NEW YORK CITY — Tony Award-nominated actress, singer and dancer Virginia Gibson died here April 25. She was 88.Her career began in St. Louis in the chorus at the Muny Opera in Forest Park. In the ’50s she made her movie debut in “Tea for Two,” followed by roles in “Painting the Clouds with Sunshine,” “About Face” and “Stop You’re Killing Me,” but was best known as Liza in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.”
She was also a regular performer on “The Johnny Carson Show” (1955–56), an earlier Carson series, not to be confused with “The Tonight Show.” From the early 1960s to the early 1970s she co-hosted the ABC-TV children’s documentary program “Discovery.”
In 1957 she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for her portrayal of Beth Livingstone in “Happy Hunting.”
MSTies will remember her as Mary in the short ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON, seen in episode 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST.
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Just saw her in “Seven Brides…” a few weeks ago, she was an attractive woman and an excellent dancer. R.I.P..
So long Virginia. While most on this site will remember you from ‘Once Upon a Honeymoon,’ I’ll remember you from the ‘Discovery’ show on ABC. RIP.
Dancing is supposed to keep you young. Seemed to work for her.:)
One of the most “interesting” shorts shown. If nothing else, it
keeps you watching to figure out what they’re selling. Phones,
New York theater tickets, the fun of being a ’50s housefrau, etc.
Not too sure even Carnac the Magnificent could have divined the answer.
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CARNAC THE MAGNIFICENT
ED McMAHON: Heaven has no brighter star than our next stellar guest, that omnipotent master
of the east and former manicurist to Howard Hughes, Carnac the Magnificent…
Welcome once again, O Great Sage… I hold in my hand these envelopes. As a child of four can
plainly see, these envelopes have been hermetically sealed. They’ve been kept in a #2 mayonnaise
jar since noon today on Funk and Wagnell’s porch. No one knows the contents of these envelopes,
but you, in your divine and mystical way, will ascertain the answers to these questions having never
seen them before.
CARNAC: I must have absolute silence…
A: Clean air, a virgin and a gas station open on Sunday.
Q: Name three things you won’t find in Los Angeles.
A: Cyclone.
Q: What do call the clone of a guy named Cy?
A: “Hi diddly dee.”
Q: How do you say “Good morning” to your diddly dee?
CARNAC: May a crazed weightlifter clean and jerk your sister
A: Rosy red cheeks.
Q: What do you get when you squat on a rosy red fire?
A: Bible belt.
Q: What holds up Oral Roberts’ pants?
CARNAC: May a camel with a weak kidney condition find your hope chest.
A: Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
Q: What’s the best thing to do if you swallow a hand grenade?
A: Until he gets caught.
Q: How long does a United States Congressman serve?
A: Old wive’s tale.
Q: What do cannibals find hard to digest?
A: Kumquat.
Q: What do you say when calling your quat?
CARNAC: May a bag of Pop Rocks explode in your shorts.
A: De-frost.
Q: On a cold morning, what forms on de-grass?
A: A full moon
Q: What would you see if Orson Welles dropped his pants?
A: Crabgrass.
Q: What do crabs get high on?
CARNAC: May the winds of the Sahara blow a desert scorpion up your turban?
A: Fondue.
Q: What do you get on your fon if you leave it out all night?
A: Executive action.
Q: What does a president look for in a singles bar?
A: Dustin Hoffman.
Q: Describe someone cleaning his Hoffman.
A: Eleven.
Q: What is the total of Bo Derek and Phyllis Diller?
A: Trapper John.
Q: What do you call an outhouse built on quicksand?
A: Mr. Coffee.
Q: Name the father of Mrs. Olsen’s illegitamate baby.
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Say hi to Elton John, your coke snorting Angel up there Virginia. Your dancing in “OUAH” has brought laughter and happiness to so many of us in MSTIE land. “I wish, I wish….”
Well, maybe NOW that refrigerator door will close and staaaay closed.
R.I.P., Virginia.
RIP
ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON is one of my favorite shorts.
“Aim high, sister!”
Hope all your wishes came true. RIP.
Hope she has an excellent wall-mounted phone waiting for her in Heaven.
R.I.P.
A: A mule, a horse and Billy Carter.
Q: Name three things that go to the bathroom outdoors.
Quite attractive, IMO, with obvious talent. RIP.
RIP, Virginia. You were enjoyed.
My favorite MST leading lady, even if it was on a short. She looked totally appealing even in that confusing mish-mash of songs, dancing, wallpaper, and phones. you will be remembered warmly.
so sorry to hear of her passing. she was obviously highly talented and a total babe.
Man. I had such a crush on her. She’s so cute and sexy in that short, despite the goofiness of it all.
I’m glad she found her castle in the sky.
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Was just now watching the recording of the recent Tony awards and was surprised to see Virginia Gibson’s name. That name was one I knew from childhood because my mother was a classmate of Virginia’s at St. Alphonsus Rock high school in St. Louis, where she was known as Virginia Gorski. We knew she went on to Hollywood but had know idea of the distinguished career she made for herself. I was amazed to learn on wiki that she was only 18 when she made her Broadway debut. What a heady experience that must have been. It was nice to see her picture and have a lovely face to go with the name that I have long known. May she rest in peace after such a well lived life!