
Person
Virginia Dale
Acting · 1917–1994 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Biography
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.
Known for

Highway Patrol
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

North and South
3rd Abolitionist

The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951

Holiday Inn
Lila Dixon

Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Miss Taylor

That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)

Start Cheering
Mabel

Death of a Champion
Patsy Doyle
Filmography
- 2006"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And AfterArchive Footage
- 1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & MurderMiss Taylor
- 1985North and South3rd Abolitionist
- 1984His MistressLillian
- 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957Code 3
- 1955Highway Patrol
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1955Buffalo Bill Jr.
- 1951The Adventures of Kit Carson
- 1951Danger ZoneClaire Underwood
- 1948Strike It RichMabel
- 1948Docks of New OrleansRene Blanchette
- 1947DragnetIrene Trilling
- 1947The HuckstersKimberly Receptionist
- 1947Fall GuyMarie
- 1943Headin' for God's CountryLaurie Lane
- 1942Holiday InnLila Dixon
- 1941World PremiereLee Morrisson
- 1941Kiss the Boys GoodbyeGwendolyn Abbott
- 1941The Singing HillJo Adams
- 1941Las Vegas NightsPatsy Grant
- 1940Love Thy NeighborVirginia Astor
- 1940Dancing on a DimeDolly Stewart
- 1940The QuarterbackKay Merrill
- 1940Fashion Horizons
- 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainVirginia
- 1940Parole FixerEnid Casserly
- 1939All Women Have SecretsJennifer Warwick
- 1939Death of a ChampionPatsy Doyle
- 1939The Kid From Texas'Okay' Kinney
- 1939Idiot's DelightFrancine Merle
- 1938Start CheeringMabel
- 1938No Time to MarryEleanor Winthrop
- 1937Missing WitnessesMary Norton
- 1936Swing BanditryVirginia Paxton (uncredited)
- 1921Shadows of the WestLucy Norton
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