A well-known actress, model, and activist named Marsha Hunt passed away on September 6 at the age of 104. At her Sherman Oaks residence, where she had lived since 1946, she passed away peacefully.
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She received praise for her performances in movies like Cry ‘Havoc,’ Pride and Prejudice, Child Glove Killer, Born to be Wild, and others. We will soon release information regarding her funeral.
At first, Marsha Hunt resisted acting in movies. But, in June 1935, at the age of 17, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures. She appeared in 12 Paramount films between 1935 and 1938, including Easy to Take, Gentle Julia, The Accuser Finger, Murder Goes to College, and others.
Once her contract was terminated in 1938, she appeared in a few movies produced by Republic Pictures and Monogram Pictures. She later made supporting acting appearances in movies including These Glamour Girls, Pride and Prejudice, and Cheers for Miss Bishop.
Marsha Hunt subsequently signed a deal with MGM in 1941, and during the following six years, she appeared in six of their films.
She appeared in 21 movies, with some of the most well-known ones being The Penalty, Panama Hattie, Pilot No. 5, and others. In 1945, Marsha was chosen to serve on the Screen Actors Guild board of directors. She and her husband, Robert Presnell Jr., joined the Committee for the First Amendment in 1947 as a result of the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Together with 30 other well-known Hollywood individuals, she made the trip to Washington to protest HUAC’s activities.
Yet, if she wanted to work in the film industry, she was told to stop what she was doing. She was one of 151 actors, playwrights, and directors listed in the anti-Communist publication Red Channels in 1950 as potential Communists or sympathizers.
After the publication of Red Channels, Marsha Hunt started to appear primarily on television and in a few movies. She claimed that producers believed she and the others were unhireable and attributed her exclusion to producer Richard J. Collins. Then in 1957, she returned and acted in six movies. She announced her semi-retirement in 1960.
Hunt appeared in the television shows Breaking Point, My Three Sons, Gunsmoke, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has also appeared in movies including Chloe’s Prayer, The Grand Inquisitor, Johnny Got His Gun, and others. Her book The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and 1940s and Our World Since Then was published in 1933.
Various Works
In 1960, Marsha established the Mayor’s Fund for the Homeless in the San Fernando Valley and created an hour-long program on refugee difficulties. She also served on the advisory board of the San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center. Initially, Marsha Hunt was married to Jerry “Jay” Hopper; however, the two separated in 1943.
In February 1946, she wed Robert Presnell Jr. In July 1947, Hunt gave birth to a daughter, but she passed away the next day. Robert and Marsha were wed up until his passing in June 1986.
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