The singer, dancer and actress wowed audiences in movies, on TV, and in Vegas for nearly eight decades.
Singer, dancer and actress Mitzi Gaynor, who wowed audiences in movie musicals like 'South Pacific,' and became a fixture on TV variety shows and a headliner in Las Vegas, died Thursday. She was 93.Gaynor died of natural causes in Los Angeles, according to an announcement by her representatives.
'She did move to Los Angeles, and while in high school, 'Frances Gerber' performed on stage alongside the prima ballerina of the Ballet Russe, Mia Slavenska, in a production of Tchaikovsky's 'Song Without Words.' She made her Broadway debut at 15 in 'Gypsy Lady' in 1946, and performed in light opera productions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia.Not even 20, Mitzi Gerber was signed to a contract at 20th Century Fox.
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