Virginia Gibson

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This article is about the actress. For the singer, who in the early 1950s, recorded for MGM Records, see Ginny Gibson.

Virginia Gibson
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 2013(2013-04-25) (aged 88)
Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active1937–1971

Virginia Gibson (born Virginia Gorski; April 9, 1925 – April 25, 2013) was an American dancer, singer and actress of film, television and musical theater.[1]

Early years

Gibson was born on April 9, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was of Polish and Irish lineage[2] and graduated from St. Alphonsus Parochial School.[3]

Career

Gibson started her career in musicals in her hometown of St. Louis. In 1937, she was one of 35 girls chosen for the St. Louis Opera Company's ballet productions.[4] She danced in the chorus of a production of The Student Prince there in 1940,[5] and in 1943 she was part of the dancing chorus of the summer season of the Muny Opera.[6] In the fall of 1943, she was one of three dancers from that group to sign contracts to perform in Roll Up Your Sleeves on Broadway.[7] She used her birth name on Broadway through 1949.[8] In 1947, she returned to perform at the Muny Opera as the star of No, No, Nanette.[3]

Gibson was signed by Warner Bros. in 1950[9] and made her film debut in Tea for Two (1950).[10] Billed as a starlet, she was a member of a group of Hollywood actors who traveled across the country in 1951-1952 promoting the 50th anniversary of movie theaters. With Roscoe Ates and Charles Starrett, she toured eastern Oklahoma greeting the public. In Hollywood, she played supporting or leading roles in a number of Warner Bros. musicals. Her most famous film role was Liza in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).[11] Warner Bros. elected to not renew her contract option. Gibson later said: "There are just so many musicals, and they had Doris Day. And who can shine in comparison to her vivacity?"[9]

Discovery.[2]

Gibson also appeared in commercials for a cake mixes, cameras, candy bars, detergents and various soap products, hair sprays and paper towels.[13]

When her performing career ended, Gibson taught at the HB Studio in New York.[8]

Personal life

Gibson never married or had any children. She adhered to

Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election.[15]

Death

On April 25, 2013, Gibson died in Newtown, Pennsylvania[16] at the age of 88.

Awards

In 1957, Gibson was nominated for a

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Beth Livingstone in Happy Hunting.[17]

Theatrical appearances

Filmography

References

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  8. ^ a b "Virginia Gibson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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  11. ^ "Virginia Gibson: Singer, actress and dancer who starred in hit". The Independent. May 20, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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  14. ^ Morning News, January 10, 1948, Who Was Who in America (Vol. 2).
  15. ^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, pg. 34, Ideal Publishers.
  16. ISBN 978-0-7864-7665-7
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  17. ^ "("Virginia Gibson" search results)". Tony Awards. American Theatre Wing. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

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