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Kathryn Grayson
from trailer for The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
NameKathryn Grayson
Birth nameZelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick
Personal information
Date of birthFebruary 09, 1922
Birth placeWinston-Salem North Carolina, U.S.
Date of deathFebruary 17, 2010(age 88)
Death placeLos Angeles California, U.S.
OccupationActress/Singer
Years active1941-2004
SpouseJohn Shelton (1941-1946) divorced&
Johnny Johnston&
(1947-1951) divorced

Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922February 17, 2010) was an American actress and operatic soprano singer.
From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) with Howard Keel.
When film musical production declined, she worked in theatre, appearing in Camelot (1962-1964). Later in the decade, she performed in several operas, including La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata.
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Just a lovely night - Sunshine Coast Daily Tweet this news
Sunshine Coast Daily---...- have united to deliver a ravishingly beautiful presentation of the music of Mario Lanza and -Kathryn Grayson- in Mario Lanza: The Loveliest Night of the ... - Date : Sun, 16 May 2010 20:23:26 GMT+00:00
Kathryn Grayson_Beauty (Ziegfeld Follies 1946) - MNDC Breaking News Tweet this news
MNDC Breaking News--Only -Kathryn Grayson-, with her voice of crystal and her pure beauty, could make this sequence so completely in harmony with MGM referencial set design to ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 23:22:10 GMT+00:00
The Present and Future of Warner Grand Theatre - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--In 2011 TRS Plans to offer: “Kiss Me Kate” starring Kristin Towers-Rowles performing the role made famous by her late grandmother, -Kathryn Grayson-. ... - Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:52:26 GMT+00:00
Grayson Co. couple pleads guilty to stealing elderly man's identity - WSLS.com Tweet this news
WSLS.com--Prosecutors say 50-year-old Robbie Poole and his wife, 58-year-old -Kathryn- Poole, entered guilty pleas this week to two counts of conspiracy to commit bank ... - Date : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:20:28 GMT+00:00
Experience the loveliest night of the year with Mario Lanza - My Sunshine Coast (press release) Tweet this news
My Sunshine Coast (press release)---...- united to deliver a ravishingly beautiful presentation of the music of Mario Lanza and -Kathryn Grayson- in Mario Lanza - The Loveliest Night of the Year. ... - Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:17:44 GMT+00:00
Attempted Abduction Near College - WSHM-TV Tweet this news
WSHM-TV--She was jogging a mile away from campus near Breckwood Circle and -Grayson- Drive when two men in a car pulled along side her and started making small talk. ... - Date : Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:14:40 GMT+00:00
Best Teen Chef Local Cook-off Competition - Gwinnett Citizen Tweet this news
Gwinnett Citizen---...- and at -Grayson- Technical High School for culinary. She will receive a $10000 scholarship. In third place was -Kathryn- Austin of Johns Creek (GA). ... - Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:00:47 GMT+00:00
Kathryn Grayson - TIME Tweet this news
TIME--The girlish Deanna Durbin established the recipe in the late 1930s; -Kathryn Grayson-, who died Feb. 17 at 88 in Los Angeles, perfected it by adding a saucy ... - Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:11:00 GMT+00:00
Actress/Singer Kathryn Grayson Was A "Keysor Kid" - Webster Kirkwood Times Tweet this news
Webster Kirkwood Times--Actress and singer -Kathryn Grayson- died Feb. 17 in her Los Angeles home at the age of 88. She was the star of several MGM classic musicals ... - Date : Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:48:56 GMT+00:00
Kathryn Grayson dies aged 88 - The Australian Tweet this news
The Australian---KATHRYN Grayson- was the star of several Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and 50s, appearing opposite Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Mario Lanza and Howard Keel. ... - Date : Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:13:05 GMT+00:00

Year Film Role Notes
1941 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Kathryn Land
1942 The Vanishing Virginian Rebecca Yancey
Rio Rita Rita Winslow
Seven Sweethearts Billie Van Maaster
1943 Thousands Cheer Kathryn Jones
1945 Anchors Aweigh Susan Abbott
1946 Ziegfeld Follies Herself in "There's Beauty Everywhere"
Two Sisters from Boston Abigail Chandler
Till the Clouds Roll By Magnolia in 'Show Boat' / Specialty
1947 It Happened in Brooklyn Anne Fielding
1948 The Kissing Bandit Teresa
1949 That Midnight Kiss Prudence Budell
Some of the Best Herself uncredited
1950 The Toast of New Orleans Suzette Micheline
1951 Grounds for Marriage Ina Massine
Show Boat Magnolia Hawks
1952 Lovely to Look At Stephanie
1953 The Desert Song Margot Birabeau
So This Is Love Grace Moore aka The Grace Moore Story
Kiss Me Kate Lilli Vanessi / "Katharina"
1956 The Vagabond King Catherine de Vaucelles
1977 The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena Herself documentary
1994 A Century of Cinema Herself documentary
2003 Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot Herself, Kate/Lilli in Kiss Me Kate
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals Herself



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