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| {{Short description|American actress (1904–1980)}} | |||
| {{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| | name = Virginia Brown Faire | | name = Virginia Brown Faire | ||
| | image = Virginia Brown Faire by Albert Witzel.jpg | | image = Virginia Brown Faire by Albert Witzel.jpg | ||
| | caption = Portrait by Albert Witzel, 1920s | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|06|26}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|06|26}} | ||
| | birth_place = ], U.S. |
| birth_place = ], U.S. | ||
| | death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|06|30|1904|06|26}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|06|30|1904|06|26}} | ||
| | death_place = ], U.S. |
| death_place = ], U.S. | ||
| | othername = Virginia Faire Brown<br> Virginia Brown Fair<br> Virginia Browne Faire |
| othername = Virginia Faire Brown<br> Virginia Brown Fair<br> Virginia Browne Faire | ||
| | birthname = Virginia Cecelia Labuna | | birthname = Virginia Cecelia Labuna | ||
| | occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
| | yearsactive = 1920–1935 | | yearsactive = 1920–1935 | ||
| | spouse = {{marriage|Jack Dougherty<br>|1927|1928|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|]<br>|1930|1933|end=his death}}<br>{{marriage|William Bayer<br>|1935|1980|end=her death}} | |||
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| * {{marriage|]|1927|1928|end=div}} | |||
| * {{marriage|]|1930|1933|end=his death}} | |||
| * {{marriage|William Bayer|1935}} | |||
| }} | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Virginia Brown Faire''' (born '''Virginia Cecelia Labuna''';<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Another Marriage |date=February 9, 1930 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |volume=99 |issue=281 |at=Part 4, p.3 |via=Newspapers.com |quote=In taking out the license Miss Faire gave her off-stage name, Virginia Cecilia Labuna, and her age as 25 years.}}</ref> June 26, 1904 |
'''Virginia Brown Faire''' (born '''Virginia Cecelia Labuna''';<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Another Marriage |date=February 9, 1930 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |volume=99 |issue=281 |at=Part 4, p.3 |via=Newspapers.com |quote=In taking out the license Miss Faire gave her off-stage name, Virginia Cecilia Labuna, and her age as 25 years.}}</ref> June 26, 1904 – June 30, 1980) was an American ] actress, appearing in dramatic films and, later, in sound ]. | ||
| ==Early years== | ==Early years== | ||
| Virginia Cecelia Labuna was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Joseph Labuna and Martha Delsand.<ref name="bd">{{cite book|last1=Katchmer|first1=George A.|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|date=2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn= |
Virginia Cecelia Labuna was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Joseph Labuna and Martha Delsand.<ref name="bd">{{cite book|last1=Katchmer|first1=George A.|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|date=2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786446933|page=110|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkOeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA110|access-date=12 November 2016|language=en}}</ref> Other sources have her last name as '''La Buna'''.<ref name=fga/><ref name="sp">{{cite book|last1=Slide|first1=Anthony|title=Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses|date=2010|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0813137452|pages=121–125|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uznsDu6OHA0C&pg=PA122|access-date=12 November 2016|language=en}}</ref> She attended ].<ref name=bd/> | ||
| She was brought to ] in 1919 after being one of the four winners of the '']'' magazine's "Fame and Fortune" contest, which she had entered as '''Virginia Brown''', using her stepfather's last name.<ref name=sp/> | She was brought to ] in 1919 after being one of the four winners of the '']'' magazine's "Fame and Fortune" contest, which she had entered as '''Virginia Brown''', using her stepfather's last name.<ref name=sp/> The winners later appeared in a short film, ''A Dream of Fair Women'' (1920).<ref>{{IMDb title|0342307|A Dream of Fair Women}}</ref> | ||
| ==Film== | ==Film== | ||
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| Not long after she turned 15 years old that she presented herself at the Metro studio where she was almost immediately put on. Shortly after she appeared in pictures for Fox, she was with Universal.<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who on the Screen|year=1920|editor1-last=Fox|editor1-first=Charles Donald|editor2-last=Silver|editor2-first=Milton L.|location=New York City|publisher=Ross Publishing Company|url=https://archive.org/stream/whoswhoonscreen00foxc#page/212|page=212}}</ref> Between 1920 and 1935, she appeared in some 75 films. Her first film credit was the 1920 film ''Runnin' Straight'', a ] short western at Universal. Faire was the leading lady of ] in '']'' (1922). She was selected as one of the ] in 1923 and appeared with ] and ] in '']'' that same year. She is most remembered for her role as ] in the 1924 film ''Peter Pan''.<ref name=bd/> | Not long after she turned 15 years old that she presented herself at the Metro studio where she was almost immediately put on. Shortly after she appeared in pictures for ], she was with ].<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who on the Screen|year=1920|editor1-last=Fox|editor1-first=Charles Donald|editor2-last=Silver|editor2-first=Milton L.|location=New York City|publisher=Ross Publishing Company|url=https://archive.org/stream/whoswhoonscreen00foxc#page/212|page=212}}</ref> Between 1920 and 1935, she appeared in some 75 films. Her first film credit was the 1920 film ''Runnin' Straight'', a ] short western at Universal. Faire was the leading lady of ] in '']'' (1922). She was selected as one of the ] in 1923 and appeared with ] and ] in '']'' that same year. She is most remembered for her role as ] in the 1924 film '']''.<ref name="bd" /> | ||
