Virginia Browne Faire

Virginia Browne Faire (June 26, 1904 – June 30, 1980) was an American silent-film actress, appearing in mainly dramatic films and westerns. Born Virginia Labuna in Brooklyn, New York, she was brought to Hollywood in 1919 after being the winner of the Motion Picture Classic magazine's Fame and Fortune Contest. Between 1920 and 1935, the actress appeared in some 75 films. Her first film credit was the 1920 film Runnin' Straight, a Hoot Gibson short... more

Virginia Browne Faire (June 26, 1904 – June 30, 1980) was an American silent-film actress, appearing in mainly dramatic films and westerns. Born Virginia Labuna in Brooklyn, New York, she was brought to Hollywood in 1919 after being the winner of the Motion Picture Classic magazine's Fame and Fortune Contest. Between 1920 and 1935, the actress appeared in some 75 films. Her first film credit was the 1920 film Runnin' Straight, a Hoot Gibson short western at Universal. Faire was the leading lady of John Gilbert in Monte Cristo (1922). She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923 and appeared with Wallace and Noah Beery in Stormswept that same year. She is most remembered for her role as Tinker Bell in the 1924 film Peter Pan. In 1926 she had a small role in the Greta Garbo film The Temptress. Faire also appeared in westerns with Hoot Gibson, Buck Jones, John Wayne, and Ken Maynard. She made it through the transition of sound, making a successful talkie in Frank Capra's The... less