- Virginia Belmont
Virginia Belmont, also spelled Virginia Belmonte, (born
September 20 ,1921 inBoston, Massachusetts ) was an Americanfilm actress of the 1940s.Belmont received her first acting role, uncredited, in the 1944
movie "Black Arrow". Following that, she starred in severalB-movies as theheroine oppositeWilliam Boyd ,Jimmy Wakely , andJohnny Mack Brown , while on contract withMonogram Pictures .Belmont was pretty, and could easily project a tough demeanor on screen, leading to her being cast, often, as the independent, strong willed heroine. Some of her more memorable roles were with
Republic Pictures in episodes of theserial "Dangers of the Canadian Mounted", alongsideJim Bannon . She was a regular heroine costar to Jimmy Wakely and his westernsidekick Dub "Cannonball" Taylor. In 1948 she married an Italian man named Califano, and the two moved toItaly to live. From 1949 to 1957 she starred in twelve Italian films, billed as Virginia Belmonte.In total she starred in thirty six films during her career, including those in Italy. She is believed to still be residing in Italy, having retired from acting by 1960.
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