OBITUARIES - June 18, 1988

Mary Virginia Farmer; Actress

Mary Virginia Farmer, 90, founder of the Los Angeles chapter of the 1930s Federal Theater Project that bore her name. A former screen actress under the name Virginia Farmer, she had difficulty finding work after being branded an “unfriendly witness” when she was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951. Before that, her film credits included “This Gun for Hire,” “Lady in the Dark,” “To Each His Own,” “Another Part of the Forest,” “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “The Men.” She also taught at the Los Angeles Actors Studio. In Long Beach on May 19.