Career
Virginia Gibson, known as Virginia Gorski until she was signed by Warner Brothers in the 1950s, started her career in musicals in her hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri and on Broadway. Once she moved to Hollywood she played supporting or leading roles in a number of Warner Brothers musicals. Her most famous film role was Liza in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in 1954.
While in Hollywood she also starred in a television series So This Is Hollywood with Mitzi Green, which ran for one season in 1955.
She was a regular performer on The Johnny Carson Show (1955-1956), an earlier Carson series, not to be confused with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In 1956 she returned to Broadway to play Ethel Merman"s daughter in the musical Happy Hunting.
She then became one of the stars of Your Hit Parade, one of the most popular television shows of the 1950s, for one season. From 1962 to 1971 she co-hosted, with Frank Buxton (and later, Bill Owen), the American Broadcasting Company-television children"s documentary program Discovery.
When her performing career ended she spent many years teaching acting and theater classes to young people at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New New York
She was a popular singer on records, with numerous minor hits, such as "You Blew Maine A Kiss", "Two Innocent Hearts", and "Miracle Of Love". A Connecticut Yankee (Dancing Girl), 1943-1944, Martin Beck Theater, New York
Laffing Room Only (Dancer). 1944-1945, Winter Garden Theater, New York
Billion Dollar Baby (Chorine, Dancer), 1945-1946, Alvin Theater, New York
Number, Number, Nanette (Nanette), 1947, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
Babes in Toyland (Jill), 1947, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
High Button Shoes (corps de ballet), 1947, New Century Theatre, New York
Look, Ma, I"m Dancin"! (Snow White), 1948, Adelphi Theatre, New York
Along Fifth Avenue (Singer, dancer), 1949, Broadhurst Theatre, New York
Bitter Sweet (Dolly), 1949, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
Bloomer Girl (Daisy), 1949, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
Irene (Helen), 1949, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
The Vagabond King (Lady Mary), 1949, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
The New Moon (Julie), 1949, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
Whoopee! (Harriet Underwood), 1950, Saint Louis Municipal Opera
The Great Waltz (lead dancer) 1953, Los Angeles Civic Light Opera and San Francisco Light Opera
Happy Hunting (Beth Livingstone), 1956-1957, Majestic Theatre, New New York