Virginia Lee Corbin
Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 – June 4, 1942)[1] was an American silent film actress. Corbin began her career as a child actress in 1916, when she was billed as Baby Virginia Corbin,[2] and went on to become a youthful flapper in the 1920s. She was one of the many silent stars that would not make it in the sound era, and retired from acting in the early 1930s.[3]
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| Born | December 5, 1910 Prescott, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1942 (aged 31) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913–1931 |
| Spouse(s) | Theodore Krol (1929–1937; divorced); 2 children Charles Jacobson (m. 193?) |
| Children | 2 |
She married Chicago stockbroker Theodore Krol in 1929 and they had two children, Phillip and Robert. They divorced in 1937 and shortly after she married another Chicago stockbroker, Charles Jacobson.[4]
She died at age 31 from tuberculosis.
Partial filmography
- Let Katie Do It (1916) - Child (uncredited)
- Intolerance (1916) - Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
- Pidgin Island (1916) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Heart Strings (1917) - Johanna - as a child
- Vengeance of the Dead (1917, Short)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1917) - Virginia / Princess Regina
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) - Princess Badr al-badr
- The Babes in the Woods (1917) - Rose / Gretel
- Treasure Island (1917) - Louise Trelawney
- Six-Shooter Andy (1918) - Susan's Sister (uncredited)
- Ace High (1918) - Annette Dupre (child)
- Fan Fan (1918) - Fan Fan
- The Forbidden Room (1919) - Virginia Clark
- The White Dove (1920) - Dorothy Lanyon
- Enemies of Children (1923)
- The Cafe of Fallen Angels (1923)
- Fight and Win (1924)
- Wine of Youth (1924) - Flapper
- Sinners in Silk (1924) - Flapper
- The City That Never Sleeps (1924) - Molly Kendall
- Broken Laws (1924) - Patsy Heath - age 16
- The Chorus Lady (1924) - Nora O'Brien
- 3 Keys (1925) - Edna Trevor
- The Cloud Rider (1925) - Blythe Wingate
- Lilies of the Streets (1925) - Judith Lee
- Headlines (1925) - 'Bobby' Dale
- The Handsome Brute (1925) - Nelly Egan
- North Star (1925) - Marcia Gale
- Hands Up! (1926) - Alice Woodstock
- The Honeymoon Express (1926) - Becky
- Ladies at Play (1926) - Dotty
- The Whole Town's Talking (1926) - Ethel Simmons
- The Perfect Sap (1927) - Ruth Webster
- Driven from Home (1927)
- Play Safe (1927) - Virginia Craig
- No Place to Go (1927) - Virginia Dare
- The Head of the Family (1928) - Alice Sullivan
- Bare Knees (1928) - Billie Durey
- The Little Snob (1928) - Jane
- Jazzland (1928) - Martha Baggott
- Footlights and Fools (1929) - Claire Floyd
- Knee High (1929)
- Morals for Women (1931) - Maybelle
- Shotgun Pass (1931) - Sally Seagrue
- Forgotten Women (1931) - Sissy Salem
- X Marks the Spot (1931) - Hortense
- Letter of Introduction (1938) - Woman at Barry's Party (uncredited)
- Adventure in Diamonds (1940) - Nightclub Woman (uncredited) (final film role)
References
- Billboard June 27, 1942
- Motion Picture Classic Vol. III No.7 (March 1917)
- Silents Are Golden website article
- Lussier, T: "Silentera.com"
Further reading
- Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., p. 43.
External links
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- Virginia Lee Corbin on IMDb
- Virginia Lee Corbin - From 'Emotional Star' to 'Flapper.'
- Virginia Lee Corbin at Find a Grave
- Virginia Lee Corbin at Virtual History
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