I AM 80 AND HAVE TWO FAVORITES...JANE POWELL AND MITZI GAYNOR...BOTH STILL WITH US...NO ONE LIKE THESE TWO AROUND TODAY...STILL LOVE BOTH OF YOU IF YOU EVER READ THIS...
@@jimrick6632 My older sister went to school with Jane Powell 's daughter Lindsey at Marymount High School. I saw Jane numerous times at the school. She was the tiniest person and absolutely stunning. Really beautiful ❤️
So sorry to learn of Mitzi's passing this week. She will always be remembered as a Hollywood legend - charm and vivacious personalty to the fore ! RIP dear lady.
I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Ms. Gaynor performing live at the Cave Supper Club in Vancouver, BC. She came to Vancouver yearly to preview her new Vegas show. She always said "if Vancouver audiences didn't like a number, it was out". We were guests of her promoter and great friend. Found out later that we had been invited to meet her afterwards but I wasn't told. One of life's great missed opportunities. And Mitzi was GREAT!
As of Easter 2021 she’s still going strong! I could listen to her talk for hours 😍 She is so captivating, hilarious and has so many great stories. Still sharp as a whip too!
My Mom is 101 and she watches South Pacific everyday. This movie about WWII was her era. She absolutely loves this 📽️ I eas sad to gear Mitzi Gaynir passed away recently. Beautiful actress 🌹😢
Mitzi recalls her time on Ed Sullivan show with The Beatles. 17:27. This whole interview is great and she is still a doll. I had such a HUGE crush on her back in day. She was so adorable and still a class act.
Thank you Mitzi Gaynor for being even greater than I imagined you were way back when watching South Pacific and There's no business Like Show Business as a callow youth in the 50's.What a talent,what a lady,what perfection.
She was always athletic, energetic and smart as a whip. But I'm amazed at her incredible animation. As she talks about people, she imitates them using accents and voices and drama. She's telling her stories, but she is also acting the characters in her stories as she sits there talking. Very very talented woman. She is the type who can play comedy and drama equally well. 'Probably has an I.Q. that is very high. 'Loved her in everything she did. A real Hollywood talent, from the golden era where everyone needed real talent to succeed.
@@lorenzomagazzeni5425 I'll be 70 in 6 weeks, Lorenzo, and I'm sorry you missed her. She was funny, super-sexy, multi-talented, and a sharp cookie. I first saw her at 14, when she was on just before the Beatles. She...got my attention. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only 14 year-old boy who was mightily impressed.
Still has the same voice. Loved hearing this and then seeing her at the end with her beloved late husband. Thanks, Miss Gaynor, for sharing your talents and gifts with us.
Her very best interview ever. I met her at a cocktail party in San Francisco held by a retired AF colonel who helped me become a AF Cadet. She was a real funny lady and so full of talent a stories.
My dad was a huge fan and named me aftery her. I hated my name when I was younger, but learned to love it in my teenage years. It made me stronger and it’s a big part of why I am who I am today.
What a phenomenal example of aging gracefully, her eyes reflect her energy and passion and she is sharp as a tack. Probably still has a good figure, too!
South Pacific is one of my all-time favorite movies ever. I loved her as Ensign Nelly! He voice was amazing, and I'm so happy to see her here. She's a spitfire!
Everything about you is perfect Mitzi. And this is coming from someone who has over analyzed everything since I can remember. :) Perfection and entertainment.
*I 'clicked this because of the 'Beatle' connection...and then found myself drawn-in to the interview because of her words regarding her career 'in the Biz'...and then wanting to hear more!* ( *I'm 65 so she's quite a bit before my time in terms of 'Who I think is Hot' etc.* ) *To be in a 'lead-role' in "South Pacific"must've been a 'dream come true' for her given her age and previous experience...to be that young and know "People will still be watching this years from now, and they'll remember me! This is the 'chance of a lifetime' and I'm praying I'll get it!"* *You'd have to be pretty damn smart to realize "If I never do anything else again because of 'Pacific'...I still want that role"*
@@terigarrison6486 And by "for her" I mean that I'm sending you this "for her" "...becuase she wants you to hear this message from her. And God bless you - (and KNOW this: she'll be the first one you see when you arrive.)
