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Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
AP News ^ | October 17, 2024 | KAITLYN HUAMANI and BOB THOMAS -

Posted on 10/17/2024 12:40:47 PM PDT by Red Badger

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.

Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, her long-time managers Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press.

“As we celebrate her legacy, we offer our thanks to her friends and fans and the countless audiences she entertained throughout her long life,” Reyes and Rosamonda said in a joint statement. “Your love, support and appreciation meant so very much to her and was a sustaining gift in her life.”

Her entertainment career spanned eight decades across film, television and the stage, and appeared in several notable films including “We’re Not Married!” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” but she is best remembered for her turn in “South Pacific.”

The screen version of “South Pacific” received three Academy Award nominations and won for best sound, while Gaynor was a best actress nominee for a Golden Globe.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Health/Medicine; History; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: celebobit; gaynor; hollywood; mitzi; obituary
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To: MarineBrat

There ain’t nothin’ like a dame!...............


41 posted on 10/18/2024 5:36:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I’ve always liked this one.

‘I’m In Love With A Wonderful Guy’ from South Pacific (1958)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xny7G9YrrBU&pp=ygUfSW0gYXMgY29ybnkgYXMga2Fuc2FzIGluIGF1Z3VzdA%3D%3D


42 posted on 10/18/2024 7:45:40 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Red Badger

Only a cockeyed optimist.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S4J1VA6LXrA&pp=ygUNc291dGggcGFjaWZpYw%3D%3D


43 posted on 10/18/2024 8:00:08 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: MarineBrat

That well hello scene is a classic. RIP Mitzi


44 posted on 10/18/2024 8:07:40 AM PDT by freefdny
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To: Red Badger
Mitzi Gaynor "When the Saints Go Marching In" & Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" | Ed Sullivan Show | February 16, 1964 | in Florida

An amazing talent.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fE8Wkzzv70k

The Beatles were also on that night, their second appearance on Sullivan. In interviews she said it was really hot - you can see that she was sweating, and that it was all around crazy due to the Beatles appearance.

45 posted on 10/18/2024 8:29:15 AM PDT by yelostar (TRUMP/VANCE 2024)
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