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{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Virginia Bradford
|name = Virginia Bradford
|image = Virginia Bradford 1930.JPG
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|11|7}}
|caption = Virginia Bradford in 1930.
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| birth_place = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| death_date = {{Death date|1995|10|30}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|11|7}}
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|birth_place = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
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| occupation = [[Actor]]
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|10|30|1899|11|07}}
|death_place = Indiana
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|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 1923–1934
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Cedric Belfrage]]|1928}}
}}
}}
'''Virginia Bradford''' (born '''Ada Virginia Estes'''; November 7, 1899 – October 30, 1995{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}) was an American actress.


==Biography==
'''Virginia Bradford''' was born Ada Virginia Estes in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].
Bradford born Ada Virginia Estes in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].{{Citation needed |date=August 2021}} She was a former reporter who worked as an actress in the late 1920s. Her films include ''The Country Doctor'' (1927) and ''Stage Madness'' (1927).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wollstein |first1=Hans J. |title=Virginia Bradford |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/virginia-bradford-p7926 |website=AllMovie |access-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820060533/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/virginia-bradford-p7926 |archive-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>


==Filmography==
She was a former reporter who worked as an actress in the late 1920s. Her films include [[The Country Doctor (1927 film)|The Country Doctor]] (1927) and Stage Madness (1927).<ref>"Answers.com"</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1923|| ''[[The Ten Commandments (1923 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' || || Uncredited
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|1926|| ''[[A Six Shootin' Romance]]'' || Muriel Travis || '''Lost''' film<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499114/a-six-shootin-romance |title=A Six Shootin' Romance |website=tcm.com |date=March 7, 1926 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1926|| ''[[The Boy Friend (1926 film)|The Boy Friend]]'' || || Uncredited. <br /> '''Lost''' film <ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BoyFriend1926.html |title=The Boy Friend |website=silentera.com |date=July 7, 2010 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1926|| ''[[Atta Boy]]'' || The Girl, Jane Allen || <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/491787/atta-boy |title=Atta Boy |website=tcm.com |date=October 10, 1926 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1927|| ''[[Stage Madness]]'' || Dora Anderson || '''Lost''' film <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/500490/stage-madness |title=Stage Madness |website=tcm.com |date=January 9, 1927 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1927|| ''[[The Country Doctor (1927 film)|The Country Doctor]]'' || Opal Jones || <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/3449?sid=ab91a3fb-7a1c-436c-a381-c6eda2a503cf |title=The Country Doctor |website=afi.com |date=August 22, 1927 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1927|| ''[[The Wreck of the Hesperus (film)|The Wreck of the Hesperus]]'' || Gale Slocum || '''Lost''' film <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/504942/the-wreck-of-the-hesperus |title=The Wreck of the Hesperus |website=tcm.com |date=October 31, 1927 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1927|| ''[[Chicago (1927 film)|Chicago]]'' || Katie || <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://moviessilently.com/2014/03/30/chicago-1927-a-silent-film-review/ |title=Chicago (1927) A Silent Film Review |website=moviesilently.com |date=March 30, 2014 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/493462/chicago |title=Chicago |website=tcm.com |date=March 4, 1928 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1927|| ''Car Shy'' || Eleanor Wright || <ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CarShy1927.html |title=Shy Car |website=silentera.com |date=July 7, 2010 |accessdate=August 20, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1928|| ''[[Two Lovers (1928 film)|Two Lovers]]'' || Grete || '''Incomplete''' film <ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TwoLovers1928.html |title=Two Lovers |website=silentera.com |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1928|| ''[[Craig's Wife (1928 film)|Craig's Wife]]'' || Ethel || '''Lost''' film <ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CraigsWife1928.html |title=Craig's Wife |website=silentera.com |date=July 7, 2010 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1928|| ''[[Marked Money]]'' || Grace Fairchild || <ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MarkedMoney1928.html |title=Marked Money |website=silentera.com |date=July 7, 2010 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/498003/marked-money |title=Marked Money |website=tcm.com |date=November 11, 1928 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1929|| ''The One Man Dog'' || Babette || '''Lost''' film<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499921/the-one-man-dog |title=The One Man Dog |website=tcm.com |date=January 1929 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1934|| ''[[The Private Life of Don Juan]]'' || || <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-private-life-of-don-juan-v39312/cast-crew |title=The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) |website=allmovie.com |date=November 30, 1934 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
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|}


