A Chicago native, she arrived in Hollywood in 1935 and over the next 15 years appeared in dozens of films, from the Preston Sturges comedy 'Easy Living' to the adaptation of Jane Austen’s 'Pride and Prejudice' that starred Olivier and Greer Garson.
so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a career disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist, has died. She was 104.Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaA Chicago native, she arrived in Hollywood in 1935 and over the next 15 years appeared in dozens of films, from the Preston Sturges comedy "Easy Living" to the adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice" that starred Olivier and Greer Garson.
Hunt concentrated on the theater, where the blacklist was not observed, until she began occasionally getting film work again in the late 1950s. She appeared in the touring companies of "The Cocktail Party," "The Lady’s Not for Burning" and "The Tunnel of Love," and on Broadway in "The Devil’s Disciple," "Legend of Sarah″ and "The Paisley Convertible.
Hunt’s first movie was 1935′s "The Virginia Judge." She went on to play demure roles in a series of films for Paramount, including "The Accusing Finger" and "Come on Leathernecks," but, as she told The Associated Press in 2020, she was tired of "sweet young things" and begged for more substantial work.
She left Paramount for MGM around the time of "Gone with the Wind" and had lead or supporting roles in "These Glamour Girls," "Flight Command" and "The Human Comedy" among other movies. Work unraveled quickly after she openly embraced liberal causes, such as joining the 1947 protest against congressional hearings on the reputed communist influence in Hollywood.
She remained vigorous and elegant in old age. In 1993, she put out "The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and ’40s and Our World Since Then," a lavishly illustrated book of the fashions during her Hollywood heyday.
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