# Virginia Hunter

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{{Short description|American actress (1920–2012)}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Virginia Hunter
| image              = Virginia Hunter in Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947).png
| image_size         = 
| caption            = Hunter in the short film ''[Sing a Song of Six Pants](/source/Sing_a_Song_of_Six_Pants)'' (1947)
| birth_name         = Virginia Reed
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1920|02|17|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [Springfield, Missouri](/source/Springfield%2C_Missouri), U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2012|03|23|1920|02|17|mf=yes}}
| death_place        = [Hemet, California](/source/Hemet%2C_California), U.S.
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1942–1955
| spouse             = {{marriage|Henry Hunter|1952|1954|end=div.}}
| website            =
}}

'''Virginia Hunter''' (née '''Reed'''; February 17, 1920 – March 23, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Virginia Anne Hunter, "United States Social Security Death Index"|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMD4-584|publisher=FamilySearch|access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> was an American model and actress. She appeared in over 20 films during the 1940s.

==Early years==
Hunter was the daughter of Freeman A. Reed.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Virginia Hunter, TV Actress, Gets Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45074414/virginia_hunter/ |access-date=February 18, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 9, 1954 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=2|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> Hunter grew up in [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma), before her family moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in 1940.{{Citation needed |date=July 2022}}

==Career==
Hunter signed with [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures). At Columbia, she performed in the Jack Cole Dance group before acting in films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lowman |first1=Josephine |title=Dancer Recommends Exercises |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45078071/virginia_hunter/ |access-date=February 18, 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=June 7, 1947 |location=Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh |page=8|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> She quickly became known to matinee audiences at the time{{Citation needed |date=July 2022}} for co-starring in four of the [Durango Kid](/source/Durango_Kid) films. She had a supporting role in ''[The Mating of Millie](/source/The_Mating_of_Millie)'', starring [Glenn Ford](/source/Glenn_Ford) and [Evelyn Keyes](/source/Evelyn_Keyes); and played the [Muse](/source/Muse) [Clio](/source/Clio) in the 1947 [''Down to Earth''](/source/Down_to_Earth_(1947_film)), which starred [Rita Hayworth](/source/Rita_Hayworth).

To modern viewers, Hunter is known for her roles in several [Three Stooges](/source/Three_Stooges) films from the [Shemp Howard](/source/Shemp_Howard) era, specifically ''[Sing a Song of Six Pants](/source/Sing_a_Song_of_Six_Pants)'', ''[I'm a Monkey's Uncle](/source/I'm_a_Monkey's_Uncle)'' (and its [remake](/source/remake) ''[Stone Age Romeos](/source/Stone_Age_Romeos)'') and ''[Fiddlers Three](/source/Fiddlers_Three_(1948_film))'' (and its remake ''[Musty Musketeers](/source/Musty_Musketeers)'').

==Later years==
After her time with Columbia, Hunter worked as a model and a store manager. After retirement, she lived with her older brother in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada).{{Citation needed |date=October 2021}}

== Personal life and death ==
On November 2, 1952, Hunter married to Henry "Mac" Hunter, a golfer. They were divorced on February 8, 1954.<ref name=":0" /> She died on March 23, 2012, in [Hemet, California](/source/Hemet%2C_California) at age 92.<ref>*[https://threestooges.net/cast/actor/538# Virginia Hunter at threestooges.net]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0403086|name=Virginia Hunter}}
*[https://threestooges.net/cast/actor/538# Virginia Hunter at threestooges.net]

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Category:1920 births
Category:Place of death missing
Category:2012 deaths
Category:Entertainers from Springfield, Missouri
Category:American film actresses
Category:21st-century American women

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