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Mayo with her husband Michael O'Shea, 1955. Mayo wed Michael O'Shea in 1947, and they remained married until he died in 1973. The couple had one child, Mary Catherine O'Shea (born in 1953). For several decades, the family lived in Thousand Oaks, California.
Jan 18, 2005 · Ms. Mayo married Michael O'Shea, the actor, in 1947. He died in 1973. They had one daughter, Mary Catherine Johnston, who survives her, along with three grandsons.
Personal life. In 1947, Virginia Mayo married actor Michael O’Shea, and they were married until he died in 1973. Mary Catherine O’Shea was the couple’s only child. For several decades, the family lived in Thousand Oaks, California. In later years, she developed a passion for painting and devoted much of her time to her three grandchildren.
During their marriage, they had one child, Mary Catherine O'Shea, who was born in 1953. That year O'Shea's first wife sued him for unpaid alimony. A Republican, he supported Dwight Eisenhower's campaign in the 1952 presidential election. In 1957 he pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm.
- Actor
- Edward Francis Michael Patrick Joseph O'Shea, March 17, 1906, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
- 1930s–1971
- 1973, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
That same year she married Michael O'Shea and would remain with him until his death in 1973 (the union produced a daughter, Mary Catherine, in 1953). She got some of the best reviews of her career in James Cagney 's return to the gangster genre, White Heat (1949) , as Verna, the scheming, cheating wife of homicidal killer Cody Jarrett (Cagney).
- November 30, 1920
- January 17, 2005
Mar 15, 2021 · They married in 1947. Her star shined brighter than her husband’s, but that didn’t seem to matter to Mike. The two were married for 26 years until his death from a heart attack in 1973. Virginia Mayo, Michael O’Shea, and newborn daughter Mary Catherine O’Shea, 1953. Photo file: Michael O’Shea, American Heritage Center, University of ...
