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Marsha Hunt‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1917-10-17

Popularity

star6.0

Marsha Hunt

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Marsha Hunt

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1917-10-17

Popularity

star6.0

Biography

Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. Although initially reluctant to pursue a film career, in June 1935, at age 17, Hunt signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount discovered her when she was visiting her uncle in Los Angeles and the comedian Zeppo Marx saw a picture of her in the newspaper. She was then offered a screen test for The Virginia Judge. At Paramount, Hunt mainly played ingenue parts. Between 1935 and 1938, she made 12 pictures at Paramount, including a starring roles in Easy to Take, Gentle Julia, The Accusing Finger, Murder Goes to College, and two on "loan-out" to RKO and 20th Century Fox. In 1937, she starred opposite John Wayne, a couple of years prior to his breakthrough in Hollywood, in the Western film Born to the West. The studio terminated Hunt's contract in 1938, and she spent a few years starring in B-films produced by poverty row studios such as Republic Pictures and Monogram Pictures. She also headed to New York City for work in summer stock theatre shortly before winning a supporting role in MGM's These Glamour Girls opposite Lana Turner and Lew Ayres. The role of Betty was said to have been written specially with Hunt in mind. Other roles in major studio productions soon followed, including supporting roles as Mary Bennet in MGM's version of Pride and Prejudice with Laurence Olivier and as Martha Scott's surrogate child Hope Thompson in Cheers for Miss Bishop. In 1941, Hunt signed a contract with MGM, where she remained for the next six years. While filming Blossoms in the Dust, film director Mervyn LeRoy lauded Hunt for her heartfelt and genuine acting ability. In 1944, she polled seventh in a list by exhibitors of "Stars of Tomorrow". She also appeared in None Shall Escape, a film that is now regarded as the first about the Holocaust. She played Marja Pacierkowski, the Polish fiancé of a German Nazi officer named Wilhelm Grimm.

Movie Credits

Take One False Step

Take One False Step‌
star5.4
calendar 1949

Jigsaw

Jigsaw‌
star4.9
calendar 1949

Raw Deal

Raw Deal‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer‌
star6.4
calendar 1943

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision‌
star7.3
calendar 1945

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun‌
star7.5
calendar 1971

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman‌
star6.0
calendar 1947

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy‌
star6.3
calendar 1943

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'‌
star6.3
calendar 1943

Born to the West

Born to the West‌
star4.8
calendar 1937

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin‌
star5.2
calendar 1952

Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

Flight Command

Flight Command‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

Pilot #5

Pilot #5‌
star5.8
calendar 1943

Bombers B-52

Bombers B-52‌
star5.6
calendar 1957

Panama Hattie

Panama Hattie‌
star4.0
calendar 1942

Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall‌
star5.2
calendar 1947

Mary Ryan, Detective

Mary Ryan, Detective‌
star5.2
calendar 1949

No Place to Hide

No Place to Hide‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Irene

Irene‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

The Grand Inquisitor

The Grand Inquisitor‌
star6.0
calendar 2008

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger‌
star4.7
calendar 1936

Blue Denim

Blue Denim‌
star5.2
calendar 1959

Women in Hiding

Women in Hiding‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Back from the Dead

Back from the Dead‌
star4.8
calendar 1957

Lost Angel

Lost Angel‌
star7.5
calendar 1943

The Inside Story

The Inside Story‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Plunderers

The Plunderers‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

Desert Gold

Desert Gold‌
star5.4
calendar 1936

The Arizona Raiders

The Arizona Raiders‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

I'll Wait for You

I'll Wait for You‌
star6.8
calendar 1941

These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls‌
star5.5
calendar 1939

The Happy Time

The Happy Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

Music for Millions

Music for Millions‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

Star Reporter

Star Reporter‌
star4.1
calendar 1939

Annapolis Salute

Annapolis Salute‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Bride by Mistake

Bride by Mistake‌
star6.1
calendar 1944

A Letter for Evie

A Letter for Evie‌
star6.7
calendar 1946

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

College Holiday

College Holiday‌
star5.2
calendar 1936

With This Ring

With This Ring‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Murder Goes to College

Murder Goes to College‌
star3.0
calendar 1937

Fear No Evil

Fear No Evil‌
star6.2
calendar 1969

Jigsaw

Jigsaw‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Easy Living

Easy Living‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

The Long Shot

The Long Shot‌
star5.8
calendar 1939

The Penalty

The Penalty‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard‌
star2.5
calendar 1936

The Trial of Mary Dugan

The Trial of Mary Dugan‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

Thunder Trail

Thunder Trail‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Come On, Leathernecks!

Come On, Leathernecks!‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American‌
star5.7
calendar 1942

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President‌
star2.0
calendar 1939

A Word to the Wives...

A Word to the Wives...‌
star1.0
calendar 1955

Diplomatic Passport

Diplomatic Passport‌
star7.0
calendar 1954

Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga‌
star3.5
calendar 1939

Cheers for Miss Bishop

Cheers for Miss Bishop‌
star5.9
calendar 1941

Terror Among Us

Terror Among Us‌
star5.6
calendar 1981

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind‌
star8.0
calendar 1988

The Virginia Judge

The Virginia Judge‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Easy to Take

Easy to Take‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission‌
star9.0
calendar 2021

Chloe's Prayer

Chloe's Prayer‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Gentle Julia

Gentle Julia‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred‌
star4.7
calendar 1961

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation‌
star8.4
calendar 1987

My Three Sons

My Three Sons‌
star6.5
calendar 1960

Matlock

Matlock‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Harry O

Harry O‌
star4.6
calendar 1974

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life‌
star7.2
calendar 1965

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood‌
star4.7
calendar 2010

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Accidental Family

Accidental Family‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Laramie

Laramie‌
star6.4
calendar 1959

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

The Detectives

The Detectives‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Breaking Point

Breaking Point‌
star7.5
calendar 1963

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

Panic!

Panic!‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Peck's Bad Girl

Peck's Bad Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

The Outsider

The Outsider‌
star5.2
calendar 1968

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits‌
star7.8
calendar 1963

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

The Play on One

The Play on One‌
star5.5
calendar 1988

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955