* 1919 – Virginia O ' Brien, American actress and singer ( d. 2001 )

Fans in Norfolk, Virginia, chanted " O!

Kaye starred in several movies with actress Virginia Mayo in the 1940s, and is well known for his roles in films such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ( 1947 ), The Inspector General ( 1949 ), On the Riviera ( 1951 ) co-starring Gene Tierney, Knock on Wood ( 1954 ), White Christmas ( 1954, in a role originally intended for Fred Astaire, then Donald O ' Connor ), The Court Jester ( 1956 ), and Merry Andrew ( 1958 ).

The film stars George O ' Brien as the introverted Crown Prince Michael, William Powell as his happy-go-lucky brother and Virginia Valli as Michael's flapper love interest Dolores.

Industrialist Collis P. Huntington ( 1821 – 1900 ) provided crucial funding to complete the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ( C & O ) from Richmond, Virginia to the Ohio River in the early 1870s.

Although originally built for general commerce, this C & O rail link to the midwest was soon also being used to transport bituminous coal from the previously isolated coalfields, adjacent to the New River and the Kanawha River in West Virginia.

In 1881, the Peninsula Extension of the C & O was built from Richmond down the Virginia Peninsula to reach a new coal pier on Hampton Roads in Warwick County near the small unincorporated community of Newport News Point.

Other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Picton, Virginia McKenna as the Duchess of Richmond and Dan O ' Herlihy as Marshal Ney.

Virginia O ' Hanlon ( circa 1895 )

In 1897, Dr. Philip O ' Hanlon, a coroner's assistant on Manhattan's Upper West Side, was asked by his then eight-year-old daughter, Virginia ( 1889 – 1971 ), whether Santa Claus really existed.

Virginia O ' Hanlon's full married name was Laura Virginia O ' Hanlon Douglas.

Janet C. Rotter, Head of School, announced the establishment of the Virginia O ' Hanlon Scholarship, speaking passionately about their commitment to offering need-based scholarships for students of merit.

" Virginia O ' Hanlon ".

* CBC radio interview of Virginia O ' Hanlon Douglas in 1963

* WBBM Chicago 1968 Mal Bellairs radio interview of Virginia O ' Hanlon Douglas

* WTEN – Albany PBS – video of Virginia O ' Hanlon reading the editorial to children in the 1960s.

On The Dresden Dolls ' album Yes, Virginia ..., the piece " Mrs. O " includes reference to the Story of O.

Written by Frank S. Beresford and directed by John B. O ' Brien, the film tells the story of John Henry Jackson ( William B. Davidson ) and Catherine Kimberly ( Virginia Pearson ).

The film stars Bette Davis and Charles Boyer with Barbara O ' Neil, Jeffrey Lynn, Virginia Weidler, Helen Westley, Walter Hampden, Henry Daniell, Harry Davenport, George Coulouris, Montagu Love, Janet Beecher and June Lockhart.

Four actresses have played Alice: Virginia Davis ( 15 ), Margie Gay ( 31 ), Dawn O ' Day ( 1 ) and Lois Hardwick ( 10 ).

After the American Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ), William Mahone, a civil engineer and hero of the Battle of the Crater, was the driving force in the linkage of 3 railroads, including the V & T, across the southern tier of Virginia to form the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad ( AM & O ), a new line extending from Norfolk to Bristol, Virginia in 1870.

Sutton was settled in 1792 by Adam O ’ Brien, from Bath County, Virginia.

* Virginia O ' Brien, actress and singer

O ’ Brien was a firearms instructor at headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, and spent the last five years of his FBI career in Dallas.

* University of Virginia Miller Center of Public Affairs: Lawrence O ' Brien

Four Irishmen, John William Mackay, James Graham Fair, James C. Flood and William S. O ' Brien formed a business partnership, the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, in Virginia City which dealt in silver stocks and operation of mines on the Comstock Lode.

* Virginia O ' Brien *

When he first went to Hollywood, Alyn met another dancer / actress, Virginia O ' Brien.

* Virginia O ' Brien

*" On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe "-Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Virginia O ' Brien, Cyd Charisse, Marjorie Main, and Ensemble from The Harvey Girls ( 1946 )

Directed by George Sidney, the film stars Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury, Virginia O ' Brien, Ray Bolger, and Marjorie Main.

* Virginia O ' Brien as Alma

Virginia O ' Brien, a comic actress known for her deadpan style of singing, was pregnant at the time The Harvey Girls was filmed, and as a result some of her scripted scenes with Ray Bolger were never filmed, because her condition was becoming difficult to hide, while others that were filmed were cut from the final print.

*" Sing While You Sell "- Groucho, Six Hits and a Miss singing group, with other cast members, including Virginia O ' Brien, and with Harpo as a drum-beating snake charmer

*" Rock-a-bye Baby "- Virginia O ' Brien

* William Smith O ' Brien ( Congressman ) ( 1862 – 1948 ), U. S. Representative from West Virginia

Over the years, the show has featured such international luminaries as Phish, Barenaked Ladies, Galactic, Bruce Hornsby, the Derek Trucks Band, Chris Thile, Bell X-1, Judy Collins, They Might Be Giants, Norah Jones, Hubert Sumlin & Pinetop Perkins, Charles Brown, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Amos Lee, Joan Baez, Jakob Dylan and Regina Spektor, as well as Kathy Mattea, Tim O ' Brien and over a hundred West Virginia artists.

* Virginia O ' Brien recorded this song in her trademark deadpan style in a dream sequence for Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round.

They played nightclubs in the Pasadena & Hollywood area, and were on The Ed Sullivan Show on November 14, 1965, as the backup band for singer / actress / comedienne Virginia O ' Brien.

On the first classic weekend of the 2005 flat season the newly formed partnership of Aidan O ' Brien and Kieren Fallon took home both the 2, 000 Guineas ( Footstepsinthesand ) and the 1, 000 Guineas ( Virginia Waters ).

* Jay O ' Brien ( Virginia politician ) ( born 1951 ), Virginia politician