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Indus Arthur (April 28, 1941 – December 29, 1984) born Indus Jo Saugstad, was an American film and television actress.
Early life
Arthur was from Los Angeles County. Both she and her grandmother were named for the Indus River in Tibet. Her grandmother once visited the river, and Arthur wished to do so. Her father, Mac Julian, was a still cameraman for Hollywood studios. He opposed the fact that Arthur and her two sisters were becoming involved in films. Arthur attended Hollywood High School and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. She also acted with the Dublin Players.
Career
= Stage
=Arthur signed as the leading lady for the mystery play, Uncle Marston, in April 1963. The production was staged at the Stage Society Theater in Los Angeles, California. A reviewer referred to her acting prowess in the role of an agitated Derbyshire heiress, commenting "Arthur is a lovely, polished performer." Previously she had appeared in theater in London, England and at the Dublin Playhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
= Film
=Arthur appeared in Sydney Pollack's directing debut The Slender Thread (1965) as an employee of a crisis clinic which counsels potential suicide victims. She was assigned a role in Alvarez Kelly (1966), a western that was set during the era of the American Civil War. It featured a Mexican cattleman played by William Holden and a military colonel depicted by Richard Widmark. Arthur's other film roles were in Angel's Flight (1965), M*A*S*H (1970), and The Christian Licorice Store (1971).
= Television
=Arthur was a prolific actress on television. Among her many appearances are episodes of the Kraft Suspense Theater (1964–1965), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965), Ben Casey (1965), T.H.E. Cat (1966), The Virginian (1966), The Wild Wild West (1966), Dragnet (1967), and General Hospital (1963, 1970–1973). She made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1965 as Nancy Bryant, in the Case of the Telltale Tap, and in 1966, as Barbara Kramer in "The Case of the Dead Ringer".
= Original Renaissance Faire
=Indus Arthur played the harp and sang at the Original Renaissance Faire in Agoura, California. She had a beautiful voice and recorded several music cassettes of period folk songs. One of her most loved albums, The Rose and The Briar, featured "Barbara Allen" a Scottish tale of unrequited love and death.
Death
Indus Arthur died in Los Angeles County in 1984 of complications from a brain tumor at age 43.
Filmography
References
"Indus Arthur Signed for Mystery Drama". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 1963. p. C12.
"Uncle Marston Suspenseful". Los Angeles Times. May 10, 1963. p. D10.
"Movie Call Sheet". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1965. p. C30.
"Thread Deals In Suicide". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 1965. p. D25.
"Wild West Guest". Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1966. p. C19.
"Indus Arthur To Guest". Los Angeles Times. June 29, 1966. p. D19.
"Indus All Steamed Up About Good Skin Care". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1967. p. D24.
"Clubs". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 1984. p. S88.
External links
Indus Arthur at IMDb
Indus Arthur at AllMovie
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- Umar bin Khattab
- Sejarah dunia
- Aksara Brahmi
- Lembah bawah laut
- Makedonia (kerajaan kuno)
- Bahasa Sanskerta
- Anak benua India
- Akbar yang Agung
- Indus Arthur
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Indus (disambiguation)
- Arthur (surname)
- List of M*A*S*H cast members
- Julius Indus
- M*A*S*H (film)
- Indus Waters Treaty
- The Slender Thread
- Religion of the Indus Valley Civilisation