Mitzi Gaynor, the actor, singer and dancer best known for her starring role in the 1958 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, has died.
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It reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved friend and client Mitzi Gaynor.
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They were married for 52 years until his death from pneumonia in 2006, at the age of 84.
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In later years, she performed a nightclub act and hosted a television special, Mitzi, in 1968.