Marsha Hunt

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Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. Although initially reluctant to pursue a film career, in June 1935, at age 17, Hunt signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount discovered her when she was visiting her uncle in Los Angeles and the comedian Zeppo Marx saw a picture of her in the newspaper. She was then offered a screen test for The Virginia Judge. At Paramount, Hunt mainly played ingenue parts. Between 1935 and 1938, she made 12 pictures at Paramount, including a starring roles in Easy to Take, Gentle Julia, The Accusing Finger, Murder Goes to College, and two on "loan-out" to RKO and 20th Century Fox. In 1937, she starred opposite John Wayne, a couple...

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Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984IronsideSeries • 1967The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959My Three SonsSeries • 1960MatlockSeries • 1986Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Studio OneSeries • 1948Climax!Series • 1954The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Ben CaseySeries • 1961Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969The DefendersSeries • 1961The Name of the GameSeries • 1968Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965GunsmokeSeries • 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955LaramieSeries • 1959The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963The DetectivesSeries • 1959Police StorySeries • 1973The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955Harry OSeries • 1974Your Show of ShowsSeries • 1950