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Kathryn Grayson

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1922 - 2010

Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson (born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick; February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano. From the age of 12, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathryn Grayson has received more than 1,491,128 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Kathryn Grayson is the 4,980th most popular actor (down from 4,927th in 2019), the 7,266th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,330th in 2019) and the 2,234th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Kathryn Grayson ranks 4,980 out of 13,5

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Kathryn Grayson

American actress (1922–2010)

Kathryn Grayson (born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick; February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010[1]) was an American actress and coloratura soprano.

From the age of 12, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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.[2]

She also 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.[2]

Early life

Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick was born on February 9, 1922, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, one of four children of Charles Hedrick, a building contractor-realtor, and Lillian Hedrick (née Grayson).

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Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 - February 17, 2010[1]) was an American actress and operaticsoprano singer.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Grayson trained as an opera singer starting at age 12. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s. Most of her work was in musicals. She was the lead in movies such as Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly,Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) (both with Howard Keel).

Musicals stopped being popular. She then worked in theatre. She was in Camelot (1962–1964). Later in the decade she was in several operas, including La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata.

Grayson died in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles, California on February 17, 2010, aged 88.

References

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  1. ↑Thomas, Bob (2010-02-18). "Music legend Kathryn Grayson dies at 88". Associated Press via USA Today. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. ↑Obituary New York Times, February 19, 2010.

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