Marsha Hunt

American actress (1917–2022)

  • Fame54.9
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  • Wikipedia7.6K
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Lived 1917–2022, aged 105United States
  • Wikipedia
    60 languages
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  • Era
    1917–2022
    Aged 105
  • Known for
    Never Say Never Again
    1983
Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

She worked opposite Olivier and Rooney through Hollywood's Golden Age, then ended up blacklisted in the McCarthy purges — a career clipped mid-flight for the wrong political friends.

Biography

About

Marsha Hunt was born Marcia Virginia Hunt on October 17, 1917, and stepped into films in the late 1930s, landing early roles like Born to the West with John Wayne in 1937. The 1940s brought her into prestige territory: Pride and Prejudice in 1940 with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, Kid Glove Killer in 1942, Cry 'Havoc' in 1943 alongside Margaret Sullavan and Joan Blondell, and The Human Comedy that same year with Mickey Rooney. Then the 1950s arrived and Hollywood studio executives blacklisted her during the McCarthyism sweep, severing her from steady work. She returned for Raw Deal in 194…

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  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Completeness75.0
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  • Wikipedia
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    wikidata · wikidata.org
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