Happy Birthday: Jean Arthur (1900–1991)

Jean Arthur (1900–1991)

Born: October 17, 1900 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died: June 19, 1991 (age 90) in Carmel, California, USA

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 personality to make anyone believe I had special talents. I wanted so desperately to succeed that I drove myself relentlessly, taking no time off for pleasures, or for friendships – yet aiming at the stars, I was still floundering.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 dir. Frank Capra starring Gary Cooper Arthur Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 dir. Frank Capra starring James Stewart Arthur The Talk of the Town 1942 dir. George Stevens starring Cary Grant rthur Shane 1953 dir. George Stevens starring