Virginia Gregg
Recorded March 14th, 1984 - 23 min
One of the busiest actresses on the air during the radio days, appearing on such shows as Lux Radio Theatre, Ellery Queen, Richard Diamond and One Man’s Family. She was born March 6, 1916 and was 68 when we met at a Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters meeting and arranged to talk about her career at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She died September 15, 1986 at age 70.
Richard Diamond - 10/2/50 - Pete Rocco Escapes Prison
Did you enjoy the interview? Listen to Richard Diamond Private Detective from October 2nd, 1950. Virginia Gregg stars as "Helen," Diamond's girlfriend in a episode titled "Pete Rocco Escapes Prison".
February 10, 2013 at 3:49 pm
Had the priviledge of working with Virginia Gregg on radio series, years, years ago.
Shortly before, she and i were to start recording, noticed her sobbing in the hallway and i went over and asked her what was the matter and then she smiled and said “Oh nothing, I am just rehearsing my lines?.”
Incredible talent of an actress and unforgetable.
January 1, 2014 at 11:22 pm
I enjoyed the interview. Virginia Gregg is very polished and mannerly. I
admire women of her generation because I value more their values that I
wished carried over to our generation. I have enjoyed seeing her in many
other shows.
November 11, 2021 at 6:42 am
What a treat to hear Virginia Gregg on “Richard Diamond” (such wonderful lines!) and in your interview 36 years later. She was an amazing, incredibly versatile actress. I was a little girl when I first saw her in “Dragnet 1968” and loved the range of characters she played, a craft she honed in her radio days. Despite her modest self-assessment of her fame, she was one of the finest performers of her era. Did she ever receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? For everything she did in music, radio, film and television, she certainly deserved one.