Virginia Lee Corbin


Virginia Lee Corbin was an American silent film actress.

Early years

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

Career

Corbin began her career as a child actress 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 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 flapper 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 WAMPAS Baby Stars 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, The Perfect Sap, 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.
Corbin died on June 4, 1942, in Winfield, Illinois, aged 30.

Partial filmography

Let Katie Do It – Child Intolerance – Child in Epilogue Pidgin Island – Minor Role Heart Strings – Johanna – as a childVengeance of the Dead Jack and the Beanstalk – Virginia / Princess ReginaAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp – Princess Badr al-badrThe Babes in the Woods – Rose / GretelTreasure Island – Louise TrelawneySix-Shooter Andy – Susan's Sister Ace High – Annette Dupre Fan Fan – Fan FanThe Forbidden Room – Virginia ClarkThe White Dove – Dorothy LanyonEnemies of Children The Cafe of Fallen Angels Fight and Win Wine of Youth – FlapperSinners in Silk – FlapperThe City That Never Sleeps – Molly KendallBroken Laws – Patsy Heath – age 16The Chorus Lady – Nora O'BrienThree Keys – Edna TrevorThe Cloud Rider – Blythe WingateLilies of the Streets – Judith LeeHeadlines – 'Bobby' DaleThe Handsome Brute – Nelly EganNorth Star – Marcia GaleHands Up! – Alice WoodstockThe Honeymoon Express – BeckyLadies at Play – DottyThe Whole Town's Talking – Ethel SimmonsThe Perfect Sap – Ruth WebsterDriven from Home Play Safe – Virginia CraigNo Place to Go – Virginia DareThe Head of the Family – Alice SullivanBare Knees – Billie DureyThe Little Snob – JaneJazzland – Martha BaggottFootlights and Fools – Claire FloydKnee High Morals for Women – MaybelleShotgun Pass – Sally SeagrueForgotten Women – Sissy SalemX Marks the Spot – HortenseLetter of Introduction – Woman at Barry's Party Adventure in Diamonds – Nightclub Woman