Virginia Dale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Virginia Dale (July 1, 1917 โ 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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Credits
- 2006 ยท"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And Afteras Archive Footage
- 1987 ยทNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murderas Miss Taylor
- 1985 ยทNorth and Southas 3rd Abolitionist
- 1984 ยทHis Mistressas Lillian
- 1974 ยทThat's Entertainment!as (archive footage)
- 1957 ยทCode 3as
- 1955 ยทHighway Patrolas
- 1955 ยทThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas
- 1955 ยทBuffalo Bill Jr.as
- 1951 ยทThe Adventures of Kit Carsonas
- 1951 ยทDanger Zoneas Claire Underwood
- 1948 ยทStrike It Richas Mabel
- 1948 ยทDocks of New Orleansas Rene Blanchette
- 1947 ยทDragnetas Irene Trilling
- 1947 ยทThe Huckstersas Kimberly Receptionist
- 1947 ยทFall Guyas Marie
- 1943 ยทHeadin' for God's Countryas Laurie Lane
- 1942 ยทHoliday Innas Lila Dixon
- 1941 ยทWorld Premiereas Lee Morrisson
- 1941 ยทKiss the Boys Goodbyeas Gwendolyn Abbott
- 1941 ยทThe Singing Hillas Jo Adams
- 1941 ยทLas Vegas Nightsas Patsy Grant
- 1940 ยทLove Thy Neighboras Virginia Astor
- 1940 ยทDancing on a Dimeas Dolly Stewart
- 1940 ยทThe Quarterbackas Kay Merrill
- 1940 ยทFashion Horizonsas
- 1940 ยทBuck Benny Rides Againas Virginia
- 1940 ยทParole Fixeras Enid Casserly
- 1939 ยทAll Women Have Secretsas Jennifer Warwick
- 1939 ยทDeath of a Championas Patsy Doyle
- 1939 ยทThe Kid From Texasas 'Okay' Kinney
- 1939 ยทIdiot's Delightas Francine Merle
- 1938 ยทStart Cheeringas Mabel
- 1938 ยทNo Time to Marryas Eleanor Winthrop
- 1937 ยทMissing Witnessesas Mary Norton
- 1936 ยทSwing Banditryas Virginia Paxton (uncredited)
- 1921 ยทShadows of the Westas Lucy Norton