An American actress, singer, and dancer by the name of Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber).

What was Mitzi Gaynor known for?

Mitzi Gaynor is known for being an actress and her roles in The Birds and the Bees, We’re Not Married!, There’s No Business Like Show Business, and South Pacific, the 1958 movie picture version of the Broadway musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Gaynor continued to act in different mediums after her work in film. The Beatles’ second visit to The Ed Sullivan Show took place on February 16, 1964, when Mitzi Gaynor came in between two of The Beatles’ sets.

Two albums by Mitzi Gaynor, Mitzi and Mitzi Gaynor Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, were produced for the Verve Records label.

The Great American Songbook Hall of Fame, founded by Michael Feinstein, honors lyricists, composers, and performers who contributed to the creation of “the soundtrack of our life” through American popular song, Janet Gaynor was inducted into it on September 30, 2017.