Mitzi Gaynor, a singing and dancing movie star who ... iconic roles was as Ensign Nellie Forbush in the film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Her performance ...

Mitzi Gaynor, the midcentury Hollywood star who appeared in the movie musicals ... 20s when filming 1958’s “South Pacific,” in which she played Ensign Nellie Forbush in Rodgers and ...

The singer, dancer and actress was a movie-musical legend ... competition to win the role of Navy nurse Nellie Forbush in Joshua Logan’s South Pacific, the long-awaited adaptation of the ...

Mitzi Gaynor, known for her iconic role as Nellie Forbush in the classic 1958 film "South Pacific," died Thursday ... appeared on television, in movies and performed on stage.

LOS ANGELES (TNND) — Mitzi Gaynor, whose role as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film "South Pacific" helped solidify her star power, died in California, her management team said Thursday.

Mitzi Gaynor's role in South Pacific 1958 as Nellie Forbush remains one of her most iconic roles. Gaynor was the lead female artist in the movie and portrayed a U.S. Navy nurse stationed on a ...

The role of Nellie Forbush, a World War II Navy ... But when it came time to cast the 1958 movie of “South Pacific,” some considered Ms. Martin too old (she was in her 40s) and perhaps too ...

The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport continues its Main Stage season with a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific from May 15 to June 29.

Mitzi Gaynor, the midcentury Hollywood star who appeared in the movie musicals ... her 20s when filming 1958's “South Pacific,” in which she played Ensign Nellie Forbush in Rodgers and ...

Singer, dancer and actress Mitzi Gaynor, who wowed audiences in movie musicals like "South Pacific," and became ... who vied for the role of Nellie Forbush, a Navy nurse who sings of how she ...

Mitzi Gaynor, renowned musical actress best known for her turn as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 musical romance South Pacific, has passed away. She was 93. Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda, Gaynor’s ...