He was a nice, shy, clean-living individual. Clint would be over lifting logs or doing other physical things while Brian was lying around taking it easy. Brian Keith was in the film with us, and Brian was always relaxing and drinking beer. V.M: He was the biggest man I ever saw! Like Burt Lancaster, he exercised a lot. He was tender, sensitive, and a good kisser. Greg was a better actor because he took it more seriously than Ronnie. V.M: Oh, now there’s a man! He’s so fantastic, wonderful, and charming. He grabbed and kissed me so violently that I thought I’d lost my teeth. He had a love scene and he was supposed to be angry at me. He was an acrobat and did his own trapeze work in one of his films. V.M.: He was very intense, but much more likable then Kirk Douglas. He rode so beautifully.ī.C.: What was it like working with Burt Lancaster? He loved to tell jokes, and his riding was like watching a symphony. V.M: Wonderful, friendly, funny…great to work with. Facially, Alan was perhaps the best actor I worked with. Alan was very short and he was very sensitive about it. He was okay, just too intense.ī.C.: James Cagney and Alan Ladd were very short. He was always friendly, gracious, charming and very professional. Playing leap-frog with the President, that’s pretty funny!ī.C.: What kind of person was Ronald Reagan? There’s still a picture around of me leapfrogging over him at the beach. I also worked with Bob Hope, Alan Ladd, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Joel McCrea, Gregory Peck, Steve Cochran, Gene Nelson, Clint Walker, and Ronnie Reagan. It’s a shame because Jimmy gave a magnificent performance. Jimmy should have won an Oscar for that film, but for some reason they thought gangster movies shouldn’t win Oscars. I worked with Jimmy Cagney in some films including “White Heat”. Danny was hilarious, always cutting up and doing funny things.
V.M.: Oh, there were so many! I did four movies with Danny Kaye. Michael and I were later married.ī.C.: Tell me about some of the other big stars with whom you worked. I did a few little things, but my first good part was in “Jack London” starring Michael O’Shea.
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It was Samuel Goldwyn who signed me to a movie contract. From that I got offers to come to Hollywood. V.M.: After the vaudeville horse act, I joined Billy Rose and the Diamond Horseshoe. She taught me many things, including dancing. My aunt had a dramatic school and I started training when I was about seven. It was something that was ingrained in me. V.M.: I always wanted to be in show business, even as a little girl. We did all kinds of crazy things.ī.C.: When did you decide you wanted to be in show business? Two brothers named Mayo would dress up like a horse, and I would introduce them and be their spokesperson during the act. V.M.: It was really pretty funny back then, but people are so sophisticated today they probably wouldn’t find it very funny now. I took Mayo from a vaudeville act that I used to do. Her beauty was once described as “tangible proof for the existence of God.” During the apex of her career, Mayo was one of the film industry’s leading pinup girls. Her beautiful and immaculate blonde hair, combined with her enchanting eyes and buxom figure, made her a perfect romantic interest for the male lead in outdoor Western dramas. Louis, MO, she was one of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars during the ‘40s and ‘50s.
However, she did star in a dozen large production Westerns with such leading men as Joel McCrea, Kirk Douglas, Alan Ladd, Dale Robertson, Randolph Scott, Rory Calhoun and Clint Walker.īorn Virginia Jones Novemin St. Virginia Mayo is not primarily recognized as a Western leading lady.
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