![]() At Fox he made a musical, Something for the Boys (1944), with Carmen Miranda. He had the lead role in Man from Frisco (1944), a fictional account of the career of Henry Kaiser for Republic Pictures, directed by Robert Florey. ![]() Fox announced they would make Where Do We Go From Here? with him and Stanley Prager, also in Eve, but it appears to have not been made. That studio contracted him to make two more films. Mark (1944), produced by 20th Century Fox. O'Shea was asked to reprise his stage role in the film version of The Eve of St. The cast included Virginia Mayo who would become O'Shea's second wife. Samuel Bronston offered him the title role in the biopic Jack London (1943), also released through United Artists. O'Shea's work in Eve led to him being offered to play Barbara Stanwyck's leading man in the film Lady of Burlesque (1943) for producer Hunt Stromberg, released through United Artists. The play was a hit and film producers began approaching O'Shea to do screen tests. O'Shea received acclaim for his performance in the 1942 play The Eve of St. He worked on radio shows such as Superman, Mr District Attorney, The March of Time and Gangbuster. He put together his own dance band, "Michael O'Shea and His Stationary Gypsies", and later broke into radio and the "legitimate" stage, where he was billed for a time as "Eddie O'Shea". Much like his character from Lady of Burlesque (1943), Biff Brannigan, O'Shea was a comedian and emcee at speakeasies. He did a variety of jobs including soda jerk, bricklayer, private detective and bodyguard. ![]() O'Shea dropped out of school at 12 and began his acting career in vaudeville by touring with boxing idol Jack Johnson's show. In that act, she performed with two men known as the “Mayo Brothers” who dressed up in a horse costume.Michael O'Shea (born Edward Francis Michael Patrick Joseph O'Shea Ma– 1973) was known as an American actor who appeared in feature films and later in television and whose career spanned the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. *Her stage name of Mayo came from a Vaudeville act. *Her great-great-great grandfather founded East St. One her biggest claims to fame was being one of the first names to appear on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She died a legend as one of the greatest screen icons in American history. Six decades of working as an actress produced one of the most amazing resumes in Hollywood history. Contemporary audiences enjoyed her acting in shows like Murder She Wrote, Remington Steele, and The Love Boat. However, she she continued to act as a supporting character for several more decades. ![]() Sadly, starring roles for Mayo started drying up in the 1960s. Mayo packed theaters with hits like White Heat with James Cagney, The Princess and the Pirate with Bob Hope, The Silver Chalice with Paul Newman, and The Girl from Jones Beach with an up-and-coming young actor named Ronald Reagan. At the pinnacle of her career, she was the top money-maker for Warner Brothers. The pair had instant chemistry and studio executives then used the couple as co-stars in three additional films. She starred in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Danny Kaye. Mayo starred in a half-dozen films between 19 before finally hitting it big in 1947.
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