Martita Edith Hunt (30 January 190013 June 1969) was an Argentine-born British theatre and film actress. She had a dominant stage presence and played a wide range of powerful characters. She is best remembered for her performance as Miss Havisham in David Lean's '' Great Expectations''.

Biography

Early life

Hunt was born in

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on 30 January 1900 to English parents Alfred and Marta (née Burnett) Hunt. She spent the first 20 years of her life in Argentina before she travelled with her parents to the United Kingdom to attend

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and then to train as an actress.

Early theatrical career

Hunt began her acting career in repertory theatre at Liverpool before moving to London. She first appeared there in the Stage Society's production of Ernst Toller's ''The Machine Wreckers'' at the Kingsway Theatre in May 1923. From 1923 to 1929, she appeared as the Principessa della Cercola in W. Somerset Maugham's '' Our Betters'' (

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, 1924) and as Mrs. Linde in Ibsen's ''

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'' ( Playhouse, 1925) in the West End, along with engagements at club theatres such as the

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and the Arts Theatre and a short 1926

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season at the small Barnes Theatre under

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(playing Charlotta Ivanovna, in ''

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'' and Olga in '' Three Sisters''). In September 1929, she joined the

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company, then led by

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, and, during the following eight months played Béline in

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's '' The Imaginary Invalid'', Queen Elizabeth in

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's '' The Dark Lady of the Sonnets'', and Lavinia in Shaw's '' Androcles and the Lion''. However, her time there was more noted for a succession of Shakespearean roles: the Nurse in '' Romeo and Juliet'', Portia in ''

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'', the Queen in '' Richard II'', Helena in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Portia in ''

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''), including roles with

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(Rosalind in '' As You Like It'', Lady Macbeth in '' Macbeth'', and Gertrude in ''

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''). In Hunt's entry in the ''

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'', Donald Roy wrote:

"With an arresting appearance and a dominant stage presence, she proved most effective as strong, tragic characters, her Gertrude in ''Hamlet'' being accounted by some critics the finest they had seen."

She then returned to the West End (briefly returning to the Old Vic to play Emilia in the 1938 '' Othello''), notably playing Edith Gunter in Dodie Smith's ''Autumn Crocus'' ( Lyric, 1931), the Countess of Rousillon in '' All's Well That Ends Well'' (Arts, 1932), Lady Strawholme in Ivor Novello's ''Fresh Fields'' ( Criterion, 1933), Liz Frobisher in

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's ''The Distaff Side'' (

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, 1933), Barbara Dawe in

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's ''Moonlight Is Silver'' ( Queen's, 1934), Theodora in

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's '' Not for Children'' ( Fortune, 1935), Masha in Chekhov's ''

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'' ( New Theatre, 1936), the Mother in an English-language version of

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's ''

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'' ("Marriage of Blood"; Savoy, 1939), Léonie in

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's ''

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'' ( Gate, 1940), Mrs Cheveley in Oscar Wilde's '' An Ideal Husband'' (

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, 1943), and Cornelia in

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's '' The White Devil'' (

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, 1947).

Early film career

Hunt also appeared in many supporting roles in several popular British films such as '' Good Morning, Boys'' (1937), '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939), and '' The Man in Grey'' (1943). ''

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'' (1945) was an international success, but her next film role in David Lean's '' Great Expectations'' (1946) would be her most famous and most lauded. As Miss Havisham, she reprised her role from the 1939 stage adaptation by Alec Guinness which provided the inspiration and template for Lean's film. Her performance met with significant acclaim, and Roger Ebert later wrote in 1999 that she "dominate the ilm'searly scenes, playing Miss Havisham as a beak-nosed, shabby figure, bedecked in crumbling lace and linen, not undernourished despite her long exile."

Later career

Martita Hunt acted in The Sleeping Prince in 1953 at the Phoenix Theatre. From this time on, she divided her time between British and American films as well as the stage. She won a

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in 1949 for her Broadway début as Countess Aurelia in the English-speaking première of Giraudoux's ''

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'' (though she had relatively less impact on the production's 1952 tour). Her last stage role was as Angélique Boniface in ''

Hotel Paradiso ''Hotel Paradiso'' is a 1966 British comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Panavision. It was directed by Peter Glenville and based on the play '' L'Hôtel du libre échange'' by Maurice Desvallières and Georges Feydeau. The film allo ...

