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Virgilia Chew 1905 - 1987

Virgilia Chew of Englewood, Bergen County, NJ was born on July 9, 1905 in Houston, Harris County, Texas United States, and died at age 82 years old on July 23, 1987 in Englewood, Bergen County, NJ. Virgilia Chew was buried at Glenwood Cemetery St, in Houston, Harris County, TX.

Virgilia Chew

Virgilia Rebecca Chew

Englewood, Bergen County, NJ 07631

July 9, 1905

Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States

July 23, 1987

Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07631, United States

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Introduction

Virgilia's father was Joseph Harper Chew, 1881-1950. Her mother was Rebecca Dismuches Donelson, 1881-1953. In the 1910 census, Virgilia was 4, living on MacReine St in Houston, with her mother. They were living with Virgilia's grandparents (her mother's parents), her mother's two brothers, and 3 servants. Virgilia's grandfather was the president of a bank and her mother's brothe Joseph was an exporter of cotton. In the 1920 census, Virgilia was 14 and living on Cleburn St in Houston with her parents and 26 year old servant, Mary Jirkoffsky. She was attending school and her father had a wholesale grocery. In the 1940 census, Virgilia was living alone and single. She was living in Chicago and had previously lived in New York. She was 34 years old and single and said that she was an actress in the theater. Virgilia was an actress who appeared in the movies A Cry of Players (1968), King Lear (1968), Yerma (1966), Blue Denim (1958), Orpheus Descending (1957), and The Women (1936). She also acted on Broadway.
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1905

Birthday

July 9, 1905

Birthdate

Houston, Harris County, Texas United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Caucasian
Nationality & Locations

US citizen - born in Texas, lived in Illinois and New York.
Early Life & Education

4 years of high school
Professional Career

Actor Known for The Fugitive Kind (1960), East Side/West Side (1963) and The United States Steel Hour (1953).
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1987

Death

July 23, 1987

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey 07631, United States
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Glenwood Cemetery St, in Houston, Harris County, Texas 77007, United States
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Virgilia Chew handwritten resume (biography)

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Virgilia Chew handwritten resume (biography)

Virgilia Chew's handwritten resume (biography) from @December 1966 or January 1967 [I do not own this item or photograph] Source:

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Date & Place: circa January 1967

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Virgilia Chew

Virgilia Chew signed photograph. Possibly from 1957, during her Broadway run as Nurse Porter in 'Orpheus Descending' (working title of 'The Fugitive Kind' movie, also released as 'Like Birds without Nests' ). See her handwritten acting resume biography.
[I do not own this photograph] Source: www.filmweb.pl/person/Virgilia+Chew-83861

Date & Place: circa 1957

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