Virginia Patton from ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Dies at 97
Virginia Patton portrayed George Bailey’s sister-in-law in the holiday staple ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
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Patton died in an assisted living facilty on Aug. 18
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She joined Warner Bros. and made her film debut in the musical Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
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Patton starred in the films Janie (1944), Hollywood Canteen (1944) and Jack Benny’s The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945).
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A USC play brought Patton to the attention of "It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank Capra.
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After playing a supporting role in The Lucky Stiff (1949), Patton decided to stop acting.
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After getting married to automobile executive Cruse W. Moss in 1949, Patton moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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They were married for 69 years, till his passing in 2018, and had three children together.
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