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Also Known As	Virginia Katherine McMath
Born	July 16, 1911 • Independence • Missouri
Died	April 25, 1995 (aged 83) • California
Awards And Honors	Kennedy Center Honors (1992) • Academy Award (1941) • Academy Award (1941): Actress in a Leading Role
Married To	Jack Briggs (1943–1949) • Jack Pepper (1929–1931) • William Marshall (1961–1969) • Jacques Bergerac (1953–1957) • Lew Ayres (1934–1941)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Star of Midnight" (1935) • "Harlow" (1965) • "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959) • "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949) • "The Love Boat" (1979) • "The Thirteenth Guest" (1932) • "Upper World" (1934) • "Lucky Partners" (1940) • "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1965) • "Top Hat" (1935) • "I'll Be Seeing You" (1944) • "You Said a Mouthful" (1932) • "Teenage Rebel" (1956) • "Don't Bet on Love" (1933) • "Dreamboat" (1952) • "Romance in Manhattan" (1935) • "Primrose Path" (1940) • "Rafter Romance" (1933) • "Chance at Heaven" (1933) • "Here's Lucy" (1971) • "Tom, Dick and Harry" (1941) • "Musical Playhouse" (1959) • "Tender Comrade" (1943) • "Professional Sweetheart" (1933) • "Black Widow" (1954) • "Follow the Fleet" (1936) • "Swing Time" (1936) • "Carefree" (1938) • "Suicide Fleet" (1931) • "Bachelor Mother" (1939) • "The First Traveling Saleslady" (1956) • "5th Ave Girl" (1939) • "Gold Diggers of 1933" (1933) • "Week-End at the Waldorf" (1945) • "Monkey Business" (1952) • "Tales of Manhattan" (1942) • "Change of Heart" (1934) • "Young Man of Manhattan" (1930) • "The Major and the Minor" (1942) • "Twenty Million Sweethearts" (1934) • "Storm Warning" (1951) • "It Had to Be You" (1947) • "In Person" (1935) • "Shall We Dance" (1937) • "Carnival Boat" (1932) • "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!" (1957) • "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" (1939) • "The Confession" (1964) • "Beautiful Stranger" (1954) • "Hat Check Girl" (1932) • "Vacation Playhouse" (1963) • "Flying Down to Rio" (1933) • "Honor Among Lovers" (1931) • "Roberta" (1935) • "Stage Door" (1937) • "Glitter" (1984) • "Forever Female" (1953) • "42nd Street" (1933) • "The Gay Divorcee" (1934) • "A Shriek in the Night" (1933) • "The Red Skelton Show" (1963–1964) • "Heartbeat" (1946) • "Follow the Leader" (1930) • "Magnificent Doll" (1946) • "Roxie Hart" (1942) • "Sitting Pretty" (1933) • "Finishing School" (1934) • "Perfect Strangers" (1950) • "The Tenderfoot" (1932) • "The Sap from Syracuse" (1930) • "The Milton Berle Show" (1959) • "Zane Grey Theater" (1960) • "Tight Spot" (1955) • "Kitty Foyle" (1940) • "Once Upon a Honeymoon" (1942) • "The Tip-Off" (1931) • "Buonasera Raffaella" (1985) • "Lady in the Dark" (1944) • "The Bob Hope Show" (1960) • "Queen High" (1930) • "Vivacious Lady" (1938) • "Producers' Showcase" (1954) • "Having Wonderful Time" (1938) • "Broadway Bad" (1933) • "We're Not Married!" (1952) • "Hotel" (1987) • "The Groom Wore Spurs" (1951)