Virginia Holton De Niro

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Virginia Holton De Niro (Admiral)

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Birthplace: The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, United States
Death: July 20, 2000 (85)
New York, NY, United States (Lung cancer)
Place of Burial: New York, New York, United States
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Daughter of Donald Admiral and Alice Caroline Groman
Ex-wife of Robert Henry De Niro, Sr.
Mother of Robert De Niro
Sister of Eleanor Haefle

Occupation: Artist - Painter, Painter
Managed by: Ric Dickinson, Geni Curator
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About Virginia Holton De Niro

Virginia Holton Admiral or Virginia De Niro (February 4, 1915 – July 20, 2000) was an American painter and poet. She was the mother of Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, and the former wife of painter Robert De Niro, Sr.

Admiral was born in Oregon, the daughter of Alice Caroline (née Groman), a school teacher, and Donald Admiral, a grain broker. Admiral was a Presbyterian of German, French, and Dutch descent. In 1920, she was residing in Danville, Illinois according to the census, with her parents and younger sister, Eleanor. By 1930, Virginia's parents had divorced and she was living with her mother and sister in Berkeley, California. While in Berkeley, her mother, Alice, became a school teacher.

Admiral, a painter, met Robert De Niro, Sr., an aspiring artist, at one of Hans Hofmann's painting classes in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and they married in 1942. One year later Virginia gave birth to their son, award-winning actor and director, Robert De Niro, Jr. They divorced in 1945.

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Virginia Holton De Niro's Timeline

1915
February 4, 1915
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, United States
1943
August 17, 1943
New York, New York, United States
2000
July 20, 2000
Age 85
New York, NY, United States
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New York, New York, United States