Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor Actress - Born September 4, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Mini Bio (1) A leading lady of light musicals, the bright-eyed Gaynor is best remembered for "South Pacific". She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ray Hamel
Spouse (1) Jack Bean (18 November 1954 - 4 December 2006) (his death)
Trivia (1) Best performance was arguably her show-stopping appearance at the 39th Academy Awards where her singing and dancing "Georgy Girl" stopped the show. The Academy had a hard time getting the audience to sit down and stop applauding.
Personal Quotes (2)1. [on her co-stars] I never worked with a stinker. How great is that! 2. Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man's game Women have to do the same thing in heels, and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes don't even have to do that - and they get to wear sneakers.
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| Full name at birth | Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Gloria Adams in the 1950 technicolor musical drama film My Blue Heaven, Patricia “Patsy” Reynolds Fisher in the 1952 anthology romantic comedy film We're Not Married!, Eva Tanguay in the 1953 Technicolor musical comedy film The I Don't Care Girl, Katy Donahue in the 1954 musical comedy-drama film Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business, Jean Harris in the 1956 screwball comedy film The Birds and the Bees, and Ensign Nellie Forbush in the 1958 romantic musical drama film South Pacific
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| Date of birth | 4 September 1931
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Dancer, Singer
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 121 lbs (55 kg)
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| Dress size | 4
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| Shoe size | 6.5
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Net worth | $50,000,000 USD
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| Talent agency | Polly O. Entertainment, LLC.
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- About dancing, Mitzi Gaynor once said, “Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man’s game Women have to do the same thing in heels and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes don’t even have to do that – and they get to wear sneakers.”
- She has also appeared on a number of TV shows like Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, The Bob Braun Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Frank Sinatra Show, and The Donald O’Connor Show.
- At the 25th annual Bistro Awards in New York City, Mitzi Gaynor received the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award on April 13, 2010.
- She brought to life the character of Ensign Nellie Forbush in the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific and her performance got her nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the “Best Actress” category.
- Mitzi Gaynor enjoyed singing and dancing with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera company when she was 13 years old.
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