Her parents were Earl Hunt, a lawyer and later a Social Security Administrator, and Minabel Hunt, a vocal teacher and organist. Hunt was born on October 17, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, the younger of two daughters. In the midst of the blacklist era, she became active in the humanitarian cause of world hunger, and in her later years has aided homeless shelters, supported same-sex marriage, raised awareness of climate change and promoted peace in Third World countries. She appeared in many popular films including Born to the West (1937) with John Wayne, Pride and Prejudice (1940) with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, Kid Glove Killer (1942) with Van Heflin, Cry 'Havoc' (1943) with Margaret Sullavan and Joan Blondell, The Human Comedy (1943) with Mickey Rooney, Raw Deal (1948) with Claire Trevor, The Happy Time (1952) with Charles Boyer, and Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (1971). She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. At 104, she is also the oldest living member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
She is the oldest living and one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt October 17, 1917) is an American retired actress, model and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years.
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