Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 – June 4, 1942) was an American

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Early years

Corbin was born Laverne Virginia Corbin in Prescott, Arizona to Leon Ernest Corbin and Virginia Frances (Cox) Corbin, and she had a sister, Ruth Emilie (Corbin) Miehle De Vries Lipari.

Career

Corbin began her career as a

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in 1916, when she was billed as Baby Virginia Corbin. When she was six years old, she starred in fairy-tale films made by the William Fox Company. The success of ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1917) was such that Fox signed Corbin to a five-year contract. In addition to her salary, the contract specified that the company would provide instruction for her education. She went on to become a youthful

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in the 1920s. She was one of the many silent stars that would not make it in the sound era, and retired from acting in the early 1930s. Corbin was named one of the

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of 1925. She also had a nervous breakdown in 1925, causing her to miss making films. Films in which she starred included ''Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp'','' The City That Never Sleeps'', ''Knee High'', ''

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'', and '' Hands Up''. Her career ended with her working as an extra in 1940.

Personal life and death

She married New York broker Theodore Krol in 1929, retiring from films for the marriage, and they had two children, Harold Phillip and Robert Lee. They divorced in 1937 and shortly after she married another Chicago stockbroker, Charles Jacobson.Lussier, T: "Silentera.com" Corbin died on June 4, 1942, in

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, aged 30.

Partial filmography

* '' Let Katie Do It'' (1916) – Child (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1916) – Child in Epilogue (uncredited) * ''

Pidgin Island ''Pidgin Island'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred J. Balshofer and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Pomeroy Cannon, Lester Cuneo, and Fred L. Wilson. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Haro ...

'' (1916) – Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Heart Strings'' (1917) – Johanna – as a child * '' Vengeance of the Dead'' (1917, Short) * ''

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'' (1917) – Virginia / Princess Regina * '' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1917) – Princess Badr al-badr * ''

The Babes in the Woods ''The Babes in the Woods'' is a 1917 American silent fantasy film directed by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney Franklin and starring Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin and Violet Radcliffe.Solomon p.243-44 Cast * Francis Carpenter as Roland ...

'' (1917) – Rose / Gretel * ''Treasure Island'' (1917) – Louise Trelawney * ''Six-Shooter Andy'' (1918) – Susan's Sister (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1918) – Annette Dupre (child) * ''Fan Fan'' (1918) – Fan Fan * ''The Forbidden Room'' (1919) – Virginia Clark * '' The White Dove'' (1920) – Dorothy Lanyon * '' Enemies of Children'' (1923) * ''The Cafe of Fallen Angels'' (1923) * ''Fight and Win'' (1924) * '' Wine of Youth'' (1924) – Flapper * ''

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'' (1924) – Flapper * '' The City That Never Sleeps'' (1924) – Molly Kendall * '' Broken Laws'' (1924) – Patsy Heath – age 16 * ''

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'' (1924) – Nora O'Brien * ''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...

'' (1925) – Edna Trevor * ''

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'' (1925) – Blythe Wingate * '' Lilies of the Streets'' (1925) – Judith Lee * ''

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'' (1925) – 'Bobby' Dale * '' The Handsome Brute'' (1925) – Nelly Egan * ''

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'' (1925) – Marcia Gale * '' Hands Up!'' (1926) – Alice Woodstock * '' The Honeymoon Express'' (1926) – Becky * '' Ladies at Play'' (1926) – Dotty * ''

The Whole Town's Talking ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...

'' (1926) – Ethel Simmons * ''

'' (1927) – Ruth Webster * ''

Driven from Home ''Driven from Home'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Ray Hallor, Virginia Lee Corbin and Pauline Garon.Munden p.203 Cast * Ray Hallor * Virginia Lee Corbin * Pauline Garon * Sôjin Kamiyama * Ann ...

'' (1927) * '' Play Safe'' (1927) – Virginia Craig * '' No Place to Go'' (1927) – Virginia Dare * '' The Head of the Family'' (1928) – Alice Sullivan * '' Bare Knees'' (1928) – Billie Durey * '' The Little Snob'' (1928) – Jane * '' Jazzland'' (1928) – Martha Baggott * '' Footlights and Fools'' (1929) – Claire Floyd * ''Knee High'' (1929) * '' Morals for Women'' (1931) – Maybelle * '' Shotgun Pass'' (1931) – Sally Seagrue * '' Forgotten Women'' (1931) – Sissy Salem * '' X Marks the Spot'' (1931) – Hortense * ''

Letter of Introduction ''Letter of Introduction'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after p ...

'' (1938) – Woman at Barry's Party (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) – Nightclub Woman (uncredited) (final film role)

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