Virginia Dale

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Virginia Dale
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Virginia Dale, c.1939
Born
Virginia Paxton

(1917-07-01)July 1, 1917
North Carolina, USA
DiedOctober 3, 1994(1994-10-03) (aged 77)
Burbank, California, USA
Other namesPhyllis Randall
OccupationActress, dancer
Years active1938–1958, 1982–1987

Virginia Dale (born Virginia Paxton; July 1, 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American actress and dancer.[1]

Biography[]

Dale was born in North Carolina.[2] She was the daughter of Mrs. Lula Helms Paxton, and she graduated from Central High School in Charlotte.[3]

While working with her sister, Frances, to form the dancing Paxton Sisters[3] in New York City, she was discovered by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a contract with 20th Century Fox.[1]

She appeared in a number of movies in the late 1930s and 1940s, including Holiday Inn (1942), in which she dances and sings with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby,[4] and she became particularly associated with musicals. In the 1950s, she worked mainly in television series such as The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1952), Highway Patrol (1957), and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1957–1958). She left the movie business in 1958, but returned to acting for a few films in the 1980s.

On Broadway, Dale performed in Him (1928) and The Final Balance (1928).[5]

Dale died of complications of emphysema[4] in Burbank, California, and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1938 No Time to Marry Eleanor Winthrop
1938 Start Cheering Mabel
1939 Idiot's Delight Les Blondes - Francine
1939 The Kid from Texas 'Okay' Kinney
1939 Death of a Champion Patsy Doyle
1939 All Women Have Secrets Jennifer Warwick
1940 Parole Fixer Enid Casserly
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again Virginia
1940 The Quarterback Kay Merrill
1940 Dancing on a Dime Dolly Stewart
1940 Love Thy Neighbor Virginia Astor
1941 Las Vegas Nights Patsy Grant
1941 The Singing Hill Jo Adams
1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye Gwendolyn Abbott
1941 World Premiere Lee Morrisson
1942 Holiday Inn Lila Dixon
1943 Headin' for God's Country Laurie Lane
1947 Fall Guy Marie
1947 The Hucksters Kimberly Receptionist
1947 Dragnet Irene Trilling
1947 Louisiana
1948 Docks of New Orleans Rene Blanchette
1948 Strike It Rich Mabel
1950 Love That Brute Maid Uncredited
1951 Danger Zone Claire Underwood (1st Episode)
1974 That's Entertainment! Herself Documentary, Clip from 'Idiot's Delight', (archive footage)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Virginia Dale, Dancer, 77". The New York Times. October 22, 1994. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Virginia Dale". BFI. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charlotte Actress Gets Important Role". The Charlotte Observer. December 27, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Willis, John; Monush, Barry (February 2000). Comprehensive Pictorial and Statistical Record of the 1994 Movie Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-55783-233-7. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Virginia Dale". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

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