Virginia Patton, Actress in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ Dies at 97
Virginia Patton, who portrayed Ruth Dakin Bailey, the sister-in-law of
Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey, in the Frank Capra holiday classic
It’s a Wonderful Life, has died. She was 97. Patton died Thursday at
an assisted living facility in Albany, Georgia, the Mathews Funeral
Home announced.Patton’s character in the 1946 film was married to
Harry Bailey (Todd Karns), and her big scene takes place at the
Bedford Falls train station, when she meets George and Uncle Billy for the first time.