My mother played all Mitzi’s records when I was a little girl, loved her ever since! She’s one talented and classy lady. Still looking good too!what an amazing interview!
Thank you for this interview. What a gem Mitzi was. South Pacific will always be one of my favourite movies, and her performance was pivotal to the great success of the film.
It just goes to show people what happens when you have good genetics,live a good life,take care of yourself and accept the things to come gracefully. She is a beautiful person in and out....GOD BLESS HER.
She's a very erudite survivor of Hollywood.............such a great and talented artist and so much more down to earth than some others........God bless her.
I saw her live in Indianapolis. Very best entertainment I ever saw. Energy, talent galore, funny, unflagging showwoman. She was there to give her audience their money's worth. Hours of performance! The best.
Mitzi Gaynor was always my favorite going to the movies in the 50's and 60's. I would have seen her in Vegas too, but my brother failed to show up at my apt. when we suppose to go so we missed her show. Obviously her specials on TV were awesome plus she had a famous, great, costume designer helping too. They aren't making any stars like her anymore, sadly.
It is so striking to see a video of one of the stars of the "Golden Age," and how composed, classy and well-spoken the actors and actresses always are.
Personally, i think her youthfulness, has a heck of a lot to do with her very positive attitude to life. Her sense of fun, and acceptance of how life is. and can be.
She was an incredible live performer. Such great singing and dancing. Susan Strasberg wrote that Marilyn did an extremely good, hilarious imitation of Mitzi.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED MITZI GAYNOR...ALL MY LIFE. I met Mitzi with our mutual Friend~Guiseppe Battaglia..whom, ALSO, I Still Love...in his desert home one day. *GOD Bless That Wonderful Lady!!!!!*
I have been entranced by Mitzi and her recollections of the movie business. I first saw 'South Pacific' when I was a teenager and it has become my favourite film of all time. Just to listen to her has made my day. She is so special with her warm and perceptive memories of yesteryear. Funny and humble with such an entertaining manner. Thank you Mitzi for sharing all of this.... Robert
my mother took me to see south pacific when i was about 12, i loved mitzi and the hair scene, and most of the movie, the bali hi part was magical to me and i loved where the red filter came in, it was something very special for those days.
I got to tell you, I think Mitzi... never knew how.....talented. She was !!!!She was pure ....Joy on Television or movies!! I just loved her!! Always smiling...!!!Nice Lady, too!!!
+Isukaman i agree she was underrated in films, she was at the wrong studio and they stopped making musicals, but she came into her own in Las Vegas where she was the highest payed entertainer she was so big they gave her a percentage of the casinos where she worked, only the rack pack had that sort of treatment, and her tv shows had massive ratings and garnered 17 emmy nominations, she is now a showbusiness icon
Yes, she certainly was. I have heard others downgrade her performance in South Pacific. I cannot fathom why. She was absolutely marvelous!! She is unbelievable.
Very talented lady! ...Saw her on the TCM cruise to Bernuda, back in October, 2019.... She was talking to the auduence before showing... Wonderful lady! .. South Pacific!!
What an amazing woman! I wish I'd looked her name up when it first came to me years ago. Perfect, though, that it popped into my mind, again, this morning. She is inspirational.
Thank you! It is I who couldn't be happier and so am very grateful to have been able to enjoy these reminiscences of a legitimate Holywood professional. I always suspected that Mitzi would be as wonderful a person off-screen as she made us feel when she was on it.
She was born to dance.. She thought her movies were only OK. I thought most were great. She used to introduce her new stage acts in Vancouver BC at a club called The Cave. I when to several of her openings there in the 1970's. A real showman and a force on the stage.
I AM 80 AND HAVE TWO FAVORITES...JANE POWELL AND MITZI GAYNOR...BOTH STILL WITH US...NO ONE LIKE THESE TWO AROUND TODAY...STILL LOVE BOTH OF YOU IF YOU EVER READ THIS...
