Virginia Mayo was an American actress and dancer. She was Warner Brothers’ biggest box-office money-maker in the late 1940s. She also co-starred in the 1946 Oscar-winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives. At the zenith of her career, Mayo was seen as the quintessential voluptuous Hollywood beauty.
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Virginia Mayo 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. She also co-starred in the 1946 Oscar-winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives. At the zenith of her career, Mayo was seen as the quintessential voluptuous Hollywood beauty. According to widely published reports, the Sultan of Morocco declared her beauty to be ‘tangible proof of the existence of God’ She was married to actor Michael O’Shea for more than 20 years. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, both of whom are still active in the entertainment industry. She died in a car crash in California in 1998, aged 83. She had a daughter with actor Robert De Niro, who starred in the film The Godfather: Part II, which was released in 2002.
She has a son with actor John Cusack, who appeared in several films with her, including “The Godfather” and “The Great Gatsby” She is buried in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband Michael O’Shea, who also starred in “The Best Years Of Our Lives,” as well as her daughter, daughter- in-law and daughter-to-be. Her great-great-great grandfather Captain James Piggott, who founded East St. Louis, Illinois, in 1797, was a founding member of the St Louis Kiwanis Club. She and her husband had two children, who are still living in the U.S. and have a son and a daughter, respectively, who live in New York City. Her son, Robert DeNiro, is a well-known actor and director. He appeared in the movie “The Lord of the Rings” series of films, which he directed and co-wrote. He also directed the TV series “The Hobbit”
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