Virginia Field

Virginia Field
160px From the trailer for Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Born	Margaret Cynthia Field (1917-11-04)4 November 1917 London, England, UK
Died	Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Cancer
Years active	1922–1959
Spouse(s)	Paul Douglas (1942–1946) (divorced) 1 child Howard Grode (1947–1948) (divorced) Willard Parker (1951–1992, her death)
Children	Margaret Field Douglas (b. 1945)

Virginia Field (4 November 1917 – 2 January 1992) was a British-born film actress.

Early years

She was an only child, born Margaret Cynthia Field in London. Her father, Sir John Field, was the judge of Leicester County Court Circuit. Her mother was a cousin of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and her aunt was British stage actress and director Auriol Lee.

She was educated in Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and the South of France and then returned to England where she studied for the stage. In Vienna she acted for Max Reinhardt and on returning to Britain she was given her first film role in The Lady is Willing followed by a Hollywood contract.

Film

Field went to the U.S. to appear in David O. Selznick's Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). In the late 1930s she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox's Mr. Moto film series.

Television

During the long-running Perry Mason series on CBS between 1957-66, Field made six guest appearances. In both the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Provocative Protege", and the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Polka Dot Pony," she played the murderer. In the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Simple Simon," Field played the role of Mason's client and defendant Ramona Carver. She also appeared as Lotta Langley in an episode of the ABC series The Rebel, starring Nick Adams.

Field was a regular participant on Pantomime Quiz, and she had the role of Josephine Dunning in the pilot for Meet the Girls, a comedy aired on CBS August 30, 1960.

Recognition

Field has a star at 1751 Vine Street in the television section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

Marriages

Field married three times. Her spouses included actors Paul Douglas and Willard Parker. She and Douglas had a daughter, Margaret Field Douglas (born 1945). In 1947, she married Howard Grode, a composer and musician.

Death

Field died of cancer January 2, 1992. Survivors included her husband, a daughter, a son, and two grandchildren. She was interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cathedral City, California.

Partial filmography

• The Primrose Path (1934)
• Ladies in Love (1936)
• Lloyd's of London (1936)
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
• Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
• Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1938)
• The Sun Never Sets (1939)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
• Captain Fury (1939)
• Waterloo Bridge (1940)
• Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
• Singapore Woman (1941)
• Atlantic Convoy (1942)
• The Crystal Ball (1943)
• Repeat Performance (1947)
• The Imperfect Lady (1947)
• Christmas Eve (film) (1947)
• Dream Girl (1948)
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
• Dial 1119 (1950)
• Rockabilly Baby (1957)
• The Earth Dies Screaming (1965)

External links

• Virginia Field at the Internet Movie Database
• Virginia Field at the Internet Broadway Database