Virginia mayo biography actress

American actress (1920–2005)

Virginia Mayo (born Virginia Clara Jones; November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005) was an American actress and dancer. She was in a series of popular comedy films with Danny Kaye and was Warner Bros.' biggest box-office draw in the late 1940s.^[1] She also co-starred in the 1946 Oscar-winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives.^[2]

Biography

Early life

Mayo was born in St.

Louis, Missouri, the daughter of newspaper reporter Luke and his wife, Martha Henrietta (née Rautenstrauch) Jones. Her family had roots back to the earliest days of St Louis, including great-great-great grandfather Captain James Piggott, who founded East St.

Louis, Illinois, in 1797.^[1] Young Virginia's aunt operated an acting school in the St. Louis area, which Virginia began attending at age six.^[1] She also had a series of dancing instructors engaged by her aunt.^{[citation needed]}

Vaudeville

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