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Sep 10, 2022 · Sept. 10, 2022. Marsha Hunt, who appeared in more than 50 movies between 1935 and 1949 and seemed well on her way to stardom until her career was damaged by the Hollywood blacklist, and who,...
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- Early Career and Blacklisting
- Later Work
- Hunt on McCarthyism
Hunt got her start as a model, and by the mid-1930s, she had begun her film career. As her career advanced, she became known as “Hollywood’s Youngest Character Actress” for the wide variety of roles she played. Hunt’s many movies included “Pride and Prejudice” (1940), “Blossoms in the Dust,” and “The Human Comedy.” As McCarthyism began to grip Holl...
Thought film work was sparse for Hunt after her blacklisting, she found she was able to work on stage and sometimes in television. In the 1950s and ‘60s, she starred on TV’s “Peck’s Bad Girl” and made appearances on shows including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Twilight Zone,” and “My Three Sons.” In 1971, Hunt returned to the big s...
“Reds were suddenly becoming the dirtiest word in our lexicon. You could be a rapist. Oh well. But don’t be a communist. It was the worst name you could give any American.” —from a 2015 interview for Ms. In the Biz
Sep 11, 2022 · Marsha Hunt appeared in more than 50 films before being accused of communist sympathies, short-circuiting her career. Hunt died last week at 104.
Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; [1] October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. [2]
Sep 9, 2022 · Marsha Hunt, the bright-eyed starlet who stood out in 'These Glamour Girls,' 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Raw Deal' before her career came unraveled by Hollywood blacklist, has died.
Sep 10, 2022 · Marsha Hunt, an actress most known for her roles in films like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Raw Deal,” died from natural causes at the age of 104 on September 7. She died in her Sherman Oaks ...
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Sep 10, 2022 · Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's Golden Age, whose career was disrupted by the McCarthy-era blacklist, has died at 104.
