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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Docks of New Orleans | Rene Blanchette | 1948-03-21 |
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Strike It Rich | Mabel | 1948-12-01 |
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Fall Guy | Marie | 1947-03-15 |
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Dragnet | Irene Trilling | 1947-08-16 |
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Headin' for God's Country | Laurie Lane | 1943-08-26 |
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Holiday Inn | Lila Dixon | 1942-07-10 |
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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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The Singing Hill | Jo Adams | 1941-04-25 |
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The Quarterback | Kay Merrill | 1940-10-15 |
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Parole Fixer | Enid Casserly | 1940-02-02 |
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Dancing on a Dime | Dolly Stewart | 1940-11-01 |
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Buck Benny Rides Again | Virginia | 1940-05-31 |
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Fashion Horizons | 1940-08-03 | |
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Love Thy Neighbor | Virginia Astor | 1940-12-27 |
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The Kid From Texas | 'Okay' Kinney | 1939-04-14 |
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Idiot's Delight | Francine Merle | 1939-01-27 |
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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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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 |