| In 1926 she had a small role in the ] film '']''. She made it through the transition of sound, making a successful talkie in ]'s '']'' (1929), but was soon appearing in more low-budget films. Faire appeared in several westerns, opposite ], ], ] and ]. Faire left ] for ] in the late 1930s. She worked in radio and several films for industries prior to retiring to the west coast.<ref name="NYT1980"/> | In 1926 she had a small role in the ] film '']''. She made it through the transition of sound, making a successful talkie in ]'s '']'' (1929), but was soon appearing in more low-budget films. Faire appeared in several westerns, opposite ], ], ], and ]. Faire left ] for ], in the late 1930s. She worked in radio and several films for industries prior to retiring to the west coast.<ref name="NYT1980"/> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Faire married actor Jack Dougherty on February 6, 1927. They separated in September of that year and reconciled briefly, but they separated again by April 5, 1928<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Screen Pair Decides on Separation |date=April 6, 1928 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/156904947/ |volume=47|at=Part II, p.10 |newspaper=] |via=]}}</ref> |
Faire married actor ] on February 6, 1927. They separated in September of that year and reconciled briefly, but they separated again by April 5, 1928,<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Screen Pair Decides on Separation |date=April 6, 1928 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/156904947/ |volume=47|at=Part II, p. 10 |newspaper=] |via=]}}</ref> and she filed for divorce on June 22, 1928.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Suit Filed by Actress for Divorce |date=June 23, 1928 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/157123944 |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |volume=47 |at=Part II, p. 3|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | ||
| She married director ] on January 29, 1930.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Movie Couple to Wed in Mountains |date=January 29, 1930 |location=Santa Ana, California |newspaper=Santa Ana Register |volume=25 |issue=53 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Worne died in 1933.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Duke Worne, Veteran Film Actor and Director, Dies. |date=October 15, 1933 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |volume=92 |issue=42 |at=Part 1, p.22 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1935, she married furniture manufacturer William Bayer, and they remained wed until her death.<ref name="fga">{{cite journal|last1=Wagner|first1=Laura|title=Virginia Brown Faire: B Western Leading Lady|journal=Films of the Golden Age|date=Fall 2016|issue=86|pages= |
She married director ] on January 29, 1930.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Movie Couple to Wed in Mountains |date=January 29, 1930 |location=Santa Ana, California |newspaper=Santa Ana Register |volume=25 |issue=53 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Worne died in 1933.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Duke Worne, Veteran Film Actor and Director, Dies. |date=October 15, 1933 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |volume=92 |issue=42 |at=Part 1, p. 22 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1935, she married furniture manufacturer William Bayer, and they remained wed until her death.<ref name="fga">{{cite journal|last1=Wagner|first1=Laura|title=Virginia Brown Faire: B Western Leading Lady|journal=Films of the Golden Age|date=Fall 2016|issue=86|pages=72–73}}</ref> | ||
| ==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| Faire died of cancer on June 30, 1980 in Laguna Beach, California, aged 76.<ref name="NYT1980">{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Virginia Brown Faire, 75, Actress, Starred in 1922 'Monte Cristo' |date=July 11, 1980 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/07/11/archives/virginia-brown-faire-75-actress-starred-in-1922-monte-cristo.html |newspaper=] |issue=44641 |volume=129 |page=A15}}</ref> | Faire died of cancer on June 30, 1980, in Laguna Beach, California, aged 76.<ref name="NYT1980">{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |title=Virginia Brown Faire, 75, Actress, Starred in 1922 'Monte Cristo' |date=July 11, 1980 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/07/11/archives/virginia-brown-faire-75-actress-starred-in-1922-monte-cristo.html |newspaper=] |issue=44641 |volume=129 |page=A15}}</ref> | ||
| ==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 22 December 2024
American actress (1904–1980)| Virginia Brown Faire | |
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 Portrait by Albert Witzel, 1920s | |
| Born | Virginia Cecelia Labuna (1904-06-26)June 26, 1904 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1980(1980-06-30) (aged 76) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Virginia Faire Brown Virginia Brown Fair Virginia Browne Faire |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1920–1935 |
| Spouses |
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Virginia Brown Faire (born Virginia Cecelia Labuna; June 26, 1904 – June 30, 1980) was an American silent film actress, appearing in dramatic films and, later, in sound westerns.
Early years
Virginia Cecelia Labuna was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Joseph Labuna and Martha Delsand. Other sources have her last name as La Buna. She attended Wadleigh High School for Girls.
