Born Virginia Clara Jones in St. Louis on Nov. 30, 1920, Mayo had gotten her start as a child when she was booked to appear in local plays and other events by an aunt who ran a talent studio.

LOS ANGELES -- Virginia Mayo, the stunning blonde actress who brought beauty and romance to films of the 1940s and 1950s with such co-stars as James Cagney, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, Danny Kaye and ...

This was followed by Colorado Territory (1949), a western reworking of the Bogart thriller High Sierra (1941), with Mayo in the role originally played by Ida Lupino, and another gangster yarn ...

Virginia Mayo, '40s and '50s Actress, Dies Author: KirkMontgomery Published: 5:38 AM MST January 17, 2005 Updated: 5:38 AM MST January 17, 2005 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Virginia Mayo, the stunning blonde actress who brought beauty and romance to films of the 1940s and 1950s with such co-stars as James Cagney, Bob Hope, ...

Her honey-blond hair and creamy, flawless face made Mrs. Mayo ideal for the Technicolor musicals, Westerns and adventures that were the rage in Hollywood in the 1940s and ’50s.

LOS ANGELES -- Virginia Mayo, the stunning blonde actress who brought beauty and romance to films of the 1940s and 1950s with such co-stars as James Cagney, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, Danny Kaye and ...