Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

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Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)

Directed by Roger C. Memos

Documentary · 1h 41m

In 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career at MGM. She made 54 films in 17 years before a series of unfortunate events led to her being unfairly blacklisted. After the blacklist, she championed humanitarian causes, forging a career as one of Hollywood's first celebrity activists. She was the FIRST Angelina Jolie. As far back as 1955, Eleanor Roosevelt was a mentor of hers as they both worked tirelessly to support the work that the United Nations Association was accomplishing in this country. At age 96, Marsha continues to fight for causes she believes in. This film is a call to action for activists of all ages.

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Cast

Marsha Hunt Self Leonard Maltin Self Harry Belafonte Self
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Norman Corwin Self Valerie Harper Self Bill A. Jones Self Norman Lloyd Self Patty McCormack Self George McGovern Self Anne Meara Self
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Victor Navasky Self Margaret O'Brien Self

Crew

Director
Roger C. Memos
Writer
Joan Cohen, Roger C. Memos, Richard Adkins
Director of Photography
Stephon J. Litwinczuk
Editor
Katina Zinner
Producer
Roger C. Memos, Richard Adkins, Joan Cohen

Details

Release date
2015-09-13
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America