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Indus Arthur

Indus Arthur
Born Indus Jo Saugstad
(1941-04-28)April 28, 1941
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Died December 29, 1984(1984-12-29) (aged 43)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress, singer, harpist
Years active 1963–1984, her death

Indus Arthur (April 28, 1941 – December 29, 1984) was a 1960s film and television actress.

Born Indus Jo Saugstad, she 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 possessed a desire to do so. Her father was a still cameraman for a number of Hollywood studios. He opposed the fact that Arthur and her two sisters were becoming involved in films.

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.

Sydney Pollack's directing debut The Slender Thread (1965) showcases two fine acting talents in Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft. As Marian, Arthur plays 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. Other movies roles were in Angel's Flight (1965), M* A* S* H (1970), and The Christian Licorice Store (1971).


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