== Personal life ==
She married four times and had two children. One of her husbands was [[Cedric Belfrage]], a British writer and critic.<ref>{{IMDb name|id=0103096|name=Virginia Bradford}}</ref>
Bradford married several times. In 1928, Bradford married [[Cedric Belfrage]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Virginia Bradford of Movies Weds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/09/15/archives/jewish-theatres-begin-new-season-several-to-open-tonight-yiddish.html |access-date=August 20, 2021 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=September 15, 1928 |page=22}}</ref> but divorced two years later.
<ref>{{cite web |URL=http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/tam_143/bioghist.html |title=Guide to the Cedric Belfrage Papers TAM.143 |website=nyu.edu |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref> Bradford's other husbands include Frederick Minter, Joseph Petrie Lyons, and Thomas Prentice.<ref name="silentera_bradford"/>


On October 30, 1995 Bradford died in Indiana.<ref name="silentera_bradford">{{cite web |URL=http://www.silentera.com/people/actresses/Bradford-Virginia.html |title=Virginia Bradford |website=silentera.com |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
==Selected filmography==

* Atta Boy 1926
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==References==
* [[Wreck of the Hesperus]] 1927
{{reflist}}
* [[Chicago]] 1927
* Stage Madness 1927
* Marked Money 1928
* [[The Private Life of Don Juan]] 1924


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Virginia Bradford}}
*{{IMDb name|0103096}}
*{{IMDb name|0103096}}
*[http://www.samizdat.com/brad1.html Detailed 1990 biography], written by her cousin
*[http://www.seltzerbooks.com/brad1.html Detailed 1990 biography], written by her cousin


{{Authority control}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 25 March 2024

Virginia Bradford
Virginia Bradford in 1930.
Born(1899-11-07)November 7, 1899
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedOctober 30, 1995(1995-10-30) (aged 95)
Indiana
OccupationActress
Years active1923–1934
Spouse
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(m. 1928)​

Virginia Bradford (born Ada Virginia Estes; November 7, 1899 – October 30, 1995[citation needed]) was an American actress.

Biography

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Bradford born Ada Virginia Estes in Memphis, Tennessee.[citation needed] She was a former reporter who worked as an actress in the late 1920s. Her films include The Country Doctor (1927) and Stage Madness (1927).[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1923 The Ten Commandments Uncredited
1926 A Six Shootin' Romance Muriel Travis Lost film[2]
1926 The Boy Friend Uncredited.
Lost film [3]
1926 Atta Boy The Girl, Jane Allen [4]
1927 Stage Madness Dora Anderson Lost film [5]
1927 The Country Doctor Opal Jones [6]
1927 The Wreck of the Hesperus Gale Slocum Lost film [7]
1927 Chicago Katie [8][9]
1927 Car Shy Eleanor Wright [10]
1928 Two Lovers Grete Incomplete film [11]
1928 Craig's Wife Ethel Lost film [12]
1928 Marked Money Grace Fairchild [13][14]
1929 The One Man Dog Babette Lost film[15]
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan [16]

Personal life

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Bradford married several times. In 1928, Bradford married Cedric Belfrage,[17] but divorced two years later. [18] Bradford's other husbands include Frederick Minter, Joseph Petrie Lyons, and Thomas Prentice.[19]

On October 30, 1995 Bradford died in Indiana.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Virginia Bradford". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "A Six Shootin' Romance". tcm.com. March 7, 1926. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Boy Friend". silentera.com. July 7, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Atta Boy". tcm.com. October 10, 1926. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stage Madness". tcm.com. January 9, 1927. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Country Doctor". afi.com. August 22, 1927. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Wreck of the Hesperus". tcm.com. October 31, 1927. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Chicago (1927) A Silent Film Review". moviesilently.com. March 30, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Chicago". tcm.com. March 4, 1928. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Shy Car". silentera.com. July 7, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Two Lovers". silentera.com. July 3, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "Craig's Wife". silentera.com. July 7, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Marked Money". silentera.com. July 7, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Marked Money". tcm.com. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "The One Man Dog". tcm.com. January 1929. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  16. ^ "The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)". allmovie.com. November 30, 1934. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Virginia Bradford of Movies Weds". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 15, 1928. p. 22. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Guide to the Cedric Belfrage Papers TAM.143". nyu.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Virginia Bradford". silentera.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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