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EPISODE 125 - “VIRGINIA MAYO: CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD STAR OF THE MONTH” - 2/02/2026 (125)
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EPISODE 125 - “VIRGINIA MAYO: CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD STAR OF THE MONTH” - 2/02/2026 One of the most glamorous actresses in old Hollywood undoubtedly was VIRGINIA MAYO. This peaches-and-cream, midwestern beauty started her career wrangling two men in a horse costume on stage before being discovered by producer SAMUEL GOLDWYN and transformed into a full-blown movie star. Often playing the fantasy girl to leading men like BOB HOPE and DANNY KAYE, her beauty sometimes made people miss the fact that she was a very capable actress — particularly when she played bad girls in films like “The Best Years of Our Lives” and “White Heat.” She was very adept at light comedy, romance films, and drama, appearing in over 50 feature films and many television shows throughout her career. And tune in to find out about Steve’s connection to this old Hollywood glamour girl as we celebrate Mayo as our February Star of the Month. SHOW NOTES: Sources: The Best Years of My Life (2001), by Virginia Mayo, as told to LC Van Savage; The Forties Gals (1980), by James Robert Parish & Don E. Stanke; “Virginia Mayo’s 100th Birthday,” November 30, 2020, by Vanessa Varquez, www.ashroudofthoughts.com; “Virginia Mayo, 84, Stunning Actress of 1940s Romantic Films,” January 19, 2005, Los Angeles Times; Virginia Mayo, Movie Actress, Dies at 84,” January 18, 2005, by Richard Severo, New York Times; Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IBDB.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Follies Girls (1943), starring Wendy Barrie; Up In Arms (1944), starring Danny Kaye & Constance Dowling; Jack London (1943), starring Michael O’Shea; Seven Days Ashore (1944), starring Wally Brown; The Princess and the Pirate (1944), starring Bob Hope & Virginia Mayo; Wonder Man (1945), starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, & Vera Ellen; The Kid From Brooklyn…