Virginia Mayo

Brian's Drive-In Theater (http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/virginiamayo.html). She was typecast in similar roles, and in 1955, plagued by ill health, she committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates in her apartment in New York. Denny Jackson's Virginia Mayo page (http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/2440/mayo.html). Ona Munson’s career was stalemated by the acclaim of GWTW. Official website (http://www.virginiamayo.com/). Tallulah Bankhead refused the role as too small. IMDB entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562920/). Early on, Selznick had announced Mae West was to play Belle, but this was of course a publicity stunt.

The Man Next Door (1997). The needed look for Belle could be created in the wardrobe and makeup departments. The Haunted (1979). She spoke deep and throaty in her test, and her voice conveyed sexiness and worldliness. French Quarter (1977). But her skills as an actress electrified her screen test: it was all in the voice. Castle of Evil (1966). She was the antithesis of the voluptuous Belle: tall, freckled, and of slight build.

Fort Dobbs (1958). She introduced the song "You're the Cream In My Coffee," to New York audiences. The Tall Stranger (1957). 1955) Ona Munson was an improbable choice to play the whiskey-voiced prostitute with a heart of gold, Belle Watling, in "Gone With the Wind." Born Ona Wolcott in Portland, Oregon in 1903, she first came to fame on Broadway as the singing and dancing ingenue in the original production of "No, No, Nanette." She had a very successful stage and radio career in the 1930’s in New York. Story of Mankind, The (1957). 1903, d. The Big Land (1957). ONA MUNSON (American actress, b.

The Proud Ones (1956). Great Day in the Morning (1956). Pearl of the South Pacific (1955). The Silver Chalice (1954).

King Richard and the Crusaders (1954). She's Back on Broadway (1953). The Iron Mistress (1952). She's Working Her Way Through College (1952).

Along the Great Divide (1951). (1951). Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. The Flame and the Arrow (1950).

Backfire (1950). White Heat (1949). Colorado Territory (1949). Flaxy Martin (1949).

Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948). A Song Is Born (1948). The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946). Wonder Man (1945). The Princess and the Pirate (1944). Jack London (1943).

It can be found at 1751 Vine Street. Mayo got a star on the Walk of Fame for her work in Television. Her singing voice was always dubbed. Through the 1950s and 1960s she ended up getting roles in B-movies, often westerns and adventure films, but also some musicals.

Also of interest is her role in The Best Years of Our Lives. In 1949's White Heat she gave one of her greatest performances as Verna Jarrett the wife of gangster Cody Jarrett (acted by James Cagney). With Danny Kaye she made some successful comedies, including: Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). She started her career as a dancer, then signed a contract with Samuel Goldwyn and appeared in several of Goldwyn's movies.

Louis, Missouri, USA) was an American film actress, real name Virginia Clara Jones . Virginia Mayo (born November 30, 1920, St.