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Mitzi Gaynor, Star of South Pacific, Dead at 93


“She truly enjoyed every moment of her professional career and the great privilege of being an entertainer.”

She truly enjoyed every moment of her professional career and the great privilege of being an entertainer,” her management, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda, wrote on X. “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. The role was intended to go to Mary Martin, who played it on Broadway, but her stage co-star Ezio Pinza died and the producers decided to recast, .

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