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Jean Adair

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jean Adair (June 13, 1873, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada — May 11, 1953, New York City) was a Canadian actress. Born as Violet McNaughton, she worked primarily on stage but also made several film appearances late in her career, most notably as one of Cary Grant's dotty old aunts in Arsenic and Old Lace, a role she originated on Broadway. Like many stage actresses of her era, she also appeared in vaudeville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Adair, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    


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Born:
Jun 13, 1873 In Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie Arsenic and Old Lace 1944-09-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Naked City 1948-03-04
Known For
Poster of Something in the Wind
Poster of Living in a Big Way
Poster of Arsenic and Old Lace
Filmography
Movie The Naked City Little Old Lady (Uncredited) 1948-03-04
Movie Living in a Big Way Abigail Morgan 1947-06-10
Movie Something in the Wind Aunt Mary Collins 1947-07-21
Movie Arsenic and Old Lace Aunt Martha Brewster 1944-09-01