Mitzi Gaynor
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 672. Photo: Paramount. Collection: Carla Bosch.
Mitzi Gaynor (1931) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She lied about her address so she could attend Hollywood High School, and signed a seven-year contract with Twentieth Century-Fox at age 17. She sang, acted and danced in a number of film musicals, often paired with some of the biggest male musical stars of the day. Notable films included There's No Business Like Show Business (Walter Lang, 1954), which featured Irving Berlin's music and also starred Ethel Merman, and Marilyn Monroe, Les Girls (George Cukor, 1957) with Gene Kelly, and South Pacific (Joshua Logan, 1958), the film adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. For her performance, she was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe Award. She made her last film to date in the early 1960s.
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Mitzi Gaynor
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 672. Photo: Paramount. Collection: Carla Bosch.
Mitzi Gaynor (1931) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She lied about her address so she could attend Hollywood High School, and signed a seven-year contract with Twentieth Century-Fox at age 17. She sang, acted and danced in a number of film musicals, often paired with some of the biggest male musical stars of the day. Notable films included There's No Business Like Show Business (Walter Lang, 1954), which featured Irving Berlin's music and also starred Ethel Merman, and Marilyn Monroe, Les Girls (George Cukor, 1957) with Gene Kelly, and South Pacific (Joshua Logan, 1958), the film adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. For her performance, she was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe Award. She made her last film to date in the early 1960s.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.