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About Virginia Chapman
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138567457/virginia-arness
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Actress Virginia Chapman was born on June 14, 1921 in Los Angeles, CA.
She was an actress, known for Perry Mason (1957), Highway Patrol (1955) and Sheriff of Cochise (1956).
She was married to John S. Burton, Jr. and James Arness (divorced in 1960).
She died at age 56 on July 29, 1977 in Malibu, CA. of a drug overdose.
Ex-sister-in-law of Peter Graves (brother of James Arness).
Mother of Craig Aurness, Rolf Aurness, and Jenny Lee Aurness.
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James Arness appeared in a production of "Candida" at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. His leading lady was Virginia Chapman. They met and later married.
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NOTE: Virginia's memorial is not linked to her husband James' memorial because Virginia's burial location is unknown and Find A Grave administration will not allow me to link her to James without a burial location. I already tried to do it, and it was denied.
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Virginia Chapman's Timeline
| 1921 |
June 14, 1921
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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| 1946 |
November 20, 1946
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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| 1950 |
May 23, 1950
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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| 1976 |
1976
Age 54
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Burial Details Unknown, United States
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| 1977 |
July 29, 1977
Age 56
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Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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