Field, Virginia (1917–1992)
Field, Virginia (1917–1992)
English actress. Name variations: Katherine Burke. Born Margaret Cynthia Field, Nov 4, 1917, in London, England; died Jan 2, 1992, in Palm Desert, California; dau. of a British judge and mother who was a cousin of Robert E. Lee; m. Paul Douglas (actor), 1942 (div. 1946); m. Howard Grode, 1947 (div. 1948); m. Willard Parker (actor), 1951.
Made 1st stage appearance in Vienna (1932); made London debut in This Side of Idolatry (1933); made Broadway debut in Panama Hattie (1941), followed by The Doughgirls and Light Up the Sky; films include The Lady is Willing, Lloyds of London, Little Lord Fauntleroy, In Old Chicago, Waterloo Bridge, Dream Girl and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court; frequently appeared on tv.
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