Mitzi Gaynor has sadly died.
The beloved actress, who starred in South Pacific and Les Girls, passed away at the age of 93, her management team confirmed to Variety on Thursday (October 17).
She died of natural causes.
“For eight decades she entertained audiences in films, on television and on the stage. She truly enjoyed every moment of her professional career and the great privilege of being an entertainer,” the team wrote in a statement on social media.
“Off stage, she was a vibrant and extraordinary woman, a caring and loyal friend, and a warm, gracious, very funny and altogether glorious human being.”
She starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 big-screen adaptation of South Pacific together, performing the famous number “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair.”
She also starred with Gene Kelly and Kay Kendall in the George Cukor-directed musical Les Girls.
She made her feature...
The beloved actress, who starred in South Pacific and Les Girls, passed away at the age of 93, her management team confirmed to Variety on Thursday (October 17).
She died of natural causes.
“For eight decades she entertained audiences in films, on television and on the stage. She truly enjoyed every moment of her professional career and the great privilege of being an entertainer,” the team wrote in a statement on social media.
“Off stage, she was a vibrant and extraordinary woman, a caring and loyal friend, and a warm, gracious, very funny and altogether glorious human being.”
She starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 big-screen adaptation of South Pacific together, performing the famous number “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair.”
She also starred with Gene Kelly and Kay Kendall in the George Cukor-directed musical Les Girls.
She made her feature...
- 10/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Mitzi Gaynor, star of 1950s big-screen musicals including “South Pacific” and “Les Girls” and a series of beloved variety specials in the 1970s, died on Thursday. She was 93.
Gaynor’s management team, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda, confirmed to Variety that she died of natural causes.
“For eight decades she entertained audiences in films, on television and on the stage. She truly enjoyed every moment of her professional career and the great privilege of being an entertainer,” Reyes and Rosamonda wrote in a statement on Gaynor’s X account. “Off stage, she was a vibrant and extraordinary woman, a caring and loyal friend, and a warm, gracious, very funny and altogether glorious human being.”
Gaynor starred as Navy nurse Nellie Forbush in the 1958 big-screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” together with Rossano Brazzi as French planter Emile De Becque and John Kerr as Lt. Cable. Gaynor sang...
Gaynor’s management team, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda, confirmed to Variety that she died of natural causes.
“For eight decades she entertained audiences in films, on television and on the stage. She truly enjoyed every moment of her professional career and the great privilege of being an entertainer,” Reyes and Rosamonda wrote in a statement on Gaynor’s X account. “Off stage, she was a vibrant and extraordinary woman, a caring and loyal friend, and a warm, gracious, very funny and altogether glorious human being.”
Gaynor starred as Navy nurse Nellie Forbush in the 1958 big-screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” together with Rossano Brazzi as French planter Emile De Becque and John Kerr as Lt. Cable. Gaynor sang...
- 10/17/2024
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
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