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Mitzi Gaynor - by Peter Shelley (Paperback)

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  • Mitzi Gaynor (b. September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, dancer and writer.
  • About the Author: Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books.
  • 172 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts

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"Mitzi Gaynor (b. September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, dancer and writer. A child dancer, she performed in the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association before being discovered by 20th Century Fox for the movies. She was in a number of Fox movies and won the coveted role of Nellie Forbush in the film version of South Pacific (1958). In the 1960s she played in Las Vegas to great success. She followed with a string of television specials while simultaneously performing on stage. In the 2000s she toured her one-woman show entitled Razzle Dazzle: My Life Behind the Sequins. This is the first biography of Gaynor and features an appendix of her work"--



Book Synopsis



Mitzi Gaynor (b. September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, dancer and writer. As a child dancer, she performed in the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association before being discovered by 20th Century-Fox for the movies. She was in a number of Fox movies and won the coveted role of Nellie Forbush in the film version of South Pacific (1958). In the 1960s, she played in Las Vegas to great success. She followed with a string of television specials while simultaneously performing on stage. In the 2000s, she toured her one-woman show entitled Razzle Dazzle: My Life Behind the Sequins. This is the first biography of Gaynor and features an appendix of her work.



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"In the first Gaynor biography, Shelley pays tribute to one of the stalwarts of Hollywood's Golden Age of Musicals. ... Fans of showbiz glamour and razzle-dazzle will enjoy this breezy account of a Hollywood original."-Booklist

"Shelley, prolific biographer...has pulled together a good deal of content on Gaynor, and its collection into a single resource gives this title value. ...much space is given to summaries of Gaynor's film, television, and revue performances"-Library Journal



About the Author



Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .38 Inches (D)
Weight: .54 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 172
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Peter Shelley
Language: English
Street Date: February 7, 2025
TCIN: 90544940
UPC: 9781476694528
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-2554
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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