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Virginia Cherrill (April 12, 1908 – November 14, 1996) was an American actress known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's ''City Lights'' (1931). ==Early life== Virginia Cherrill was born on a farm in rural Carthage, Illinois, to James E. and Blanche (''née'' Wilcox) Cherrill.〔Louvish, Simon. ("Bright Spark on the Silver Screen." ) ''The Guardian,'' May 9, 2009. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.〕 She initially did not plan on a film career, but her friendship with Sue Carol (who would later marry Alan Ladd) eventually drew her to Hollywood. She had been voted "Queen of the Artists Ball" in Chicago in 1925〔 and was invited to perform on the variety stage by Florence Ziegfeld, an offer she declined. She found her first marriage unsatisfying and, courtesy of her friendship with Sue Carol, decamped to California where she would meet William Randolph Hearst,〔 When she went to Hollywood for a visit, she met Charlie Chaplin when he sat next to her at a boxing match,〔Nicholson, Juliet.Review: ("Review: ''Chaplin's Girl: The Life and Loves of Virginia Cherrill'' by Miranda Seymour." ) ''The London Evening Standard,'' May 20, 2009. Retrieved: December 17, 2011.〕 although Chaplin, in his autobiography, wrote that she approached him on the beach wanting him to cast her in his film, while acknowledging that he had met her before.〔Passafiume, Andrea. ("Article: City Lights." ) ''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: June 16, 2012.〕
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