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Marsha Hunt

Highest Rated: 100% Raw Deal (1948)

Lowest Rated: 33% Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

Birthday: Oct 17, 1917

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

This genteel lead and secondary player was born in the Midwest but raised in NYC. After working briefly as a Powers model, Hunt entered films in the mid-1930s but did not hit her stride until she landed at MGM in the early 40s. She acted in many enjoyable B Westerns early in her career and got laughs as the middle and very bookish Bennet sister in the Greer Garson-Laurence Olivier version of "Pride and Prejudice" (1940). The versatile actress amassed a number of fine performances including a turn as a socialite in "The Human Comedy" (1943) and later appeared in the gripping, Anthony Mann-directed film noir "Raw Deal" (1948). Hunt's liberal leanings led to her being blacklisted in the 1950s. Nevertheless, she continued working on stage, touring in such shows as T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party" (1951) and "The Lady's Not for Burning" (1952-54) as well as appearing in California productions of "Private Lives" and "Major Barbara." There were occasional film roles in such efforts as "The Happy Time" (1952) and "No Place to Hide" (1957). During the 60s, she continued to make occasional TV and stage appearances. After a decade off the big screen, during which she became active in civic and charitable activities, Hunt was cast as Timothy Bottom's mother in "Johnny, Got His Gun" (1971) but her feature career was virtually over. She made only one other screen appearance, as a party guest, in George Cukor's last film "Rich and Famous" (1981). Marsha Hunt died at the age of 104 in Sherman Oaks, California on September 7, 2022.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 82% Raw Deal
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100% 77% Pride and Prejudice
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100% 69% The Human Comedy
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86% 56% Kid Glove Killer
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67% 86% Johnny Got His Gun
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33% 70% Blossoms in the Dust
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Fear No Evil
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75% A Letter for Evie
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67% Music for Millions
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Filmography

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Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity 86% 2014 Actor The Grand Inquisitor 2008 Actor The Empire State Building Murders 2008 Norah Strinberg Actor Jigsaw 1972 Doctor Gehlen Actor Johnny Got His Gun 67% 86% 1971 Joe's Mother Actor Fear No Evil 1969 Mrs. Varney Actor Blue Denim 61% 1959 Jessie Bartley Actor Bombers B-52 29% 1957 Edith Brennan Actor Back From the Dead 1957 Kate Hazelton Actor No Place to Hide 6% 1956 Anne Dobson Actor Diplomatic Passport 1954 Judy Anderson Actor Actors and Sin 1952 Marcia Tillayou Actor The Happy Time 74% 1952 Susan Bonnard Actor Mary Ryan, Detective 1949 Mary Ryan Actor Take One False Step 20% 1949 Martha Wier Actor The Inside Story 1948 Francine Taylor Actor Raw Deal 100% 82% 1948 Ann Martin Actor Carnegie Hall 40% 1947 Nora Ryan Actor Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman 58% 1947 Martha Gray, Elliott's secretary Actor The Valley of Decision 81% 1945 Constance Scott Actor A Letter for Evie 75% 1945 Evie O'Connor Actor Una Carta Para Eva 1945 Actor Lost Angel 70% 1944 Katie Mallory Actor Music for Millions 67% 1944 Rosalind Actor Bride by Mistake 1944 Sylvia Lockwood Actor
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