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Virginia Davis (December 31, 1918 – August 15, 2009) was an American child actress in films. She is best known for working with Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks on the animated short series Alice Comedies , in which she portrayed the protagonist Alice.
Aug 22, 2009 · Virginia Davis was born on Dec. 31, 1918, in Kansas City, Mo. Her father was a furniture salesman who was often away on business. Her mother sent her to dancing and acting school and enlisted her ...
Aug 17, 2009 · Virginia Davis was just four-years-old and living in Kansas City, Missouri, when she first came to the attention of a struggling filmmaker/cartoonist named Walt Disney. Walt had seen her in an advertisement for Warneker’s Bread, and, in 1923, asked her to act in his short film called Alice’s Wonderland , which combined a live-action female ...
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Aug 17, 2009 · Virginia Davis, who appeared in Walt Disney’s pioneering “Alice” films, has died at age 90. The Walt Disney Co. said Davis passed away at her home Saturday in Corona, Calif., from natural ...
Aug 15, 2013 · In 1992 Virginia Davis-McGhee was the guest of honor at the Pordonone Silent Film Festival in Italy and continues to speak on and appear the subject of those earliest years with the Disney brothers. As the last accessible link to those crucial early years, Virginia Davis-McGhee is somewhat overwhelmed by the three generations of fans eager to ...
- John Province
Over the years, Virginia remained in contact with The Walt Disney Company and was often a special guest at Disneyana Conventions. Virginia Davis passed away on August 15, 2009, at the age of 90. Walt Disney once said, “It all started with a mouse.”. The Walt Disney Studios, however, actually began five years before with a girl named ...
Aug 20, 2009 · Virginia Davis, a 4-year-old Kansas City native with two years of dance and dramatic lessons behind her, would earn a place in movie history as the Disney Studios’ first star, appearing in the ...
