When so inclined, entertainer Mitzi Gaynor has claimed to be descended from Hungarian nobility; on these... (Learn more)
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Mitzi Gaynor’s Milestones
| Began appearing as a guest on variety shows | |
| Moved to California to continue dance studies with same teacher, Mme Etienne | |
| Raised in Detroit, Michigan | |
| Toured with her nightclub act throughout the 1980s | |
| 1942 | Member of the corps de ballet of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera |
| 1946 | Toured in "Song of Norway" |
| 1949 | Breakthrough stage role in the San Francisco stage production of "The Great Waltz" |
| 1950 | Feature film debut, "My Blue Heaven"; adopted stage name of Mitzi Gaynor |
| 1951 | Cast as Lotta Crabtree in the musical biography "Golden Girl" |
| 1954 | Portrayed Eva Tanguay in the fictional biopic "The 'I Don't Care' Girl" |
| 1956 | Appeared opposite Bing Crosby in the remake of "Anything Goes" |
| 1957 | Supported Frank Sinatra as his neglected wife in "The Joker Is Wild" |
| 1958 | Starred in the feature version of the hit stage musical "South Pacific" |
| 1963 | Last film to date "For Love or Money" |
| 1968 | Headlined her first TV variety special, "Mitzi" (NBC) |
| 1973 | Began five year affiliation with CBS; first special, "Mitzi ... the First Time" |
| 1978 | Last variety special to date, "Mitzi ... What's Hot, What's Not" |
| 1989 | Played Reno Sweeney in national tour of "Anything Goes" |
| 1992 | Hosted "Comedy Classics" on the cable channel American Movie Classics (AMC) |
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