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In 1940 he became the first actor to serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He married in 1931 and died in New York City on August 4, 1981. A portion of this collection includes letters and notes relating to Dr. Arthur's book,  See You at the Movies: The Autobiography of Melvyn Douglas  (Lanham, Md. University Press of America, 1986). "],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas H. Arthur Papers, 1953-2018, SC 0088, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas H. 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