'', an adaptation from Feydeau, again with Guinness at the

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in May 1956. Other films in which she appeared include: ''

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'' (1948), '' The Fan'' (1949), '' Anastasia'' (1956), '' Three Men in a Boat'' (1956), ''

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'' (1957), ''

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'' (1960), ''

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'' (1962), '' Becket'' (1964), '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964) and ''

Bunny Lake Is Missing ''Bunny Lake Is Missing'' is a 1965 British-American psychological drama film, directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Filmed in black-and-white widescreen format in London, it was based on the 1957 novel '' Bunny Lake Is Missing'' by Merriam ...

'' (1965). She also appeared on TV as Lady Bastable in several adaptations of the

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stories (1962)

Death

Martita Hunt died of bronchial asthma at her home in Hampstead, London, aged 69, on 13 June 1969. Her estate was valued at £5,390. She never married. She was cremated at

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on 19 June and her ashes lie in the Ivor Novello Rose Bed.

Selected filmography

* ''

A Rank Outsider ''A Rank Outsider'' is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by Richard Garrick and starring Gwen Stratford, Cameron Carr and Lewis Dayton. It was based on a novel by Nathaniel Gould. Cast * Gwen Stratford as Myra Wynchmore * Camer ...

'' (1920) * '' Service for Ladies'' (1932) as Aline – Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited) * '' Love on Wheels'' (1932) as Piano Demonstrator * '' I Was a Spy'' (1933) as Aunt Lucille * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) as Agnes Lightfoot * ''

Too Many Millions ''Too Many Millions'' (1934) is a British comedy drama film directed by Harold Young and starring Betty Compton, John Garrick and Viola Keats. Premise In an attempt to attract the attention of the artist she loves a wealthy woman assumes the ...

'' (1934) as Mrs. Pilcher * '' Mr. What's-His-Name?'' (1935) as Mrs. Davies * '' The Case of Gabriel Perry'' (1935) as Mrs. Read * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) as Roulette Player * ''

First a Girl ''First a Girl'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews. ''First a Girl'' was adapted from the 1933 German film ''Viktor und Viktoria'' written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel. It was remade as th ...

'' (1935) as Seraphina * '' King Of The Damned'' (1935) as Woman on Plane (uncredited) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1936) as Aunt Esther * '' Pot Luck'' (1936) as Mrs. Cream * ''

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'' (1936) as Jane's Mother * '' The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) as Nora Briggs * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1936) as Lady with lorgnettes (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Miss Chatham – The Professor's Daughter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Mrs. Glegg * '' Good Morning, Boys'' (1937) as Lady Bogshott * ''

Farewell Again ''Farewell Again'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Leslie Banks, Flora Robson, Sebastian Shaw and Robert Newton. The film is a portmanteau illustrating the calls of duty on various soldiers and their families. ...

'' (1937) as Adela Swayle * '' Paradise for Two'' (1937) as Mme. Bernard (uncredited) * ''

Second Best Bed ''Second Best Bed'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Jane Baxter and Veronica Rose. The screenplay is by Ben Travers, based on an earlier story of his. Walls and Travers had worked together on the Aldwyc ...

'' (1938) as Mrs. Mather * '' Strange Boarders'' (1938) as Miss Pitter * '' Prison Without Bars'' (1938) as Mme. Appel * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939) as Madame Berdi * '' The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'' (1939) as Lady Alice Ballister * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) as Mme. Dupont, assistant * ''

Goodbye, Mr. Chips ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' is a novella about the life of a school teacher, Mr. Chipping, written by English writer James Hilton and first published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 1934. It has been adapted into two feature films and two televi ...

'' (1939) as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited) * '' Young Man's Fancy'' (1939) as Duchess of Beaumont * '' Old Mother Riley Joins Up'' (1939) as Commandant * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1940) as Helen Vaquier * '' The Middle Watch'' (1940) as Lady Elizabeth Hewett * '' The Good Old Days'' (1940) as Sara Macaulay * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1940) as Lady Marion Mainwaring * ''

Freedom Radio ''Freedom Radio'' (a.k.a. ''A Voice in the Night'') is a 1941 British propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley and Derek Farr. It is set in Nazi Germany during the Second World Wa ...

'' (1941) as Frau Lehmann the Concierge * '' Quiet Wedding'' (1941) as Mme. Mirelle * ''

East of Piccadilly ''East of Piccadilly'' released in the US as ''The Strangler'' is a 1941 British mystery film based on a story by Gordon Beckles. It was directed by Harold Huth and starring Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Edwards, Mar ...

