1917-07-01 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Virginia Dale (July 1, 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American film actress, who was born Virginia Paxton, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She appeared in a number of movies in the 1930s and 1940s, including Holiday Inn, and became particularly associated with musicals. While working as one of the dancing Paxton Sisters in New York City, she was discovered by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a contract with 20th Century Fox. She appeared in a number of movies in the late 1930s and 1940s, including Holiday Inn, in which she dances and sings with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. In the 1950s, she worked mainly in television series such as The Adventures of Kit Carson, Highway Patrol, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. She left the movie business in 1958, but returned to acting for a few films in the 1980s. She never married nor had any children. Jean died in Burbank, California, and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After | Archive Footage | 2006-10-10 |
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His Mistress | Lillian | 1984-10-20 |
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That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
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Danger Zone | Claire Underwood | 1951-04-20 |
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Strike It Rich | Mabel | 1948-12-01 |
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Docks of New Orleans | Rene Blanchette | 1948-03-21 |
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Dragnet | Irene Trilling | 1947-08-16 |
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Fall Guy | Marie | 1947-03-15 |
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The Hucksters | Kimberly Receptionist | 1947-07-17 |
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Headin' for God's Country | Laurie Lane | 1943-08-26 |
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Holiday Inn | Lila Dixon | 1942-01-01 |
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The Singing Hill | Jo Adams | 1941-04-25 |
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World Premiere | Lee Morrisson | 1941-08-21 |
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Las Vegas Nights | Patsy Grant | 1941-03-28 |
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Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Gwendolyn Abbott | 1941-08-01 |
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Buck Benny Rides Again | Virginia | 1940-05-31 |
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Love Thy Neighbor | Virginia Astor | 1940-12-27 |
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The Quarterback | Kay Merrill | 1940-10-15 |
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Dancing on a Dime | Dolly Stewart | 1940-11-01 |
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Parole Fixer | Enid Casserly | 1940-02-02 |
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Fashion Horizons | 1940-08-03 | |
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Death of a Champion | Patsy Doyle | 1939-08-24 |
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All Women Have Secrets | Jennifer Warwick | 1939-12-15 |
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Idiot's Delight | Francine Merle | 1939-01-27 |
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The Kid From Texas | 'Okay' Kinney | 1939-04-14 |
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Start Cheering | Mabel | 1938-03-03 |
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No Time to Marry | Eleanor Winthrop | 1938-02-05 |
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Missing Witnesses | Mary Norton | 1937-12-11 |
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Swing Banditry | Virginia Paxton (uncredited) | 1936-09-09 |
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Shadows of the West | Lucy Norton | 1921-08-01 |