@@jimrick6632 My older sister went to school with Jane Powell 's daughter Lindsey at Marymount High School. I saw Jane numerous times at the school. She was the tiniest person and absolutely stunning. Really beautiful ❤️
Refreshing to see a celebrity interview where they are totally honest and open. Mitzi is the greatest!
Ya. She seems cool.
In old fashion terms. A nice broad.
You should check out harvey brownstone interviews if you like real, honest interviews with celebrities!
So sorry to learn of Mitzi's passing this week. She will always be remembered as a Hollywood legend - charm and vivacious personalty to the fore ! RIP dear lady.
Mitzi died October 17, 2024. Bless her memory. Lovely lady.
I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Ms. Gaynor performing live at the Cave Supper Club in Vancouver, BC. She came to Vancouver yearly to preview her new Vegas show. She always said "if Vancouver audiences didn't like a number, it was out". We were guests of her promoter and great friend. Found out later that we had been invited to meet her afterwards but I wasn't told. One of life's great missed opportunities. And Mitzi was GREAT!
What a delightful interview with a charming, beautiful and enormously talented woman. Mitzi Gaynor a real star! 2019
As of Easter 2021 she’s still going strong! I could listen to her talk for hours 😍 She is so captivating, hilarious and has so many great stories. Still sharp as a whip too!
I could listen to her stories all day! What a beautiful, talented woman. A real star.
Came through on pure talent. Fact that her singing voice was the only one not dubbed in SP ...says it all.
The fact that she tears up over 50 years later over a kindness shown to her by Frank Sinatra tells you all you need to know about her.
She's an actress ❗🤔
Shes a talented legend.
And Sinatra
I love listening to the stories from an era gone by. What glamour, style and class this woman has. Thank you Mitzi Gaynor!
❤
She was one of the classic greats.
she stole everything! She sang,danced and acted Perfectly. The original Triple Threat. Bravo!
I met Mitzi Gaynor with Madame Etienne, the ballet teacher I studied with in Hollywood. She loved Mitzi!
She was one of my favorites. She was the big sister everyone wanted to have. What a sweetheart
My Mom is 101 and she watches South Pacific everyday. This movie about WWII was her era. She absolutely loves this 📽️ I eas sad to gear Mitzi Gaynir passed away recently. Beautiful actress 🌹😢
101? "A-Hundred-and-One-Pounds-of-Fun.." 😀
@rconger24 I sing that song to my Mom almost daily 😀
She's amazing. Why no honorary oscar for all she has contributed to cinema history?
EDWARD Great Idea. Write to the Academy of Stage, Film and Screen to promote Mitz. What a gal.
Exactly! She deserves that kind of award.
Talk about sharp as a tack. 81 going on 21. She is unbelievable.
Mitzi GAYNOR a
great talent and beautiful. What a figure!!!!
Mitzi recalls her time on Ed Sullivan show with The Beatles. 17:27. This whole interview is great and she is still a doll. I had such a HUGE crush on her back in day. She was so adorable and still a class act.
A truly beautiful lady, in every sense. Talented, classy, honest, sweet and kind. Bravo, Mitzi! 😊
"My husband died. He didn't "pass away. He died." I like that. Who doesn't love Mitzi?
so honest and plain speaking
Does she think there is no afterlife?
I don't.
I don’t either. And I’m very happy with THIS one.
wow she is witty and so down to earth and I can`t believe she`s 81
Thank you Mitzi Gaynor for being even greater than I imagined you were way back when watching South Pacific and There's no business Like Show Business as a callow youth in the 50's.What a talent,what a lady,what perfection.
She was always athletic, energetic and smart as a whip. But I'm amazed at her incredible animation. As she talks about people, she imitates them using accents and voices and drama. She's telling her stories, but she is also acting the characters in her stories as she sits there talking. Very very talented woman. She is the type who can play comedy and drama equally well. 'Probably has an I.Q. that is very high. 'Loved her in everything she did. A real Hollywood talent, from the golden era where everyone needed real talent to succeed.
