Child Actress. Born Virginia LaVerne Corbin in Prescott, Arizona to Frances Cox and Leon Corbin, a pharmacist, probably in 1910, although some sources cite 1911. Her mother was alleged to have altered her birth date to make her appear younger and more precocious. By age two, however, she was posing for the Art Calendar Company as well as other modeling jobs. By three, she was said to be able to sing, in key, anything that she had heard more than once. She was noted for her exceptional memory and was regarded as a fine dancer for her age. The family relocated to southern California, where her father opened Corbin Drug Store in San Diego. By 1917, both she and her elder sister, Ruth, were appearing in motion pictures. She made her debut in "The Chorus Girl and the Kid" with Balboa Studio credited as "Baby Virginia." She then made one short for Yorke-Metro in 1916, "Pidgin Island," and her first feature, "Heart Strings," a Universal release in January of 1917. That same year, she began in the Fox Kiddie Features, which often were film versions of classic fairy tales, such as "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Babes in the Woods," and "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" followed by "Treasure Island" and the "Old Toy Maker." She then appeared with Tom Mix in "Six Shooter Andy" and "Ace High" in 1918. As she got older, film roles thinned, appearing in less than half a dozen films in the next two years. She compensated with a stint in vaudeville with a song and dance act. She returned to films in 1923 with a role in "Enemies of Children." By the age of 14, she was cast in older roles such as the Flapper in "Wine of Youth" (1924), "Sinners in Silk" (1924), and "The City that Never Sleeps" (1924). She appeared opposite the canine star, Strongheart, in "North Star" (1925), and in "Hands Up!" (1926) with Marian Nixon. The remainder of her career included fewer than 20 titles, including "Play Safe" (1927), possibly her most popular film, "Bare Knees" (1928), "Jazzland" (1928), and her first talkie, "Footlights and Fools" (1929). In October 1929, she married Chicago stockbroker Theodore Krol and spent a year abroad. When she returned to the US, she made four more films, including the leading lady in the Columbia western "Shotgun Pass" (1931), followed by "X Marks the Spot" (1931), her last credited role. She and her husband had two sons before the couple divorced in 1937. She made a final un-credited appearance in "Adventure in Diamonds" (1940). She had been dubbed "The Dresden Doll of the Movies" and "The Youngest Emotional Star" and was arguably the the most popular child star of her day. Shortly after marrying for a second time, she checked into a tuberculosis sanatorium near Chicago, where she succumbed to chronic tuberculosis.