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Virginia Cherrill (April 12, 1908 – November 14, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin 's City Lights (1931). Early life. Virginia Cherrill was born on a farm in rural Carthage, Illinois to James E. and Blanche (née Wilcox) Cherrill. [1] .
Virginia Cherrill. Actress: City Lights. Actress in US and UK films of the early 1930s. Born on a farm, Cherrill was discovered by Charles Chaplin while sitting beside him at a boxing match in Los Angeles; he introduced himself at intermission and hired her for her debut in City Lights (1931).
Nov 18, 1996 · Virginia Cherrill, a 1930's actress who starred as a beautiful, blind flower girl in the classic Charlie Chaplin silent film ''City Lights'' (1931), died late Thursday in a hospital in Santa...
Nov 20, 1996 · Virginia Cherrill, actress: born Carthage, Illinois 12 April 1908; married 1927 Irving Adler (marriage dissolved 1928), 1934 Cary Grant (marriage dissolved 1935), 1937 George, ninth Earl of...
Apr 5, 2012 · Virginia Cherrill was the beautiful daughter of an Illinois rancher, who ran away to live through some of Hollywood's wildest years. She was the adoring first wife who broke Cary Grant's heart...
Sep 15, 2023 · Home Arts & Culture. The Golden Age of Hollywood: the Blind Flower Girl and Cary Grant. In the latest in her series on the Golden Age of Hollywood, Welsh novelist Hannah Howe looks at the dramatic history of Virginia Cherrill. by Hannah Howe. 15-09-2023 08:25. in Arts & Culture. Reading Time: 8 mins. A A. Virginia Cherrill.
ADVERTISEMENT. Virginia Cherrill. Associated Press. Stars. Film: West side of the 1500 block of Vine Street. Actress Born April 12, 1908 in Carthage, Ill. Died Nov. 14, 1996 in Santa Barbara,...
Nov 14, 1996 · Virginia Cherrill (April 12, 1908 - November 14, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931). She married an English earl in the 1940s, and is also known as Virginia Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey.
Fame and fortune beckoned… Virginia Cherrill, selected by Charlie Chaplin to appear in his latest movie, City Lights, soon discovered that Chaplin was a perfectionist who insisted on his cast appearing on the set, even when they were not performing, and that multiple takes were standard work-practice – the opening scene, pictured, took 342 takes.
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May 5, 2009 · Virginia Cherrill was the beautiful daughter of an Illinois rancher, who ran away to live through some of Hollywood's wildest years. She was the adoring first wife who broke Cary Grant's heart...
