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    Marsha Hunt has gotten her angel wings. ;( Archived Message

    Posted by Lori in Denver on September 9, 2022, 11:12 pm

    SAD NEWS TO REPORT
    Marsha Hunt 10/17/1917 - 9/7/2022
    Marsha Hunt, veteran actress of the Golden Age of film, radio and Broadway, passed away of natural causes, in her home on 9/7/2022, where she resided since 1946.
    Her Caregivers, nephew, actor/director Allan Hunt and Elizabeth Lauritsen, her devoted friend and Executive Manager, were at her side.
    Arriving in Hollywood, CA from NY, NY at age 17, in 1935, Miss Hunt starred in over 60 films produced by such prestigious studios as Paramount, MGM and Republic. She appeared in over 30 staged productions, including six on New York’s Broadway stage.
    In Live Television’s infancy, Hunt appeared as Viola in “Twelfth Night”, the first Shakespeare play to be aired coast to coast. She hosted and guest starred twice on “Your Show Of Shows”, featuring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and Carl Reiner. Numerable live and recorded guest appearances followed through the decades.
    From the 1960s through 1980s Miss Hunt served community, civic and national organizations dedicated to humanitarian causes.
    A critically acclaimed documentary film of her remarkable life, “Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity” was released in 2015.
    Marsha Hunt is survived by her extended family of nieces and nephews, loving friends and loyal admirers.
    Donations in her memory may be made to LA Family Housing. lafh.org

    A celebration of her extraordinary life is yet to be determined.

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