Virginia Field

Actor

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Also Known As

Margaret Cynthia Field

Birth Place

London, England, GB

Born

November 04, 1917

Died

January 02, 1992

Cause of Death

Cancer

Biography

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British-born blonde second lead of the 1930s and 40s who, after a brief stage career and appearances in a few British features, moved to Hollywood in 1935; after an impressive American debut as a frisky barmaid in "Lloyds of London" (1936) she was soon typecast as the "other woman" in numerous films. Field was featured in "Captain Fury" (1939), "Waterloo Bridge" (1940) and "A Connecticut...

Filmography

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The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

The Explosive Generation (1961)

Appointment with a Shadow (1958)

Rockabilly Baby (1957)

The Veils of Bagdad (1953)

Weekend with Father (1951)

Phyllis Reynolds

Photos & Videos

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Repeat Performance (1947) — (Movie Clip) The Stars Look Down

Waterloo Bridge (1940) -- (Movie Clip) The Easiest Way

Family & Companions

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Paul Douglas

Husband

Actor.

Howard Grode

Husband

Composer.

Willard Parker

Husband

Actor. Married 1951 until Field's death in 1992.

Notes

Chose stage name Virginia in honor of distant relative Robert E Lee's home state.

Biography

British-born blonde second lead of the 1930s and 40s who, after a brief stage career and appearances in a few British features, moved to Hollywood in 1935; after an impressive American debut as a frisky barmaid in "Lloyds of London" (1936) she was soon typecast as the "other woman" in numerous films. Field was featured in "Captain Fury" (1939), "Waterloo Bridge" (1940) and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (1949) and also appeared in the "Mr. Moto" series of detective films as well as "Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo" (1937). Her first husband was actor Paul Douglas and her third was actor Willard Parker.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

The Explosive Generation (1961)

Appointment with a Shadow (1958)

Rockabilly Baby (1957)

The Veils of Bagdad (1953)

Weekend with Father (1951)

Phyllis Reynolds

The Lady Pays Off (1951)

Dial 1119 (1950)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

John Loves Mary (1949)

Dream Girl (1948)

Miriam Allerton Lucas

Variety Girl (1947)

Ladies' Man (1947)

Repeat Performance (1947)

The Imperfect Lady (1947)

Christmas Eve (1947)

The Perfect Marriage (1947)

Stage Door Canteen (1943)

The Crystal Ball (1943)

Atlantic Convoy (1942)

Knockout (1941)

Gloria Van Ness

Singapore Woman (1941)

Hudson's Bay (1941)

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

Eternally Yours (1939)

Captain Fury (1939)

Bridal Suite (1939)

The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)

The Sun Never Sets (1939)

Phyllis [Ransome]

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)

Connie [Porter]

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1938)

Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)

Dinah [/Deenah]

Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)

Gloria Danton [also known as Tanya]

London by Night (1937)

Bessie [Beavers]

Lancer Spy (1937)

Ladies in Love (1936)

Countess Helena Radek

Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)

Farraday's nurse

Lloyd's of London (1936)

Career Woman (1936)

Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

Marjorie Lowman

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

The Lady Is Willing (1934)

Yvonne, Helene's maid

Art Director (Feature Film)

Moving Violations (1985)

Exterminator 2 (1984)

The Cradle Will Fall (1983)

A Stranger Is Watching (1981)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Art Department (Feature Film)

Shattered Vows (1984)

Production Designer (Feature Film)

Le Sourire du Clown (1999)

Production Designer

Face the Music (1993)

Production Designer

Production Designer

Spring Break (1983)

Production Designer

Friday the 13th, Part II (1981)

Production Designer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Goodbye New York (1985)

Production Supervisor (New York)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1996)

Cast (Special)

Meet the Girls: The Shape, the Face, and the Brain (1960)

Josephine Dunning

Art Director (Special)

Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory (1986)

Life Events

1933

Appeared on London stage with Leslie Howard in "This Side Idolatry"

1934

Film debut, "The Lady Is Willing"

1935

Moved to US and appeared in screen test as a favor to another actor; Field was hired instead of the friend; signed by 20th Century-Fox (date approximate)

1942

Starred in the Broadway comedy "The Doughgirls"

1948

Appeared in Moss Hart comedy "Light Up the Sky" on Broadway

1964

Last feature film, "The Earth Dies Screaming"

