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Kathryn Grayson Biography (1924-)

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Ms. Grayson has appeared in concerts all over the world, in opera houses, concert halls, the London Palladium. As a night club personality she has appeared at New York's Latin Quarter, the Sahara, Riviera and Harrah's Renoand Tahoe; her 1968 club act brought her together with her MGM co-star, Howard Keel, and they toured, world-wide. Ms. Grayson also appeared extensively onradio during her years as a movie star and prior to her arrival at MGM in 1938.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

actress, singer

Birth Details

February 9, 1924

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Famous Works

• New York Debut
• Guinevere, Camelot, Majestic, October, 1962.
• Principal Stage Appearances
• Cio-Cio-San, Madame Butterfly, Mimi, La Boheme, Violetta, La Traviata, 1960; Sonja, The Merry Widow, Marietta, NaughtyMarietta, 1961; Rosalinda, Rosalinda, 1962; Magnolia Show Boat; Lilly, Kiss me, Kate; Night Watch, Gateway, St. Petersburg, 1982.
• Major Tours
• Guinevere, Camelot, National Tour, 1962.
• Film Debut
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, 1940.
• Film Appearances
• The Vanishing Virginian, 1941; Rita, Rio Rita, 1941; Seven Sweethearts, 1942; Thousands Cheer, 1943; Susan Abbott, Anchors Aweigh, 1945; Ziegfeld Follies, 1945; Till the Clouds RollBy, 1945; Two Sisters from Boston, 1946; It Happened in Brooklyn, 1947; The Kissing Bandit, 1948; That Midnight Kiss, 1949; The Toast of New Orleans, 1950; Grounds for Marriage, 1950; Magnolia, Show Boat, 1951; Stephanie, Lovely to Look At, 1952; Margo, The Desert Song, 1952; Grace, The Grace Moore Story, 1953; Lilly, Kiss Me, Kate, 1954; Katherine de Vaucelles, The VagabondKing, 1955.
• Television Debut
• General Electric Theatre--Shadow on the Heart.
• Television Appearances
• The Ed Sullivan Show, The Perry Como Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Pat Boone Show; Playhouse 90--Lone Women; General Electric Theatre--The Invitation, The Game of Hate; others.