Where Are They Now?: 'It's a Wonderful Life' Actress Lives in Michigan
Virginia Patton of Ann Arbor portrayed Ruth Dakin Bailey in classic Frank Capra film.
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'It's a Wonderful Life' Actress Recalls Classic Film Role in Visit to Plymouth
Virginia Patton of Ann Arbor, who portrayed Ruth Dakin Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life,' appeared Sunday at the Penn Theatre in Plymouth.
OUTSIDE DETROIT-- Giving up a promising career in Hollywood to start a family might be a difficult choice for a talented young actress, but for Virginia Patton, the decision paved the way for a wonderful life away from the limelight. Patton, now 86, portrayed Ruth Dakin Bailey in the 1946 Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life, starring alongside such screen legends as James Stewart and Donna Reed at just 20 years old, but left acting soon afterwards to move to Ann Arbor to pursue a family with husband Cruse W. Moss, a successful automotive executive. Patton, of Ann Arbor, and Moss appeared together Sunday at the historic Penn Theatre in downtown Plymouth for a screening of It’s a Wonderful Life, where the former actress signed …
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
'It's a Wonderful Life' Actress to Appear at Dec. 2 Screening at Penn Theatre
Virginia Patton to make guest appearance at Penn Theatre prior to 4:15 p.m. screening of Frank Capra's classic film.
Before downtown Plymouth's Penn Theatre screens the 1946 holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life on Sunday, one of the film's stars will make a special guest appearance. Actress Virginia Patton, who lives in Michigan, will appear at the theater at 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 2, prior to the 4:15 p.m. screening of It's a Wonderful Life. Frank Capra cast Patton, then a young actress, in the role of Ruth Dakin Bailey, wife of George Bailey's brother, Harry Bailey. Patton, 86, has resided in Michigan since the late 1940s, when she moved to Ann Arbor with her husband, Cruse W. Moss, and quit acting.
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Paul Schulz
9:07 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Penn should have Red Carpet out for her appearance. That's really cool! We are fortunate to still have her around today. more ›
Gnwalker
8:01 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
You must be a very unhappy person. None of us know what the future holds in life for us, but in most cases we tend to show promise. One Love!!!!!! more ›