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Marsha Hunt
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Marsha Hunt
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Acting
Birthday
1917-10-17,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

Take One False Step

5.4

Take One False Step
1949-08-14

4.9

Jigsaw
1949-03-11

6.672

Raw Deal
1948-05-21

Thousands Cheer

6.4

Thousands Cheer
1943-09-13

Pride and Prejudice

6.9

Pride and Prejudice
1940-07-26

The Valley of Decision

7.3

The Valley of Decision
1945-05-03

Johnny Got His Gun

7.5

Johnny Got His Gun
1971-08-04

Kid Glove Killer

6.2

Kid Glove Killer
1942-04-17

None Shall Escape

6.2

None Shall Escape
1944-02-03

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

6

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947-03-01

The Human Comedy

6.2

The Human Comedy
1943-03-02

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

5.7

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940-11-30

Empire State Building Murders

0

Empire State Building Murders
2008-08-14

6.3

Cry 'Havoc'
1943-11-23

Born to the West

4.8

Born to the West
1937-12-10

Blossoms in the Dust

6.5

Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15

5.2

Actors and Sin
1952-06-18

Unholy Partners

7

Unholy Partners
1941-11-01

5.4

Flight Command
1940-12-27

5.8

Pilot #5
1943-06-24

5.6

Bombers B-52
1957-11-22

4

Panama Hattie
1942-09-30

Seven Sweethearts

7

Seven Sweethearts
1942-11-13

5.2

Carnegie Hall
1947-02-28

Mary Ryan, Detective

5.2

Mary Ryan, Detective
1949-11-03

No Place to Hide

0

No Place to Hide
1956-08-28

6

Irene
1940-04-23

The Grand Inquisitor

6

The Grand Inquisitor
2008-01-01

The Accusing Finger

4.7

The Accusing Finger
1936-11-17

5.2

Blue Denim
1959-07-30

Women in Hiding

0

Women in Hiding
1940-06-22

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

0

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996-02-27

Back from the Dead

4.8

Back from the Dead
1957-08-12

7.5

Lost Angel
1943-12-23

The Inside Story

6.5

The Inside Story
1948-03-14

5.8

The Plunderers
1960-11-05

The Arizona Raiders

5

The Arizona Raiders
1936-06-27

5.4

Desert Gold
1936-03-26

I'll Wait for You

6.8

I'll Wait for You
1941-05-16

These Glamour Girls

5.5

These Glamour Girls
1939-08-18

6.3

The Happy Time
1952-10-30

Music for Millions

6

Music for Millions
1944-12-18

4.1

Star Reporter
1939-02-22

Annapolis Salute

6

Annapolis Salute
1937-09-10

Bride by Mistake

6.1

Bride by Mistake
1944-07-26

A Letter for Evie

6.7

A Letter for Evie
1946-01-28

The Affairs of Martha

5.8

The Affairs of Martha
1942-06-21

College Holiday

5.2

College Holiday
1936-12-19

0

With This Ring
1954-01-01

Murder Goes to College

3

Murder Goes to College
1937-02-24

6.2

Fear No Evil
1969-03-03

0

Jigsaw
1972-03-26

7

Easy Living
1937-07-16

5.8

The Long Shot
1939-01-06

6

The Penalty
1941-03-13

The Hardys Ride High

6

The Hardys Ride High
1939-04-21

Hollywood Boulevard

2.5

Hollywood Boulevard
1936-08-20

The Trial of Mary Dugan

5

The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941-02-14

6

Thunder Trail
1937-10-21

Come On, Leathernecks!

5

Come On, Leathernecks!
1938-08-08

Joe Smith, American

5.7

Joe Smith, American
1942-02-01

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

2

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939-12-01

A Word to the Wives...

1

A Word to the Wives...
1955-01-01

Diplomatic Passport

7

Diplomatic Passport
1954-08-13

Winter Carnival

6

Winter Carnival
1939-07-28

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

3.5

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939-09-02

Cheers for Miss Bishop

5.9

Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941-02-21

Terror Among Us

5.6

Terror Among Us
1981-01-12

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

Twenty Years After

6

Twenty Years After
1944-01-01

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

8

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01

The Virginia Judge

0

The Virginia Judge
1935-09-17

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

0

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015-09-13

0

Easy to Take
1936-11-06

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

9

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
2021-02-02

0

Chloe's Prayer
2006-12-20

0

Gentle Julia
1936-04-10

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood

0

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
2006-09-22

She Loves Me Not

0

She Loves Me Not
1949-11-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.6

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

4.667

Cain's Hundred
1961-09-19

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.36

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

6.5

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

7.2

Matlock
1986-03-03

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

4.4

Studio One
1948-11-07

The Twilight Zone

8.447

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.9

Ironside
1967-03-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

4.6

Harry O
1974-09-12

Run for Your Life

7.167

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

4.7

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010-11-01

7.1

Police Story
1973-03-20

Your Show of Shows

5.5

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

5.6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

Accidental Family

5

Accidental Family
1967-09-15

5.7

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

6.4

Laramie
1959-09-15

5.6

The Detectives
1959-10-16

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

7.5

Breaking Point
1963-09-16

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

0

Panic!
1957-03-05

Peck's Bad Girl

0

Peck's Bad Girl
1959-05-05

5.2

The Outsider
1968-09-18

The Outer Limits

7.8

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Name of the Game

6.8

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

4.4

Studio One
1948-11-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

6.9

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Philco Television Playhouse

5.6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

The Play on One

5.5

The Play on One
1988-01-19

The 20th Century Fox Hour

4.2

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

6

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15