Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1917-10-17
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: Marcia Virginia Hunt, Марша Хант, Marcia Virginia "Marsha" Hunt

Movies List of Marsha Hunt

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Take One False Step

1949 Movie
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Jigsaw

1949 Movie
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Raw Deal

1948 Movie
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Thousands Cheer

1943 Movie
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Pride and Prejudice

1940 Movie
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Johnny Got His Gun

1971 Movie
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Kid Glove Killer

1942 Movie
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None Shall Escape

1944 Movie
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The Human Comedy

1943 Movie
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Cry 'Havoc'

1943 Movie
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Born to the West

1937 Movie
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Blossoms in the Dust

1941 Movie
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Actors and Sin

1952 Movie
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Unholy Partners

1941 Movie
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Flight Command

1940 Movie
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Pilot #5

1943 Movie
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Bombers B-52

1957 Movie
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Panama Hattie

1942 Movie
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Seven Sweethearts

1942 Movie
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Carnegie Hall

1947 Movie
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Mary Ryan, Detective

1949 Movie
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No Place to Hide

1956 Movie
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Irene

1940 Movie
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The Grand Inquisitor

2008 Movie
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The Accusing Finger

1936 Movie
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Blue Denim

1959 Movie
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Women in Hiding

1940 Movie
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Back from the Dead

1957 Movie
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Lost Angel

1943 Movie
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The Inside Story

1948 Movie
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The Plunderers

1960 Movie
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The Arizona Raiders

1936 Movie
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Desert Gold

1936 Movie
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I'll Wait for You

1941 Movie
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These Glamour Girls

1939 Movie
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The Happy Time

1952 Movie
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Music for Millions

1944 Movie
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Star Reporter

1939 Movie
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Annapolis Salute

1937 Movie
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Bride by Mistake

1944 Movie
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A Letter for Evie

1946 Movie
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The Affairs of Martha

1942 Movie
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College Holiday

1936 Movie
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With This Ring

1954 Movie
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Fear No Evil

1969 Movie
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Jigsaw

1972 Movie
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Easy Living

1937 Movie
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The Long Shot

1939 Movie
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The Penalty

1941 Movie
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The Hardys Ride High

1939 Movie
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Hollywood Boulevard

1936 Movie
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Thunder Trail

1937 Movie
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Joe Smith, American

1942 Movie
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Diplomatic Passport

1954 Movie
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Winter Carnival

1939 Movie
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Terror Among Us

1981 Movie
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Twenty Years After

1944 Movie
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The Virginia Judge

1935 Movie
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Easy to Take

1936 Movie
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Chloe's Prayer

2006 Movie
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Gentle Julia

1936 Movie
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She Loves Me Not

1949 Movie