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Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film “ South Pacific ” and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly , has died. She was 93.
Martha Stewart claims it was ‘very easy’ to keep her decades-long affair a secret during her marriage She was starring with him in “The Joker Is Wild,” when she had a one-day opportunity to audition for lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. It was the same day she was scheduled for her biggest scene with Sinatra. When she explained her plight, he told her, “Don’t worry, I’ll change the schedule.”Hammerstein was impressed with Gaynor, who had already won the approval of director Josh Logan and composer Richard Rodgers.
When touring with a full orchestra, a corps of dancers and backstage personnel became too unwieldy and expensive, Gaynor slimmed down the production, eventually making it a one-woman show. They continued touring every year until 2002 when Bean’s illness required a hiatus. Born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber in Chicago on Sept. 4, 1931, she was a part of a musically inclined family and started singing and dancing at a young age.
Gaynor and Bean married in 1954 and in 1960 bought a spacious house in Beverly Hills that became their home until his death in 2006. They rarely appeared at Hollywood events, preferring to entertain a few close friends. The couple had no children.Monster who tied dog to fence in hurricane says he did it because he 'couldn't find anyone' to watch the pooch
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