Virginia Graham(1912-1998)
- Actress
- Writer
Virginia Graham started in Chicago radio in the 1930s. After World War
II she wrote scripts for several radio serials, including "Stella
Dallas", "Backstage Wife", and "Our Gal Sunday". She was the hostess of
television talk shows from the 1950s to 1970s that are considered
forerunners to today's daytime TV. She was best known for the
nationally syndicated television talk shows
Girl Talk (1963) on ABC from
1963-1969, and
The Virginia Graham Show (1970)
from 1970-1972. She also co-hosted the NBC radio show "Weekday" with
Mike Wallace in 1956.
