studio. Her brother George was married to singer-actress Doris Day from 1946–49 (his first marriage, her second). Her sisters, Sylvia (born Waltraud) and Renee (born Verena), also were involved in show business prior to their marriages. Her father turned his architectural skills into a career building miniature sets for 20th Century Fox. Marriage On March 27, 1947, aged 20, Weidler married Lionel Krisel. They had two sons, Ron and Gary. Death After her retirement, Weidler gave no interviews for the remainder of her life. She was married to Krisel until her death at age 41 in Los Angeles on July 1, 1968. Weidler suffered from a heart ailment for many years and died of a heart attack. Legacy While not the box-office draw of Fox's Shirley Temple or Jane Withers, Virginia Weidler still has a loyal following to this day. In 2012, the Virginia Weidler Remembrance Society was created to honor her life and career. In late 2016, the Los Angeles City Council honored Weidler by proclaiming March 21, 2017, which would have been her 90th birthday, as A Celebration of Virginia Weidler. Partial filmography Radio appearances References Bibliography Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen. South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971, pp. 260–264. Parish, James Robert. Great Child Stars. New York: Ace Books, 1976. Willson, Dixie. Little Hollywood Stars. Akron, OH, e New York: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1935. External links Virginia Weidler — Grave 1927 births 1968 deaths American child actresses American film actresses American people of German descent Actresses from Los Angeles Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players 20th-century American actresses