Question: Facts:   - death place: woodland hills , los angeles , california , u.s.    - caption: virginia -rrb- grey in '' dramatic school '' -lrb- 1938    - yearsactive: 1927 -- 1977    - death date: 31 july 2004      - birth date: 22 march 1917    - name: virginia grey    - image: virginia grey in dramatic school trailer.jpg    - birth place: los angeles , california , u.s.    - occupation: actress , singer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of virginia grey .
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virginia grey -lrb- march 22 , 1917 -- july 31 , 2004 -rrb- was an american actress and singer .she was born in los angeles , california , the daughter of director ray grey .one of her early babysitters was movie star gloria swanson .grey debuted at the age of ten in the silent film `` uncle tom 's cabin '' -lrb- 1927 -rrb- as little eva .she continued acting for a few more years , but then left movies in order to finish her education .grey returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and extra work , but she eventually signed a contract with metro-goldwyn-mayer and appeared in several films , including `` the hardys ride high '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- , `` another thin man '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- , `` hullabaloo '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- , and `` the big store '' -lrb- 1941 -rrb- .she left mgm in 1942 , and signed with several different studios over the years , working steadily .during the 1950s and 1960s , producer ross hunter frequently included grey in his popular soap melodramas , such as `` all that heaven allows '' , `` back street '' and `` madame x '' .she had an on again/off again relationship with clark gable in the 1940s .after his wife carole lombard died and he returned from military service , clark and virginia were often seen at restaurants and nightclubs together .many , including virginia herself , expected him to marry her .the tabloids were all expecting the wedding announcement .it was a great surprise when he hastily married lady sylvia ashley in 1949 .virginia was heartbroken .clark and sylvia divorced in 1952 but , much to virginia 's dismay , her brief romance with clark was never rekindled .her friends say that her hoping and waiting for clark was the reason she never married .she was a regular on television in the 1950s and 1960s , appearing on `` playhouse 90 '' , `` u.s. marshal '' , `` general electric theater '' , `` the dupont show with june allyson '' , `` your show of shows '' , `` red skelton '' , `` wagon train '' , `` bonanza '' , `` marcus welby , m.d. '' , `` love ,...