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 home in Los Angeles that she had lived in since 1946.
Hunt starred in more than 60 films for Paramount, MGM, Republic and other studios and appeared in more than 30 stage productions.
Her caregivers, her nephew, actor-director Allan Hunt and Elizabeth Lauritsen, her devoted friend and executive manager were with her in her home.
Filmmaker and documentarian Roger C. Memos announced Hunt’s death, having directed a documentary about the late actress in 2015 called “Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity.” Outside of her film roles, which she appeared in more than 50 of them in a 14-year period between 1935 and 1949, her career had been greatly defined by the blacklisting she faced from Hollywood executives for protesting the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Hunt starred in more than 60 films for Paramount, MGM, Republic and other studios and appeared in more than 30 stage productions.
Her caregivers, her nephew, actor-director Allan Hunt and Elizabeth Lauritsen, her devoted friend and executive manager were with her in her home.
Filmmaker and documentarian Roger C. Memos announced Hunt’s death, having directed a documentary about the late actress in 2015 called “Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity.” Outside of her film roles, which she appeared in more than 50 of them in a 14-year period between 1935 and 1949, her career had been greatly defined by the blacklisting she faced from Hollywood executives for protesting the House Un-American Activities Committee.
- 9/10/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Marsha Hunt, a veteran actress of the Golden Age of film, radio and Broadway who later saw her career wither over her protests against the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee (Huac), died of natural causes on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles.
Her caregivers, nephew, actor/director Allan Hunt and Elizabeth Lauritsen, confirmed her death.
Hunt starred in more than 60 films for Paramount, MGM and Republic, starting her career in 1935. She also appeared in more than 30 staged productions, including six on Broadway.
In television’s early days, Hunt appeared as Viola in Twelfth Night, the first Shakespeare play to be aired coast to coast. She hosted and guest starred twice on Your Show Of Shows, featuring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner. Numerable live and recorded guest appearances followed through the decades.
But her name appeared in Red Channels, an anti-communist pamphlet that was said to wield considerable influence over TV and film studios.
Her caregivers, nephew, actor/director Allan Hunt and Elizabeth Lauritsen, confirmed her death.
Hunt starred in more than 60 films for Paramount, MGM and Republic, starting her career in 1935. She also appeared in more than 30 staged productions, including six on Broadway.
In television’s early days, Hunt appeared as Viola in Twelfth Night, the first Shakespeare play to be aired coast to coast. She hosted and guest starred twice on Your Show Of Shows, featuring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner. Numerable live and recorded guest appearances followed through the decades.
But her name appeared in Red Channels, an anti-communist pamphlet that was said to wield considerable influence over TV and film studios.
- 9/10/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Old Hollywood actor and activist Marsha Hunt has died at the age of 104.
Best known for her roles in films such as These Glamour Girls, Pride and Prejudice and Raw Deal, Hunt fell into obscurity after being blacklisted from the industry during the McCarthy communist witchhunts.
Roger C Memos, the writer and director of the 2014 documentary Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity, confirmed news of her death to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hunt died of natural causes at her home in Sherman Oaks, California.
She started her career as a model, before being signed to Paramount Pictures studio at the age of 17.
Her breakthrough came in MGM’s These Glamour Girls in 1939, in which she featured opposite Lana Turner.
A number of other well-received roles followed, including in Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal in 1948.
Hunt’s career took a turn in 1947, when she and her second husband, screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr, joined...
Best known for her roles in films such as These Glamour Girls, Pride and Prejudice and Raw Deal, Hunt fell into obscurity after being blacklisted from the industry during the McCarthy communist witchhunts.
Roger C Memos, the writer and director of the 2014 documentary Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity, confirmed news of her death to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hunt died of natural causes at her home in Sherman Oaks, California.
She started her career as a model, before being signed to Paramount Pictures studio at the age of 17.
Her breakthrough came in MGM’s These Glamour Girls in 1939, in which she featured opposite Lana Turner.
A number of other well-received roles followed, including in Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal in 1948.
Hunt’s career took a turn in 1947, when she and her second husband, screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr, joined...
- 9/10/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
We all know that the issue of marriage equality is quite divisive, generating various sorts of responses and stances. Gay marriage is now official in places as diverse as Canada, Argentina, Australia, Mexico City, and Washington State, but it's all but unthinkable (at least for the time being) in places such as China, Nigeria, Iran, Texas, and Arkansas. Brad Pitt's mother and Angelina Jolie's father (that's Oscar-winning actor and Midnight Cowboy star Jon Voight) are totally against it, while Clint Eastwood doesn't give a damn about who gets hitched to whom. Unlike the Dirty Harry star, a former MGM contract player in the '40s -- that's Marsha Hunt (please see more info about her dozens of films further down) and a political activist in the last several decades, does very much care. (Pictured above: Hunt and documentarian Roger C. Memos, currently working on a project about the blacklisted actress.
- 3/29/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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