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Kathryn Grayson
Born: 9th Feb 1922 Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA - Died 17th Feb 2010
Dept: Acting
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Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 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 Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) (both 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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 41
Film: 32 (78%)
Television: 9 (22%)
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Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Documentary
2009
During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore ho ... view
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Self (archive)
2003
Ann Miller hosts this documentary short on the making of the MGM-Cole Porter hot musical "Kiss Me Kate". ... view
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Self
2002
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and develop ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1994
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G ... view
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(archive footage)
1992
A look at the screen triumphs and private lives of the screen's number-one singing team. ... view
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Self (uncredited)
1985
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30 ... view
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From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
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Ideal Molloy (3 ep.)
1983
Plácido Domingo hosts this tribute to American tenor Mario Lanza. Interviews, rare footage and vintage recordings chronicle Lanza's life from his Phi ... view
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Self
1976
Documentary exploring such phenomena as astral projection, telekinesis, telepathy, voices from beyond the grave, ghosts/spirits, etc. ... view
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Psychic Detective
1976
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num ... view
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(archive footage)
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC ser ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1974
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history. ... view
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(archive footage)
1972
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Nov 1971 (first aired)
The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year t ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1956
Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous n ... view
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Catherine de Vaucelles
1953
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a gre ... view
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Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
1953
Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953. ... view
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Grace Moore
1953
Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The R ... view
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Margot Birabeau
Feb 1953 (first aired)
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponso ... view
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Julie Denton (1 ep.)
Alice Kellen (1 ep.)
1952
Broadway producers Tony Naylor, Al Marsh, and Jerry Ralby are having difficulty securing funds for their latest show. Then Al learns he has inherited ... view
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Stephanie
Oct 1951 (first aired)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was spon ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1951
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat. ... view
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Magnolia Hawks
1951
Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett. ... view
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Ina Massine
1950
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans t ... view
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Suzette Micheline
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1949
Opera singer Prudence Budell, overhears truck driver Johnny Donnetti singing opera, and persuades her opera company to give him a chance in her new op ... view
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Prudence Budell
1948
Ricardo, the milquetoast son of a Mexican bandit, would rather lead a quiet life in Boston. But the family would rather that he follow in his father's ... view
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Teresa
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1947
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Bro ... view
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Anne Fielding
1946
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, ... view
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Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
1946
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house ... view
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Abigail Chandler
1945
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style. ... view
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Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
1945
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious neph ... view
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Susan Abbott
1944
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases. ... view
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(archive footage)
1943
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a fe ... view
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Kathryn Jones
1942
Little Delft, Michigan follows the customs of old-world Holland and is known for its Tulip Festival. The owner of the hotel insists that his seven dau ... view
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Billie Van Maaster
1942
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel. ... view
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Rita Winslow
1942
The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change. ... view
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Rebecca Yancey
1941
All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the fact that Aunt Milly is his teacher, and that the Judge h ... view
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Kathryn Land