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First I played ingénues and western heroines; then I played western heroines and ingénues. That diet of roles became as monotonous as a diet of spinach. The studio wouldn`t trust me with any other kind of role, because I had no experience in any other kin...
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[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 a...
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[on her first marriage, which only lasted a day] Julian [Julian Anckner] looked a lot like Abraham Lincoln, and that`s probably why I fell in love with him. One day we were out driving and he suddenly said, "Hey, why don`t we get married?" So we lied abou...
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I bumped into every kind of disappointment, and was frustrated at every turn. Roles promised me were given to other players, pictures that offered me a chance were shelved, no one was particularly interested in me, and I had not developed a strength of pe...
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It`s hardly fair for women to do the same things at the same hours every day of their lives, while men have new experiences, meet new people every day. I felt that way as a little girl, with two older brothers around the house. It seemed to me that they l...
| Name | Jean Arthur |
| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm) |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Date of Birth | October 17, 1900 |
| Birthplace | Plattburgh, New York |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| Died | June 19, 1991 (Aged 91) |
| Location of Death | Carmel, California |
| Cause of Death | Heart Failure |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