She was brought to Hollywood in 1919 after being one of the four winners of the Motion Picture Classic magazine's "Fame and Fortune" contest, which she had entered as Virginia Brown, using her stepfather's last name. The winners later appeared in a short film, A Dream of Fair Women (1920).
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Not long after she turned 15 years old that she presented herself at the Metro studio where she was almost immediately put on. Shortly after she appeared in pictures for Fox Films, she was with Universal Pictures. Between 1920 and 1935, she appeared in some 75 films. Her first film credit was the 1920 film Runnin' Straight, a Hoot Gibson short western at Universal. Faire was the leading lady of John Gilbert in Monte Cristo (1922). She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923 and appeared with Wallace and Noah Beery in Stormswept that same year. She is most remembered for her role as Tinker Bell in the 1924 film Peter Pan.
In 1926 she had a small role in the Greta Garbo film The Temptress. She made it through the transition of sound, making a successful talkie in Frank Capra's The Donovan Affair (1929), but was soon appearing in more low-budget films. Faire appeared in several westerns, opposite Hoot Gibson, Buck Jones, John Wayne, and Ken Maynard. Faire left Hollywood for Chicago, Illinois, in the late 1930s. She worked in radio and several films for industries prior to retiring to the west coast.
Personal life
Faire married actor Jack Dougherty on February 6, 1927. They separated in September of that year and reconciled briefly, but they separated again by April 5, 1928, and she filed for divorce on June 22, 1928.
She married director Duke Worne on January 29, 1930. Worne died in 1933. In 1935, she married furniture manufacturer William Bayer, and they remained wed until her death.
Death
Faire died of cancer on June 30, 1980, in Laguna Beach, California, aged 76.
Selected filmography
- Runnin' Straight (1920)
- Masked (1920)
- Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
- Fightin' Mad (1921)
- Monte Cristo (1922)
- Omar the Tentmaker (1922) *unknown/presumably lost film
- Vengeance of the Deep (1923) *lost film
- Shadows of the North (1923) *lost film
- Thundergate (1923)
- Stormswept (1923)
- Romance Ranch (1924)
- The Lightning Rider (1924)
- Welcome Stranger (1924) *lost film
- Peter Pan (1924)
- The Lost World (1925)
- Friendly Enemies (1925)
- The Thoroughbred (1925)
- The Calgary Stampede (1925)
- His People (1925)
- Recompense (1925) *lost film
- Chip of the Flying U (1926)
- Wings of the Storm (1926)
- The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926)
- The Wolf Hunters (1926)
- Frenzied Flames (1926)
- Racing Romance (1926)
- The Temptress (1926)
- Broadway Billy (1926)
- Pleasure Before Business (1927)
- Hazardous Valley (1927)
- Queen of the Chorus (1928)
- A Race for Life (1928)
- The Chorus Kid (1928) *lost film
- Undressed (1928) *lost film
- The House of Shame (1928)
- Danger Patrol (1928)
- The Canyon of Adventure (1928)
- Burning the Wind (1928) *lost film
- The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
- The Body Punch (1929)
- Handcuffed (1929)
- Untamed Justice (1929)
- The Donovan Affair (1929) *film survives, but soundtrack is lost
- Murder on the Roof (1930)
- The Lonesome Trail (1930)
- Breed of the West (1930)
- The Last Ride (1931)
- Alias – the Bad Man (1931)
- Hell's Valley (1931)
- Secret Menace (1931)
- Tex Takes a Holiday (1932)
- The Lone Trail (1932)
- West of the Divide (1934)
References
- Staff Writer (February 9, 1930). "Another Marriage". Detroit Free Press. Vol. 99, no. 281. Detroit, Michigan. Part 4, p.3 – via Newspapers.com.
In taking out the license Miss Faire gave her off-stage name, Virginia Cecilia Labuna, and her age as 25 years.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 110. ISBN 978-0786446933. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Wagner, Laura (Fall 2016). "Virginia Brown Faire: B Western Leading Lady". Films of the Golden Age (86): 72–73.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 121–125. ISBN 978-0813137452. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- A Dream of Fair Women at IMDb
- Fox, Charles Donald; Silver, Milton L., eds. (1920). Who's Who on the Screen. New York City: Ross Publishing Company. p. 212.
- ^ Staff Writer (July 11, 1980). "Virginia Brown Faire, 75, Actress, Starred in 1922 'Monte Cristo'". New York Times. Vol. 129, no. 44641. p. A15.
- Staff Writer (April 6, 1928). "Screen Pair Decides on Separation". The Los Angeles Times. Vol. 47. Part II, p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Staff Writer (June 23, 1928). "Suit Filed by Actress for Divorce". The Los Angeles Times. Vol. 47. Part II, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- Staff Writer (January 29, 1930). "Movie Couple to Wed in Mountains". Santa Ana Register. Vol. 25, no. 53. Santa Ana, California. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Staff Writer (October 15, 1933). "Duke Worne, Veteran Film Actor and Director, Dies". Chicago Tribune. Vol. 92, no. 42. Chicago, Illinois. Part 1, p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.