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Jean Muir is a Actor and Writer American born on 13 february 1911 at Suffern (USA)

Jean Muir

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Birth name Jean Muir Fullarton
Nationality USA
Birth 13 february 1911 at Suffern (USA)
Death 23 july 1996 (at 85 years) at Mesa (USA)

Jean Muir (February 13, 1911 – July 23, 1996) was an American stage and film actress and educator. She was the first performer to be blacklisted after her name appeared in the infamous anti-Communist 1950 pamphlet Red Channels.

Biography

Sous le nom de Jean Fullarton, elle débute au théâtre à Broadway (New York) dans la pièce The Truth Game d'Ivor Novello (avec l'auteur et Billie Burke), représentée de décembre 1930 à mars 1931. Après trois autres pièces au début des années 1930 (sous le même nom), elle ne revient à Broadway comme interprète que deux fois, en 1947 et enfin en 1960 (dans Semi-Detached, avec Ed Begley et Edgar Stehli).

Au cinéma, sous le nom de Jean Muir, son premier film (dans un petit rôle non crédité) sort en 1932. Suivent vingt-six autres films américains, dont Le Songe d'une nuit d'été de William Dieterle et Max Reinhardt (1935, avec Ian Hunter et Verree Teasdale) et Tessa, la nymphe au cœur fidèle d'Edmund Goulding (avec Charles Boyer et Joan Fontaine), son ultime film sorti en 1943. S'y ajoutent deux films britanniques de Paul L. Stein, sortis respectivement en 1936 et 1938.

Retirée du grand écran, Jean Muir revient toutefois brièvement à la télévision, dans six séries américaines entre 1949 et 1962, dont Route 66 (un épisode, 1961).

Depuis 1960, pour sa contribution au cinéma, une étoile lui est dédiée sur le Walk of Fame d'Hollywood Boulevard.

Usually with

Edward Keane
Edward Keane
(8 films)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
(7 films)
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
(7 films)
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jean Muir (30 films)

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Actress

Strip Tease Murder, 1h6
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Crime
Actors John Hewer, Ann Lynn, Jean Muir
Roles Diana
Rating54% 2.703122.703122.703122.703122.70312
Diana, a stripper, is electrocuted during a dance routine on stage at the Flamingo Club. Her husband, compere Bert Black, turns detective to investigate. He suspects Diana was murdered for a crime she didn't commit, but proving it to the satisfaction of Inspector Forbes is another matter.
The Ugly Duckling, 1h24
Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee, Reginald Beckwith, Jean Muir, Maudie Edwards, Richard Wattis
Roles Snout
Rating55% 2.769792.769792.769792.769792.76979
Henry Jekyll (Bernard Bresslaw) is a bungling, awkward and socially inept buffoon working in his uncle's pharmacy. One day he discovers an old formula created by his uncle which claims to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. He eagerly mixes the formula, takes one drink, and is transformed into the suave, dashing and self-confident Teddy Hyde. Teddy immediately becomes a darling of society and a big hit with the ladies. However he also craves the thrill of becoming a master criminal, and recruits a gang of expert crooks to join him in carrying out a series of daring and ambitious jewel robberies.
The Constant Nymph, 1h52
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on plays
Actors Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer, Alexis Smith, Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, May Whitty
Roles Kate Sanger
Rating66% 3.3429353.3429353.3429353.3429353.342935
Lewis Dodd (Charles Boyer) is a composer in Brussels, but his most recent latest symphony is badly received in London. To get over the rejection, he decides to visit his old friend and fellow musician, Albert Sanger (Montagu Love), at his house in Switzerland. Lewis' arrival causes great excitement among Sanger's four daughters: Kate (Jean Muir), Toni (Brenda Marshall), Tessa (Joan Fontaine) and Paula (Joyce Reynolds).
And One Was Beautiful
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Billie Burke, Jean Muir, Esther Dale, Charles Waldron
Roles Helen Lattimer
Rating64% 3.238473.238473.238473.238473.23847
Glamorous socialite Helen Lattimer (Jean Muir) is reaching for the top of society, while her younger sister Kate (Laraine Day) is perfectly content as she is.
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady, 1h11
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Jean Muir, Victor Jory, Roger Pryor, Roger Pryor
Roles Joan Bradley
Rating63% 3.1948253.1948253.1948253.1948253.194825
A reformed jewel thief tries to clear a society beauty of murder charges.
Jane Steps Out
Directed by Paul L. Stein
Genres Comedy
Actors Diana Churchill, Jean Muir, Peter Murray-Hill, Athene Seyler, Fred Emney, Iris Hoey
Roles Beatrice Wilton

A young woman is overshadowed by her more glamorous sister. With the help of her grandmother she transforms herself and is able to attract a man.
The Outcasts of Poker Flat, 1h7
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Western
Actors Preston Foster, Van Heflin, Virginia Weidler, Jean Muir, Frank M. Thomas, Dick Elliott
Roles Helen Colby
Rating59% 2.9541752.9541752.9541752.9541752.954175
This script must be run from the command line
Draegerman Courage, 58minutes
Directed by Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jean Muir, Barton MacLane, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards, Gordon Oliver
Roles Ellen Haslett
Rating60% 3.049543.049543.049543.049543.04954
Once a Doctor, 57minutes
Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver, Joe King, Henry Kolker, Joseph Crehan
Roles Paula Nordland
Rating59% 2.957692.957692.957692.957692.95769
White Bondage, 1h
Directed by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jean Muir, Gordon Oliver, Joe King, Harry Davenport, Virginia Brissac, Addison Richards
Roles Betsy Ann Craig
Rating61% 3.093453.093453.093453.093453.09345
Fugitive in the Sky, 58minutes
Directed by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Jean Muir, Warren Hull, John Litel, Gordon Oliver, Wini Shaw, Louise Stanley
Roles Rita Moore
Rating60% 3.048833.048833.048833.048833.04883
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2h13
Directed by William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Les fées, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Hobart Cavanaugh, Olivia de Havilland
Roles Helena
Rating67% 3.3967653.3967653.3967653.3967653.396765
Part one A beautiful young woman named Hermia (Olivia de Havilland) is in love with Lysander (Dick Powell) and wishes to marry him. Her father Egeus (Grant Mitchell), however, has instructed her to marry Demetrius (Ross Alexander), whom he has chosen for her. When Hermia refuses to obey, stating she is in love with Lysander, her father invokes before Duke Theseus of Athens (Ian Hunter) an ancient Athenian law that states a daughter must marry the suitor chosen by her father, or else face death. Theseus offers her another choice—to live a life of chastity as a nun and worship the goddess Diana.