Virginia Cherrill(1908-1996)
- Actress
Actress in US and UK films of the early 1930s. Born on a farm, Cherrill
was discovered by Charles Chaplin while sitting beside him at a boxing match in
Los Angeles; he introduced himself at intermission and hired her for
her debut in Les Lumières de la ville (1931). She met husband Cary Grant at the premiere of
Blonde Vénus (1932) and stopped working after their marriage in 1933. At one time,
lived in England as the wife of the Earl of Jersey. Finally settled
happily in Santa Barbara.