'' (1941) as Ma * '' The Seventh Survivor'' (1942) as Mrs. Lindley * '' They Flew Alone'' (1942) as Miss Bland * '' Lady from Lisbon'' (1942) as Susan Wellington-Smythe * '' Sabotage at Sea'' (1942) as Daphne Faber * '' Talk about Jacqueline'' (1942) as Colonel's Wife (uncredited) * ''The Importance of being earnest'' (1943) as Lady Bracknell * '' The Man in Grey'' (1943) as Miss Patchett * '' Welcome, Mr. Washington'' (1944) as Miss Finch * ''

'' (1945) as Cousin Agatha * '' Great Expectations'' (1946) as Miss Havisham * '' The Ghosts of Berkeley Square'' (1947) as Lady Mary * '' The Little Ballerina'' (1947) as Miss Crichton * ''

'' (1948) as Princess Betty Tversky * '' So Evil My Love'' (1948) as Mrs. Courtney * '' My Sister and I'' (1948) as Mrs. Camelot * '' The Fan'' (1949) as Duchess of Berwick * ''

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ''The Story of Robin Hood'' is a 1952 action-adventure film produced by RKO- Walt Disney British Productions, based on the Robin Hood legend, made in Technicolor and filmed in Buckinghamshire, England. It was written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and ...

'' (1952) as Queen Eleanor * '' Treasure Hunt'' (1952) as Aunt Anna Rose * ''

Meet Me Tonight ''Meet Me Tonight'' is a 1952 in film, 1952 omnibus British comedy film adapted from three one act plays by Noël Coward: ''Red Peppers'', ''Fumed Oak'' and ''Ways and Means (play), Ways and Means''; which are part of his ''Tonight at 8.30'' pla ...

'' (1952) as Mabel Grace: Red Peppers * ''

It Started in Paradise ''It Started in Paradise'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Jane Hylton, Martita Hunt and Muriel Pavlow. Set in the world of haute couture, the film was squarely aimed at female audiences. Its storyline ...

'' (1952) as Mme. Alice * '' Folly to Be Wise'' (1953) as Lady Dodd * ''Melba'' (1955) as Mme. Marchesi * '' King's Rhapsody'' (1955) as Queen Mother * '' The March Hare'' (1956) as Lady Anne * '' Anastasia'' (1956) as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum * '' Three Men in a Boat'' (1956) as Mrs. Willis * ''

'' (1957) as Lady Brocklehurst * ''

Les Espions ''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty,. The m ...

'' (1957) as Connie Harper * ''

Dangerous Exile ''Dangerous Exile'' is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard O'Sullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet was pop ...

'' (1957) as Lady Lydia Fell * '' Bonjour tristesse'' (1958) as Philippe's Mother * ''

Me and the Colonel ''Me and the Colonel'' is a 1958 American comedy film based on the play ''Jacobowsky und der Oberst'' by Franz Werfel. It was directed by Peter Glenville and stars Danny Kaye, Curd Jürgens and Nicole Maurey. Kaye won a Golden Globe Award for ...

'' (1958) as Mother Superior * ''La prima notte'' (1959) as Lisa Bradwell * '' Bottoms Up'' (1960) as Lady Gore-Willoughby * ''

'' (1960) as Baroness Meinster * ''

Song Without End ''Song Without End'', subtitled ''The Story of Franz Liszt'', is a 1960 biographical film romance made by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Charles Vidor, who died during the shooting of the film and was replaced by George Cukor. It was produ ...

'' (1960) as Grand Duchess * '' Mr. Topaze'' (1961) as Baroness * ''

'' (1962) as Anna Richter (Story Teller) * '' Becket'' (1964) as Empress Matilda * '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964) as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova * ''

'' (1965) as Ada Ford * '' The Best House in London'' (1969) as Headmistress (final film role)

References

Sources

* ''Who Was Who in the Theatre'', 1912–1976, 2 (1978), pp. 1241–2 * W. Rigdon, ''The Biographical Encyclopedia'' (1966), p. 556 * D. Quinlan, ''The Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors'' (1985), p. 152 * S. D'Amico, ed., ''Enciclopedia dello spettacolo'', 11 vols. (Rome, 1954–68) * P. Hartnoll, ed., ''The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre'' (1972), p. 259 * ''The Times'' (14 June 1969), pp. 1, 10 * J. Willis, ed., ''Theatre World'', 26 (1970), pp. 268–9 * F. Gaye, ed., ''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 14th edn (1967), pp. 769–70 * E. M. Truitt, ''Who Was Who on Screen'', 3rd edn (1983), 360 * ''The Guardian'' (14 June 1969), p. 5 * R. May, ''A Companion to the Theatre'' (1973), p. 110 * J.-L. Passek, ed., ''Dictionnaire du cinéma'' (1991), p. 334

External links

* *
Donald Roy profile of Martita Hunt
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' *
Martita Hunt Collection
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