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| name = Jean Adair | image = Jean Adair.jpg | image_size = | caption = Jean Adair | birth_name = Violet McNaughton | birth_date = {{birth date|1873|6|13}} | birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1953|5|11|1873|6|13}} | death_place = New York City, U.S. | death_cause = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1922–1953 }} Jean Adair (born Violet McNaughton; June 13, 1873 – May 11, 1953) was a Canadian actress. Life and careerBorn as Violet McNaughton in Hamilton, Ontario, she worked primarily on stage but also made several film appearances late in her career, most notably as Aunt Martha, one of Cary Grant's dotty old aunts in Arsenic and Old Lace, a role she originated on Broadway. Her final performance was as the beloved matriarch Rebecca Nurse in the original production of The Crucible. Like many stage actresses of her era, she also appeared in vaudeville.[1] She was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and died in New York City, New York, at age 79. Broadway productions
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References1. ^Laurie, Joe, Jr. Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace New York: Henry Holt, 1953; page 50 External links
9 : 1873 births|1953 deaths|Canadian film actresses|Canadian stage actresses|Vaudeville performers|Actresses from Hamilton, Ontario|Disease-related deaths in New York (state)|20th-century Canadian actresses|Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States |
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