Videos

Repeat Performance (1947) — (Movie Clip) The Stars Look Down John Ireland’s narration from the novel by William O’Farrell, schticky city-scape yields quickly to Joan Leslie in trouble, then into a becoming mink, and a New Year’s celebration where she meets partying Richard Basehart as William, Virginia Field as Paula, Benay Venuta as Bess, in the long underrated Noir Repeat Performance, 1947.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) -- (Movie Clip) The Easiest Way In London circa 1916, ex-ballerina Kitty (Virginia Field) is found out in her secret profession by her former colleague and current impoverished roommate Myra (Vivien Leigh), whose betrothed is away at war, in a pivotal scene from Mervyn LeRoy's Waterloo Bridge, 1940.

Christmas Eve (1947) -- (Movie Clip) The Sea Is A Wide Place In the byzantine tale of his imperiled maiden aunt back in New York, ex-pat South American club owner Mario (George Raft) discovers a fugitive Nazi (Konstantine Shayne) has been scamming his girlfriend (Virginia Field), in the crime-comedy Christmas Eve (a.k.a. Holiday For Sinners), 1947.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Too Un-Military? Immediately from a flashback by his elder-self, Captain Cronin (Robert Taylor) meets the girls from the ballet school, especially Myra (Vivien Leigh) during a First World War air raid, in (and on!) Waterloo Bridge, 1940.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Swan Lake In WWI London, Kitty (Virginia Field) and Myra (Vivien Leigh) performing "Swan Lake," can't help noticing handsome Captain Cronin (Robert Taylor), whom they met during an air raid, taking his seat, in Mervyn LeRoy's Waterloo Bridge, 1940.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Open, 1939 Opening credits and the slightly-older now-Colonel Cronin (Robert Taylor) at the beginning of World War II in London, from Mervyn LeRoy's Waterloo Bridge, 1940, also starring Vivien Leigh.

Bridal Suite (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Good Morning You Rotter! Insouciant bridegroom Neil (Robert Young) thinks he showed up for his wedding a day early, fiancee` Abbie (Virginia Field), her father (Reginald Owen) and his parents (Gene Lockhart, Billie Burke) setting him straight, early in Bridal Suite, 1939.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) - (Re-issue Trailer) Vivien Leigh is the ballerina-turned-streetwalker after her fiance Robert Taylor is apparently killed in World War I in Waterloo Bridge (1940), directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Singapore Woman - (Original Trailer) A woman who believes she's cursed, takes refuge on a rubber plantation in Singapore Woman (1941) starring Brenda Marshall.

Weekend With Father - (Teaser trailer) Love blooms when two single parents (Van Heflin, Patricia Neal) send their children off to camp in Weekend with Father (1951).

Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A (1949) - (Original Trailer) Bing Crosby brings 19th-Century know-how to Camelot in a musical version of Mark Twain's classic tale.

London By Night - (Original Trailer) A blackmailer holds the key to several murders in London By Night (1937) starring George Murphy and George Zucco.

Bridal Suite - (Original Trailer) A playboy's fiancee sets out to reform her future husband and his flighty mother in Bridal Suite (1939) starring Robert Young.

Knockout - (Original Trailer) A prizefighter's swelled head endangers his marriage in Knockout (1941) starring Arthur Kennedy and Anthony Quinn.

Dial 1119 - (Original Trailer) A killer (Marshall Thompson) holds the customers at a bar hostage in Dial 1119 (1950).

Lloyd's of London - (Wide-release Trailer) The fanciful story of the founding of Britain's most famous insurers, Lloyd's of London (1937).

John Loves Mary -- (Original Trailer) A World War II veteran (Ronald Reagan) makes a marriage of convenience that threatens his real wedding plans.

Family

Auriol Lee

Aunt

Actor, director. Gave niece start in theater.

Margaret Douglas

Daughter

Father Paul Douglas.

Van Parker

Son

Father Willard Parker; survived her.

Companions

Paul Douglas

Husband

Actor.

Howard Grode

Husband

Composer.

Willard Parker

Husband

Actor. Married 1951 until Field's death in 1992.

Bibliography

Notes

Chose stage name Virginia in honor of distant relative Robert E Lee's home state.

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