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Virginia Cherrill

Virginia Cherrill

Female 1908 - 1996  (88 years)    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Virginia Cherrill 
    Birth 1908 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1996 
    Person ID I364164  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2002 

    Family 1 Cary Grant,   b. 18 Jan 1904   d. 29 Nov 1986 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1934 
    Divorce 20 Mar 1935 
    Family ID F147630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2002 

    Family 2 Earl George Francis Child-Villiers,   b. 15 Feb 1910, Bryanston Sq., London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1935-1936 
    Family ID F144349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2002 

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  • Notes 
    • Leading Lady: City Lights 1931
      Virginia Cherrill first met Chaplin at a boxing match when she noticed him staring intently at her - he later said he thought she resembled Edna Purviance. Having had no previous acting experience, Charlie at first found her perfect material to direct, but relations between them became strained. She got on the wrong side of the great director after lateness on the set caused by partying (she had always been something of a socialite), and was eventually sacked, replaced temporarily by Georgia Hale. But Chaplin needed Virginia, and she completed the film, turning in a nice performance - not surprisingly, her only one for him. Although admitting to being no great actress, she played in a few more films (including Girls Demand Excitement with John Wayne (1931) and Late Extra with James Mason (1935)) and had almost as many husbands to her credit (including Cary Grant and the 9th Earl of Jersey). Later in life she was known and admired for her devoted charity work.



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