Mitzi Gaynor, song-and-dance queen with razzle-dazzle flair, dies at 93

October 18, 2024 8:44 AM

Mitzi Gaynor, song-and-dance queen with razzle-dazzle flair, dies at 93
posted by robbyrobs (23 comments total)

Oh man. I grew up with a Betamax copy of South Pacific playing constantly in the background and knew all of the songs. I adored her in that movie. RIP to a funny lady.
posted by PussKillian at 8:53 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]

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posted by HearHere at 9:14 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]

My first childhood crush.

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posted by Billiken at 9:30 AM on October 18

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posted by lalochezia at 9:34 AM on October 18

She knew how to wear a sequin for sure.
posted by Czjewel at 9:44 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]

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posted by briank at 9:46 AM on October 18

Just watched South Pacific on TCM a few days ago - what a movie - what a star.
posted by davidmsc at 9:50 AM on October 18

D'ya ever get the feeling like the whole world's a tuxedo Mitzi Gaynor and you're just a pair of brown shoes plain old George Gobel?

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posted by zaixfeep at 11:09 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]

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posted by Flight Hardware, do not touch at 12:10 PM on October 18

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I grew up around several Roger’s And Hammerstein’s movie soundtracks, and South Pacific was always a favorite. RIP, Mitzi!
posted by lhauser at 12:47 PM on October 18

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posted by tommasz at 1:08 PM on October 18

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posted by fairlynearlyready at 2:13 PM on October 18

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Funny, talented, and lovely.

Hope this doesn't come across as disrespectful, just meant to be an amusing personal connection:

So, back around 1970, my dad (around 20 at the time) worked deliveries for a florist in L.A., and, one of his regular drop-offs was Mitzi Gaynor, who, according to my dad, had a certain fondness for the, ahem, company of younger men, of which my dad, supposedly, was one. Not sure if it is true (and all parties involved are now deceased, so no way to ever find out), but it is a story he told many times when I was younger, even though as a kid I had no idea who the heck Mitzi Gaynor was.
posted by Saxon Kane at 3:31 PM on October 18 [3 favorites]

Les Girls is an underrated gem, and she's fabulous in it.

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posted by mcbeth at 5:52 PM on October 18

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I remember seeing her with my parents at the Arena Theater in Houston when I was a kid. This was in the round, where there was noplace to hide, and she owned it.
posted by gentlyepigrams at 10:11 PM on October 18

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posted by riverlife at 6:38 PM on October 21