Virginia Mayo born November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005
Virginia Mayo born November 30, 1920 – January 17, 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 comedy films with Danny Kaye and was Warner Brothers ' biggest box-office money-maker in the late 1940s. [1] She also co-starred in the 1946 Oscar -winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives and White Heat (1949). [2] Biography [ edit ] Early life [ edit ] Born Virginia Clara Jones in St. Louis, Missouri , she was 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...