Mitzi Gaynor

Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber September 4 1931 October 17 2024 known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor was an American actress singer and dancer of Hungarian descent A leading lady of light musicals the brighteyed star is best remembered for South Pacific 1958 for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s She was added as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960