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Virginia Patton

Virginia Patton, American actress and businesswoman (died 2022)

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Born
June 25, 1925
Died
August 18, 2022
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1925

About Virginia Patton

Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss was an American actress. After appearing in several films in the early 1940s, she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In 1949, Patton retired from acting, and her final film credit was The Lucky Stiff (1949). Patton made only four films after It's a Wonderful Life, including her first lead in the B-Western Black Eagle (1948).

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Virginia Patton timeline

  1. Patton made only four films after It's a Wonderful Life, including her first lead in the B-Western Black Eagle (1948).
  2. In 1949, Patton retired from acting, and her final film credit was The Lucky Stiff (1949).

The world when Virginia Patton was born

Virginia Patton was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Virginia Patton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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