Virginia Grey

format_quote "I consider myself a professional who acts -- not to express my soul or elevate the cinema -- but to entertain and get paid for it." edit

stars  She had an on again/off again relationship with Clark Gable in the 1940s. After his wife died and he returned from military service, Clark and Virginia were seen at restaurants and nightclubs together. Many (including Virginia herself) expected him to marry her.The tabloids were all expecting the wedding announcement. It was then a great surprise when he hastily married Lady Sylvia Ashley in 1949. Virginia was heartbroken. He was single again in 1952, but much to Virginia's dismay their brief romance was never rekindled. Her friends say that her hoping and waiting for Clark was the reason she never married. edit

stars  During her participation in WWII bond drives, she developed a close relationship with John Basilone, US Marine Medal of Honor winner, who was later killed on Iwo Jima. edit

stars  Was a lifelong friend of producer Ross Hunter and appeared in almost all of his major films. "Notice I wasn't in Lost Horizon (1973), however," she once said, referring to the notorious 1973 remake of the James Hilton story. A colossal critical and commercial failure, it essentially marked the end of Hunter's career as a major Hollywood player. edit

stars  One of her earliest babysitters was Gloria Swanson. edit

stars  Frequent hostess of the Hollywood Canteen during WWII and sold war bonds. edit