Virginia Pearson

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Virginia Pearson
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1910–1932
SpouseSheldon Lewis
RelativesBetty 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

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
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
  • Stolen Honor (1917)
    Stolen Honor (1917)
  • Queen of Hearts (1918)
    Queen of Hearts (1918)
  • The Love Auction (1919)
    The Love Auction (1919)
  • The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)
    The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)

References

  1. ^
    New York Times
    . June 10, 1958. p. 33.
  2. ProQuest 104594863
    . Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.

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