Virginia dale biography

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    • Virginia Dale

    American actress

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    Virginia Dale

    Publicity photo, c.1939

    Born

    Virginia Paxton


    1916 or 1917

    North Carolina, U.S.

    DiedOctober 3, 1994(1994-10-03) (aged 77)

    Burbank, California, U.S.

    Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
    Years active1938–1958, 1982–1987

    Virginia Dale (born Virginia Paxton; 1916 or 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American actress and dancer.[1]

    Biography

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

    Dale began learning toe dancing when she was 9 years old. When she was an adult, she recalled, "I slaved and slaved at it, hating every minute. I tried everything I could think of to get out of it."[4] That exit occurred when blood poisoning in