Man, you should be real old, I'm 70 and have no idea who Mitzi Gainor was or is. I wish you well
@@lorenzomagazzeni5425 I'll be 70 in 6 weeks, Lorenzo, and I'm sorry you missed her. She was funny, super-sexy, multi-talented, and a sharp cookie. I first saw her at 14, when she was on just before the Beatles. She...got my attention. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only 14 year-old boy who was mightily impressed.
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Mitzi's a showbiz legend!
Still has the same voice. Loved hearing this and then seeing her at the end with her beloved late husband. Thanks, Miss Gaynor, for sharing your talents and gifts with us.
What a great interview..I always thought she was so beautiful , and she still is ..So glad I ran across this
Her very best interview ever. I met her at a cocktail party in San Francisco held by a retired AF colonel who helped me become a AF Cadet. She was a real funny lady and so full of talent a stories.
Fantastic interview! Gaynor is beloved in Hollywood circles. A talented, honest, funny
gal...and a survivor!
My dad was a huge fan and named me aftery her. I hated my name when I was younger, but learned to love it in my teenage years. It made me stronger and it’s a big part of why I am who I am today.
It’s a gorgeous name.
And unique
What a phenomenal example of aging gracefully, her eyes reflect her energy and passion and she is sharp as a tack. Probably still has a good figure, too!
Amazing. .what a fabulous example of dignity and character...What a gal thanks Mitzi
She's amazing she knows how to take care of herself
South Pacific is my all time favorite movie. Love, love, love Mitzi.
South Pacific is one of my all-time favorite movies ever. I loved her as Ensign Nelly! He voice was amazing, and I'm so happy to see her here. She's a spitfire!
good tag--so suited.
Everything about you is perfect Mitzi. And this is coming from someone who has over analyzed everything since I can remember. :) Perfection and entertainment.
Completely agree, Christopher. She's positively pristine.
Shes a tough cookie, and I admire her. But shes not perfect.
Such a charming person- a big star and enormously talented. She chats well as a seasoned raconteur. I did enjoy seeing her again.
Wise, witty and wonderful.
I Love Mitzi her TV specials were just that SPECIAL ,A Great talent and great Broad...
*I 'clicked this because of the 'Beatle' connection...and then found myself drawn-in to the interview because of her words regarding her career 'in the Biz'...and then wanting to hear more!* ( *I'm 65 so she's quite a bit before my time in terms of 'Who I think is Hot' etc.* ) *To be in a 'lead-role' in "South Pacific"must've been a 'dream come true' for her given her age and previous experience...to be that young and know "People will still be watching this years from now, and they'll remember me! This is the 'chance of a lifetime' and I'm praying I'll get it!"* *You'd have to be pretty damn smart to realize "If I never do anything else again because of 'Pacific'...I still want that role"*
What a fun interview! Love her personality!!!
Made for show business.
One of the greatest talents this country has ever produced
She's still looking good it's in the eyes she's still got it what a lovely lady and a great star..
Absolute American Treasure...South Pacific...huge effect on a lot of people, so well done
You said it, she was fantastic, beautiful and so talented
That was absolutely one of the most entertaining interviews I've ever watched. What a life.
She is an amazing performer! Such talent!
What a great woman! Love her. So multi-talented and gorgeous. She still is 😊
As of 10/15/2019, she is still alive at 88.
thanks for that
As of 10/25/2019 I predict she will out -live, out-love, and out-laugh us all !
@@gregoryhoover5875 10/13/19 my 87 yr old mother passed on and she sang and I sang to 'south pacific' 1000 x at least. Thanks, Mitzi
@@terigarrison6486 For your mother: ruclips.net/video/7FltYdGgRLg/видео.html
@@terigarrison6486 And by "for her" I mean that I'm sending you this "for her" "...becuase she wants you to hear this message from her. And God bless you - (and KNOW this: she'll be the first one you see when you arrive.)
Lovely, classy, sweet lady....she was loaded with talent and still was so grateful that she was chosen as a STAR....and that she was!!!
She's got a great sense of humour, and very witty !!
