and Anything Goes (1956), she made her big breakthrough in the Rodgers and Hammerstein blockbuster musical South Pacific (1958) as Nellie Forbush, the young US Navy nurse who was determined to ...

The screen version of “South Pacific” received three Academy Award ... Working with her husband and manager Jack Bean, she starred in her own musical revue that was a big draw in theaters ...

Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural ... is best remembered for her turn in “South Pacific.” The screen version of “South ...

She danced in her 20s when filming 1958’s “South Pacific,” in which she played Ensign Nellie Forbush in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical. She also won the hearts of audiences in the 1950s ...

Mitzi Gaynor, the vivacious singer/actress/dancer and star of 'South Pacific' and 'Anything Goes' died at 93 of natural causes on Thursday (Oct. 17).