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Eve Arden (April 30, 1908 - November 12, 1990) was an Oscar-nominated American actress whose career lay squarely on the border between leading lady and character actor. Her work in film, television, and theatre, and especially her expertise in delivering sharp, wry lines that never concealed her essential warmth as a performer, made her among the most fondly remembered actresses of her era.

Early life

Arden was born Eunice Quedens in Mill Valley, California to Lucille and Charles Peter Quedens, who split up when she was a child. She declared later in life that she needed therapy because her mother was so much more beautiful than she was.

Career

Arden began her career on stage, making her Broadway debut in 1934. Her many memorable screen roles include a supporting role as a world-weary thespian in Stage Door
, Joan Crawford
's wise-cracking pal in 1945's Mildred Pierce
(for which she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress), and James Stewart's wistful secretary in 1959's Anatomy of a Murder
. Later in her career, she portrayed Principal McGee in both 1978's Grease and 1982's Grease 2
.

She starred as Madison High School English teacher Connie Brooks in the comedy Our Miss Brooks on radio (1948-1952), television (1952-1956), and in a 1956 related feature film. She appeared with Kaye Ballard
in the 1967-1969 sitcom, The Mothers-In-Law, which was produced by her old friend Desi Arnaz
after the dissolution of Desilu. She was one of many stars to take on the roles of Dolly Levi (in Hello, Dolly! and Mame in Auntie Mame
in the 1960s; in 1967, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. For her contributions to the entertainment industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard.

Her autobiography, The Three Phases of Eve, was published in 1985. It is notable for its discretion in regard to Arden's many costars and her loyalty to the Hollywood studio system that nurtured her career.

Private life

She was married to Ned Bergen from 1939 to 1947 and to Brooks West from 1952 until his death in 1984 from a heart ailment. They had four children, three of whom were adopted.

Arden died of cancer and heart disease at her home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 82, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.

Filmography

  • Song of Love (1929)
  • Dancing Lady
    (1933)
  • Oh Doctor (1937)
  • Stage Door
    (1937)
  • Cocoanut Grove (1938)
  • Having Wonderful Time (1938)
  • Letter of Introduction (1938)
  • Women in the Wind (1939)
  • Big Town Czar (1939)
  • The Forgotten Woman (1939)
  • Eternally Yours (1939)
  • At the Circus
    (1939)
  • A Child Is Born (1939)
  • Slightly Honorable (1940)
  • Comrade X
    (1940)
  • She Couldn't Say No (1940)
  • No, No, Nanette (1940)
  • That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
  • Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
  • She Knew All the Answers (1941)
  • San Antonio Rose (1941)
  • Whistling in the Dark (1941)
  • Manpower (1941)
  • The Last of the Duanes (1941)
  • Sing for Your Supper (1941)
  • Bedtime Story (1941)
  • Obliging Young Lady (1942)
  • Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
  • Let's Face It (1943)
  • Cover Girl (1944)
  • The Doughgirls (1944)
  • Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
  • Patrick the Great (1945)
  • Pan-Americana (1945)
  • Mildred Pierce
    (1945)
  • My Reputation (1946)
  • The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
  • Night and Day (1946)
  • Song of Scheherazade (1947)
  • The Arnelo Affair (1947)
  • The Unfaithful
    (1947)
  • Screen Snapshots: Off the Air (1947) (short subject)
  • The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
  • One Touch of Venus (1948)
  • Whiplash (1948)
  • My Dream Is Yours (1949)
  • The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
  • Paid in Full (1950)
  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
  • Tea for Two (1950)
  • Three Husbands (1951)
  • Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
  • We're Not Married! (1952)
  • The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
  • Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Life (1954) (short subject)
  • Our Miss Brooks (1956)
  • Anatomy of a Murder
    (1959)
  • The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
    (1960)
  • Sergeant Dead Head (1965)
  • The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
  • Grease (1978)
  • Under the Rainbow (1981)
  • Pandemonium (1982)
  • Grease 2
    (1982)

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