- After retiring from the screen, she worked 30+ years for Lockheed and was also an ice-skating judge.
- Born Dorothy Howe, the young actress was chosen as the female winner of Jesse L. Lasky's "Gateway to Hollywood" radio talent search in July 1939. Her reward was membership in the Screen Actors Guild, a three-year contract with RKO and the stage name "Virginia Vale". The male winner of the same contest was Kirby Grant.
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