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Mitzi Gaynor, dancer and actor from South Pacific, dies aged 93
One of the few survivors of the golden age of the Hollywood musical also appeared in We’re Not Married and There’s No Business Like Show Business
Mitzi Gaynor, the dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of South Pacific and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, her longtime managers, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda, confirmed in a statement. Photograph: Cinetext Bildarchiv/20th Century Fox/AllstarThe screen version of South Pacific received three Academy award nominations, and won for best sound, while Gaynor was a best actress nominee for a Golden Globe.
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