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Virginia Arness

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Overview

  • Born
    June 14, 1921 · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    July 29, 1977 · Malibu, California, USA (accidental overdose)
  • Birth name
    Virginia Baskett Chapman

Biography

    • Virginia Arness was born on June 14, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Highway Patrol (1955), Official Detective (1957) and Whirlybirds (1957). She was married to James Arness and Leo Myron Morton. She died on July 29, 1977 in Malibu, California, USA.

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  • Spouses
      James Arness(February 12, 1948 - April 5, 1963) (divorced, 2 children)
      Leo Myron Morton(October 11, 1942 - October 27, 1947) (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Rolf Aurness
      Jenny Lee Arness

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  • Mother of Craig Aurness, Rolf Aurness and Jenny Lee Arness.
  • Both she and her daughter, Jenny Lee Arness, appeared in Gunsmoke (1955). Virginia appeared while she was still married to the lead actor, James Arness, and Jenny appeared with her father shortly after her parents divorced.
  • Ex-sister-in-law of Peter Graves.

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