Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur in "The Whole Town's Talking." (Courtesy Sony Pictures) Actress Jean Arthur famously described the sound of her voice as “a foghorn.” Already an established star in ...

The most popular person in the United States, according to polls at the time, paid a visit to Norfolk on the morning of June 15, 1990. First lady Barbara Bush was here to speak at the dedication ...

Earlier this month, members of the Plattsburgh arts community unveiled a huge mural on the back of a downtown building depicting a woman born in Plattsburgh in 1900 as Gladys Georgianna Greene. She ...

Jean N. MacArthur, nee Neiman, age 79, of Palatine, wife of the late John MacArthur; mother of Kathy (Robert) Chandler, Bonnie (Marc) Cacioppo, and Mary Lynn (Jeff ...

Many performers lost their careers during Hollywood’s transition to sound, but Jean Arthur literally found her voice in talkies. And don’t let the pink and squishy sounds it radiates fool you: Ms.

Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains arguably the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. As James ...