Miss Gaynor I adored your movies from when I too was a teen, your whole persona made me feel happy, it still does.
My mother played all Mitzi’s records when I was a little girl, loved her ever since! She’s one talented and classy lady. Still looking good too!what an amazing interview!
If I am half this cool at 81, I will die happy.
She radiates Life and Intelligence directly out of her eyes. How alive she is !
i TOTALLY AGREE. SHE WAS /IS FAR SEXIER, BEING HERSELF, THAN ANY COACHED BIG BUSTED SINGLE ATTRIBUTED SEX-BOMB, EVER COULD BE.
Is that a back handed insult to Marilyn Monroe..
She is one wonderful, beautiful, funny, extremely talented lady I still have a crush on to this day !
I met her backstage after her one of her live shows at Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale around 1978ish. She was a doll. So sweet.
@Ed Miller I was an usher there when I was a teenager for about 2 or 3 years. I saw and met a lot of interesting people.
Oh how cool I usher there now
Thank you for this interview. What a gem Mitzi was. South Pacific will always be one of my favourite movies, and her performance was pivotal to the great success of the film.
I got the pleasure of being deck crew for a show she did recently, she is an amazing person to be around and talk to!
My Grandpa loved Mitzi. Such a talented, classy, vibrant lady!
+Dozer LA
Your granpa and me, both.
Marilyn Monroe and Mitzi Gaynor incredible talents equally and equally deserving public recognition
Mitzi Gaynor is a screen legend. She deserves a lot more respect than she gets and what a great dancer. Like l said a legend!
It just goes to show people what happens when you have good genetics,live a good life,take care of yourself and accept the things to come gracefully. She is a beautiful person in and out....GOD BLESS HER.
What a complete doll... this is why everyone loves "Old Hollywood". Absolute talent!!! Style, grace, beauty...
She's a very erudite survivor of Hollywood.............such a great and talented artist and so much more down to earth than some others........God bless her.
Saw her on stage years ago. She was really into her show and showed great love for her audiences. I remembered her as special.
Laurence Esposito
Mitzi WAS one OF MY sisters favourites
I saw her live in Indianapolis. Very best entertainment I ever saw. Energy, talent galore, funny, unflagging showwoman. She was there to give her audience their money's worth. Hours of performance! The best.
So wonderful! Mitzi is just theeee best there is! Thank you for this post!
+Cheryl M You're prettier, Cheryl- seriously!!!
What a wonderful lady Mitzi is . So eager to tell , so eager to be natural to us . This was such an interesting interview I wish it was longer .
Can I admire her any more than I do?! She’s marvelous!💕
she was absolutely DARLING! so loveable. the genuine article.
Mitzi Gaynor was always my favorite going to the movies in the 50's and 60's. I would have seen her in Vegas too, but my brother failed to show up at my apt. when we suppose to go so we missed her
show. Obviously her specials on TV were awesome plus she had a famous, great, costume designer helping too. They aren't making any stars like her anymore, sadly.
It is so striking to see a video of one of the stars of the "Golden Age," and how composed, classy and well-spoken the actors and actresses always are.
Very with it very young in her outlook as well as her look ! She's lovely and down to earth !
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Personally, i think her youthfulness, has a heck of a lot to do with her very positive attitude to life. Her sense of fun, and acceptance of how life is. and can be.
Such a wonderful woman. impossible not to love. So talented.
who would even try?
I loved Mitzi! Gorgeous talent!
She was an incredible live performer. Such great singing and dancing. Susan Strasberg wrote that Marilyn did an extremely good, hilarious imitation of Mitzi.
A beautiful woman, a great lady and one of a kind artist.
I loved her in South Pacific, her greatest role.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED MITZI GAYNOR...ALL MY LIFE. I met Mitzi with our mutual Friend~Guiseppe Battaglia..whom, ALSO, I Still Love...in his desert home one day. *GOD Bless That Wonderful Lady!!!!!*
She's such a pleasure to listen too. And I've got that South Pacific album with her on it. And I still can play that record.
This woman has a sharp memory, witty, funny, talented, and somuch more!
