Virginia Davis
Virginia Margaret Davis (born December 31, 1918 in Kansas City , Missouri , † August 15, 2009 in Corona , California ) was an American child actress .
Life
At the age of two, Davis received dance and acting lessons; a promotional film for Warneke's Bread , in which she participated, led to her discovery by Walt Disney .
In 1924 and 1925, Davis was the first non-drawn star for Walt Disney's then-studio, Disney Bros. Studios ; in the Alice Comedies she played the main character in 13 short films that mixed animated and real film parts.
The five to ten minute one-act plays revolved around the adventures of a little girl in cartoon land. The first, Alice's Wonderland , still produced for Laugh-O-Gram Studios , could not be shown in cinemas for legal reasons; it is now available on DVD.
Davis left after these thirteen films - including Alice's Wild West Show and Alice's Day at Sea - the series, which Disney continued with about 40 other films. She herself continued to work on the stage, for example during a tour along the west coast of the Elmer Rice Street Scene , and appeared in several films in various film studios. For example, she starred in Three on a match from 1932 in the role of Joan Blondell as a child. She continued her career through 1946, with occasional small roles in films and early television shows.
After graduating as an interior designer, she worked for Living for Young Homemakers magazine ; In 1963 she became a broker in Connecticut and later in Southern California.
Davis stayed in contact with the Walt Disney Company throughout her life and performed at many festivals and conventions; In 1998 she was honored as a Disney Legend . In 2005 she received the Winsor McCay Award .
Davis had been married since 1943 and had two daughters.
Web links
- Virginia Davis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- short obituary
- Obituary in the New York Times
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/081709_NF_FEAT_VirginiaDavis.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/21/obituary-virginia-davis
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davis, Virginia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davis, Virginia Margaret (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American child actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Corona , California |