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Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss (June 25, 1925 – August 18, 2022) was an American actress. After appearing in several films in the early 1940s, she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In 1949, Patton retired from acting, with her final film credit being The Lucky Stiff (1949).

Virginia Patton
Patton in Black Eagle (1948)
Born	Virginia Ann Marie Patton (1925-06-25)June 25, 1925 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 18, 2022(2022-08-18) (aged 97) Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California University of Michigan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943–1949
Known for	It's a Wonderful Life
Relatives	General George Smith Patton Jr. (uncle)

Early life

Patton was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 25, 1925, to Marie (née Cain) and Donald Patton.[1][2] She was raised in her father's hometown of Portland, Oregon,[3] where her family relocated when she was an infant.[4] She was a niece of General George S. Patton.[5] Patton graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, and then relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she attended the University of Southern California (USC).[6]

Career

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While a student at USC, Patton began to audition for acting parts. She collaborated in plays with screenwriter William C. DeMille while in college.[6] She had several minor supporting film appearances before being cast in Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Ruth Dakin Bailey, the wife of George Bailey's younger brother Harry.

Although Capra did not know Patton personally, she read the role for him and he signed her to a contract. Patton later said that she was the only girl the famous director ever signed in his entire career. Patton still gave interviews about It's a Wonderful Life and was the last surviving credited member of the adult actors in the film (a number of child actors are still alive).

Patton made only four films after It's a Wonderful Life, including her first lead in the B-Western Black Eagle (1948).[7] She appeared in the drama The Burning Cross (1946), a film about a World War II veteran who becomes embroiled with the Ku Klux Klan upon returning to his hometown.[8]

Personal life

Patton was married to Cruse W. Moss from 1949 until his death in 2018. She gave up acting in the late 1940s to concentrate on raising a family with her husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[7] She later attended the University of Michigan.[7]

Patton died on August 18, 2022, at the age of 97.[9] She was the last surviving adult cast member of It's a Wonderful Life.[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1943	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Girl in Ann Sheridan Number	Uncredited
1943	Old Acquaintance	College Girl	Uncredited
1944	Roaring Guns	Karen Ferris	Short film
1944	Grandfather's Follies		Short film
1944	Janie	Carrie Lou
1944	The Last Ride	Hazel Dale	Uncredited
1944	Hollywood Canteen	Junior Hostess	Uncredited
1945	The Horn Blows at Midnight	Party Girl	Uncredited
1946	Canyon Passage	Liza Stone / Bartlett	Uncredited
1946	Nobody Lives Forever	Switchboard Operator	Uncredited
1946	It's a Wonderful Life	Ruth Dakin Bailey
1947	The Burning Cross	Doris Green
1947	A Double Life	Actress onstage in Othello
1948	Black Eagle	Ginny Long
1949	The Lucky Stiff	Millie Dale	Final film role

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berry, S. Torriano; Venise T. Berry (2007). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81085-545-8.

External links

• Virginia Patton at IMDb
• Virginia Patton at Rotten Tomatoes
• Virginia Patton at AllMovie
• Interview with Virginia Patton in 2013

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[de] Virginia Patton

Virginia Ann Patton (* 25. Juni 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio; † 18. August 2022 in Albany, Georgia) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Unternehmerin, deren Filmkarriere von 1943 bis 1949 andauerte. Ihre bekannteste Rolle ist die der Ruth Bailey in Frank Capras Ist das Leben nicht schön? aus dem Jahr 1946. Patton spielte in insgesamt 15 Filmen mit.

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