Virginia O'Brien
Virginia O'Brien was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on April 18th, 1919 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 81, Virginia O'Brien biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
At 81 years old, Virginia O'Brien physical status not available right now. We will update Virginia O'Brien's height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.
Virginia Lee O'Brien (April 18, 1919 – January 16, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and radio presenter best known for her comedic appearances in 1940s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals.
Life and career
During her formal film career, O'Brien primarily appeared in comedic roles. This was in part due to her deliberately humorous singing style, which involved her singing in a deadpan tone, no facial expressions, and very little movement – apparently she stumbled upon this "gimmick" by chance during a stage performance where she became practically paralysed with stage fright before appearing in a number in Meet the People in Los Angeles. The audience found the performance amusing, and she was soon recruited to reprise this role in a number of films, including "Frozen Face" and "Miss Ice Glacier," among others. When she wasn't singing, her acting style was just as expressive as other actors, and she didn't always use her gimmick when performing, as shown by her appearance in the excerpt from Show Boat in the 1946 film Till the Clouds Roll By. She made her Broadway debut with Jimmy Durante and their band Keep The Grass, and Columbia Records released four of the songs. She has performed on both sides of Decca Records, including two of her signature songs, "The Wild West" and "Say We're Sweethearts Again."
The Big Store (1941) with the Marx Brothers, Lady Be Good (1941), Ship Ahoy (1942) with Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton, Thousands Cheer (in which she endured Mickey Rooney's ribbing about her singing style), and Ziegfeld Follies were among MGM's films she appeared in. O'Brien was subsequently dropped from her MGM film job and back to live performances after appearing again with Red Skelton in 1947's Merton of the Movies and after a guest appearance the following year in the short, Musical Merry-Go-Round.
After this appearance, she made two film appearances: Francis in the Navy (1955) and a brief appearance in Gus, a 1976 Walt Disney Studios comedy. Allan Jones, Cass Daley, Beatrice Kay, and Sally Rand, a 1972 nostalgia revue, performed in Madison Square Garden in New York. "Virginia O'Brien Salutes the Great MGM Musicals," a cabaret act that appeared at the Masquer's Club in Hollywood in 1984, is now available on CD and iTunes. She appeared in various bars, including Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel Cinegrill, the Vine St. Bar and Grill, and the Gardenia, as well as San Francisco's Plush Room.
She continued to do well into the 1990s with her one-woman show and a production of Show Boat, co-starring Alan Young, as well as The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies.
She died in Woodland Hills, California, from natural causes at the age of 81. She is buried in Glendale, California, at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
During the 1952 presidential election, O'Brien was a registered Republican and he was in favor of Dwight Eisenhower's campaign. She also adhered to Catholicism.