whole Town's Talking (1935) [a]
Adventure in Manhattan (1936) [a]
More Than a Secretary (1936) [a]
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) [a]
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) [a]
The Plainsman (1936) [a]
Easy Living (1937) [a]
History Is Made at Night (1937) [a]
You Can't Take It with You (1938) [a]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) [a]
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) [a]
Arizona (1940) [a]
Too Many Husbands (1940) [a]
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) [a]
The Talk of the Town (1942) [a]
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) [a]
The More the Merrier (1943) [a]
The Impatient Years (1944) [a]
Shane (1953) [a]
4 Clowns (1970) [a]
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) [a]
The Lady with the Torch (1999) [a]
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