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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There ain’t nothin’ like a dame!...............
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
That well hello scene is a classic. RIP Mitzi
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.
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