Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson | |
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Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1910–1932 |
Spouse | Sheldon Lewis |
Relatives | Betty Grable (second-cousin) |
Virginia Belle Pearson (March 7, 1886 – June 6, 1958) was an American stage and film actress. She made 51 films in a career which extended from 1910 until 1932.[1]
Career
She was born on March 7, 1886, in Anchorage, Kentucky to Joseph F. Pearson and Mary Alice Calloway.[1]
She had one younger brother, Harvey Thompson Pearson. Virginia was also the granddaughter of Precious Martha Grable Pearson (actress
The Red Kimona (1925), The Wizard of Oz (1925), and The Phantom of the Opera
(1925).
In 1916 Pearson and her husband, movie actor
Motion Picture Country Home.[1]
Death
Virginia Pearson died of
uremic poisoning in Hollywood, California on June 6, 1958, nearly a month to the day after Sheldon Lewis. She was 72.[1] Funeral services were held at the Pierce Brothers Hollywood Chapel. She was buried in an unmarked grave in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
.
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1910 | On Her Doorsteps | ||
1914 | The Stain | Stevens' daughter | |
1914 | Aftermath | Ruth Morgan | |
1915 | The Turn of the Road | Marcia Wilbur | |
1916 | Thou Art the Man | Emily Raynor | |
1916 | Daredevil Kate | Kate | |
1917 | A Royal Romance | The Princess Sylvia | |
1917 | Thou Shalt Not Steal | Mary Bruce | |
1917 | Wrath of Love | ||
1918 | The Firebrand | Princess Natalya | |
1919 | The Bishop's Emeralds | Hester, Lady Cardew | |
1922 | Wildness of Youth | Louise Wesley | |
1923 | A Prince of a King | Queen Claudia | |
1925 | Wizard of Oz
|
Lady Vishuss | |
1925 | The Phantom of the Opera | Virginia Pearson as Carlotta/Carlotta's mother (1929 redux)[3] | |
1926 | Atta Boy | Madame Carlton | |
1926 | The Taxi Mystery | Mrs Blaine Jameson | |
1927 | Driven from Home | ||
1928 | The Power of Silence | Mrs. Wright | |
1928 | The Big City | Tennessee | |
1928 | The Actress | Mrs. Telfer | |
1929 | Smilin' Guns | Mrs. van Smythe | |
1931 | Primrose Path | Marie Randeau | |
1932 | Back Street | bit part | uncredited |
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Stolen Honor (1917)
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Queen of Hearts (1918)
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The Love Auction (1919)
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The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)
References
- ^ New York Times. June 10, 1958. p. 33.
- ProQuest 104594863. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
Further reading
- Los Angeles Times, "Silent Screen's Star Virginia Pearson Dies", June 10, 1958, Page B1.
- Mansfield, Ohio News, "Virginia Quits Her Firm", August 19, 1916, Page 15.
- Reno Evening Gazette, "Stage People On Reno Screen", Saturday, August 5, 1916, Supplement Pages 7 and 10.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virginia Pearson.
- Virginia Pearson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Virginia Pearson at IMDb