Virginia Biddle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Virginia Biddle

American performer

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: Topeka, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 21-Feb-2003

Profession: actor, showgirl, model, dancer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Virginia Biddle (1910–2003) was an American revue performer and showgirl.
Biddle was a regular performer in Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies" shows until 1931.In July 1931, Biddle sustained burns to her feet and ankles in the explosion of Harry Richman’s yacht Chevalier II.
Her friend and fellow cast member in the 1931 Follies, Helen Walsh, was killed.
Although she played the benefit performance of the Follies in Walsh's memory, Biddle ended her career on the stage in the wake of the accident, and her injuries also forced her to abandon dancing.
She sued Richman for $50,000 damages but received only $50.Biddle married twice and had three children, later forging a career as a realtor in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
In 2003 she suffered injuries in a car accident and died shortly afterwards.



Alternative names	Alfred Cheney Johnson
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	8 April 1885	17 April 1971
Location of birth	New York City
Authority control	: Q2930866 VIAF: 67632325 ISNI: 0000 0000 6688 5949 ULAN: 500115316 LCCN: n88655254 GND: 132617293 WorldCat