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Virginia Bruce (born September 29, 1910; died
February 24, 1982) was an United States|American
actress and singer.

Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Bruce began her acting career in minor
roles in Hollywood in 1929.  In 1930 in music|1930
she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles,
followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931 in
music|1931. 

Bruce returned to Hollywood in 1932, where she
married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film
Downstairs.  She retired briefly after the birth
of their daughter.  The couple divorced in 1934,
and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film
appearances.  Gilbert died in 1936.

Virginia married film director J. Walter Rubin in
1937 and they had one son, but she was widowed in
1942.  In 1946 she married Ali Ipar. They divorced
in 1951 but remarried in 1952. Her final film
appearance was in 1960's Strangers When We Meet.

Virginia Bruce died in Woodland Hills, California.

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