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Virginia Bruce
Actor
Born September 29, 1910Died February 24, 1982 (71 years)
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Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer.
Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That Up?. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles, followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931.
She returned to Hollywood in 1932, where on August 10, 1932, she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter Susan Ann Gilbert. The couple divorced in 1934, and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Gilbert died two years later in 1936.
Bruce introduced the Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin" in the film Born to Dance and co-starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Great Ziegfeld. One of her final film appearances was in Strangers When We Meet.
In 1949, Bruce starred in a daily 30-minute radio drama. Make Believe Town was an afternoon program on CBS.
Bruce married her second husband, film director J. Walter Ruben, in 1937, making the Wallace Beery western The Bad Man of Brimstone with him that year. Together they had a son named Christopher (b. 1941), before Ruben's death in 1942. In 1946, Bruce married Ali Ipar. They divorced in 1951 in order for him to receive a commission in the Turkish Military (which forbade promotions of men married to foreigners), but remarried in 1952 before divorcing again in 1964.
Bruce died of cancer on February 24, 1982, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 71.
Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer.
Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That Up?. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles, followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931.
She returned to Hollywood in 1932, where on August 10, 1932, she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter Susan Ann Gilbert. The couple divorced in 1934, and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Gilbert died two years later in 1936.
Bruce introduced the Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin" in the film Born to Dance and co-starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Great Ziegfeld. One of her final film appearances was in Strangers When We Meet.
In 1949, Bruce starred in a daily 30-minute radio drama. Make Believe Town was an afternoon program on CBS.
Bruce married her second husband, film director J. Walter Ruben, in 1937, making the Wallace Beery western The Bad Man of Brimstone with him that year. Together they had a son named Christopher (b. 1941), before Ruben's death in 1942. In 1946, Bruce married Ali Ipar. They divorced in 1951 in order for him to receive a commission in the Turkish Military (which forbade promotions of men married to foreigners), but remarried in 1952 before divorcing again in 1964.
Bruce died of cancer on February 24, 1982, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 71.
Filmography
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Mary Shannon (clip From The Murder Man (1935)) |
| 1981 | Madame Wang's · as Madame Wang |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet · as Mrs. Wagner |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Two Grooms for a Bride · as Laura Weeks |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Myrna Griffin |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Beth Breen |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Dee Norman |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Adele |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Ruth Crest |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Jo Cathcart Archer |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 · as Marge |
| 1948 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes · as Jenny |
| 1944 | Brazil · as Nicky Henderson |
| 1944 | Action in Arabia · as Yvonne |
| 1942 | Careful, Soft Shoulders · as Connie Mathers |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong · as Joan Marshall |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby · as Susie O'neill |
| 1941 | Adventure in Washington · as Jane Scott |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman · as Kitty Carroll |
| 1940 | Hired Wife · as Phyllis Walden |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much · as Joan Reed |
| 1940 | Flight Angels · as Mary Norvell |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire · as Elizabeth Flagg |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty · as (archive Footage) |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer · as Pat Abbott |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring · as Maggie Adams |
| 1938 | There's That Woman Again · as Sally Reardon |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart · as Joan Butterfield |
| 1938 | Woman Against Woman · as Maris Kent |
| 1938 | Yellow Jack · as Frances Blake |
| 1938 | Arsène Lupin Returns · as Lorraine De Grissac |
| 1937 | The First Hundred Years · as Lynn Conway |
| 1937 | The Bad Man of Brimstone · as Loretta Douglas |
| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse · as Nurse Stephens |
| 1937 | Between Two Women · as Patricia Sloan |
| 1937 | Women of Glamour · as Gloria Hudson |
| 1936 | Born to Dance · as Lucy James |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld · as Audrey Dane |
| 1936 | The Garden Murder Case · as Zalia Graem |
| 1935 | Metropolitan · as Anne Merrill |
| 1935 | Here Comes the Band · as Margaret |
| 1935 | The Murder Man · as Mary Shannon |
| 1935 | Escapade · as Gerta |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It · as Eleanor Spencer |
| 1935 | Times Square Lady · as Toni Bradley |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt · as Trenna |
| 1935 | Society Doctor · as Madge |
| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum · as Jenny Lind |
| 1934 | Dangerous Corner · as Ann Beale |
| 1934 | Jane Eyre · as Jane Eyre |
| 1932 | Downstairs · as Anna |
| 1932 | Kongo · as Ann |
| 1932 | Winner Take All · as Joan Gibson |
| 1932 | Sky Bride · as Ruth Dunning |
| 1932 | The Miracle Man · as Margaret Thornton |
| 1931 | Hell Divers · as Girl |
| 1930 | Whoopee! · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Follow Thru · as Woman In Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Let's Go Native · as Wendell Sr.'s Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Raffles · as Gwen's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Social Lion · as Society Girl |
| 1930 | Safety in Numbers · as Alma Mcgregor |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade · as Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Young Eagles · as Florence Welford |
| 1930 | Only the Brave · as Elizabeth |
| 1930 | Slightly Scarlet · as Enid Corbett |
| 1929 | Lilies of the Field · as Doris |
| 1929 | Pointed Heels · as Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Love Parade · as Lady-In-Waiting |
| 1929 | Woman Trap · as Nurse |