Virginia Vance (born Dahlie Pears; July 1, 1902 – October 13, 1942) was a silent film actress in the United States. She married actor Bryant Washburn.[1]
Biography
editVance was born Dahlie Pears[2] in Chicago and raised in Toronto, Canada. She appeared in some 90 films including comedy shorts, serials, and features including in leading roles.[3] She appeared in Cameo Comedies with Cliff Bowes. She is knocked over by a custard pie in the 1926 film His Private Life.[4]
In 1929 she married and left filmmaking. She had a daughter. She died of heart issues and is buried at Chapel in the Pines cemetery in Los Angeles.[3]
Filmography
edit- Goat Getter (1925) as Mamie Arthur
- Cheer Up (1924)
- The Fighting Dude (1925)
- What's Up? (1925)[5]
- Fool's Luck (1926)
- Home Cured (1926)
- The Fighting Marine (1926) as Ruby
- His Private Life (1926)
- My Stars (1926) as The Girl
- Undressed (1928) as Marjorie Stanley
- New Year's Eve as Little Girl's Mother
References
edit- ^ "Silent Era : People". www.silentera.com.
- ^ "Virginia Vance to Wed Bryant Washburn Soon". The Buffalo News. March 14, 1929. p. 30. Retrieved June 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Virginia Vance ~ Silent Actress".
- ^ Dale, Alan S. (November 23, 2000). Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American Movies. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904986 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Actors Cliff Bowes and Virginia Vance sit under an umbrella at the..." Getty Images.
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