She is one classy, timeless entertainer. How she animates the interview is simply magical-John in Texas
I have been entranced by Mitzi and her recollections of the movie business. I first saw 'South Pacific' when I was a teenager and it has become my favourite film of all time. Just to listen to her has made my day. She is so special with her warm and perceptive memories of yesteryear. Funny and humble with such an entertaining manner. Thank you Mitzi for sharing all of this.... Robert
REMEMBER THE TV SPECIAL "MITZI ZINGS INTO SPRING" ? MAYBE 1974,5, I AS A VERY YOUNG BOY "FELL IN LOVE" ONE OF SEVERAL BOYHOOD CRUSHES.
She admits to being vain and yet exemplifies humility to the core now that's a true star.
my mother took me to see south pacific when i was about 12, i loved mitzi and the hair scene, and most of the movie, the bali hi part was magical to me and i loved where the red filter came in, it was something very special for those days.
I needed to see that today.... R.I.P
Outstandingly sexy woman... and faithfully married for over 50 years. Pure class.
Faithfully? Well, she gave as good as she got.
She loved her husband to bits. They weren't blessed with children, but she said they had a lot of fun trying.
@@Mybpeterson you are apparently familar with the public version of the story. Good for you.
How would you know if she was faithful?
@@katherined800 Or unfaithful. At this point what difference does it make?
I got to tell you, I think Mitzi... never knew how.....talented. She was !!!!She was pure ....Joy on Television or movies!! I just loved her!! Always smiling...!!!Nice Lady, too!!!
I saw her on a tv special in the '80s and she danced her heart out..it was fabulous.
She was underrated during her time as a star.
+Isukaman i agree she was underrated in films, she was at the wrong studio and they stopped making musicals, but she came into her own in Las Vegas where she was the highest payed entertainer she was so big they gave her a percentage of the casinos where she worked, only the rack pack had that sort of treatment, and her tv shows had massive ratings and garnered 17 emmy nominations, she is now a showbusiness icon
Yes, she certainly was. I have heard others downgrade her performance in South Pacific. I cannot fathom why. She was absolutely marvelous!! She is unbelievable.
Isukaman I agree wholeheartedly
She couldn’t hippie up despite her risqueness. She was a 50’s girl.
maurice lowe did not know that! I’ve always been a fan of hers...
Such a down to earth, sweet, real lady. RIP, Mitzi.
A real movie star; attractive, glamorous, a joy to watch.
Very talented lady! ...Saw her on the TCM cruise to Bernuda, back in October, 2019....
She was talking to the auduence before showing...
Wonderful lady! ..
South Pacific!!
What an amazing woman! I wish I'd looked her name up when it first came to me years ago. Perfect, though, that it popped into my mind, again, this morning. She is inspirational.
Thank you! It is I who couldn't be happier and so am very grateful to have been able to enjoy these reminiscences of a legitimate Holywood professional. I always suspected that Mitzi would be as wonderful a person off-screen as she made us feel when she was on it.
Imagine having your prime , preserved on the big screen ? Talk about lucid memories !
What a great and interesting interview.. Personality plus! I have enjoyed watching her dance on film...
hope she has many more years coming.
I would love to be just like her if I ever get to live to 81 years old..She doesn't even sound like an 81 year old woman.
Sharp as a tack, impecabbly dressed and well coiffed and makeuped.
True Hollywood CLASS, I can think of no one, her equal now---except Julie Andrews.
That was six years ago.
*made up
JudgeJulieLit makeup and money
@@MrDaiseymay No. Not Julie. Julie has always been pro lgbtq.
Beautiful talented lady ! Underated as a star!! Beautiful Makeup
What a star, and so beautiful at 81. Thank you Mitzi for all the joy you made. Love from Elgin Scotland.
So Beautiful....Love The Old Movies....Aussie Huggs
She was born to dance.. She thought her movies were only OK. I thought most were great. She used to introduce her new stage acts in Vancouver BC at a club called The Cave. I when to several of her openings there in the 1970's. A real showman and a force on the stage.
A bit young in years, beautifully ripe with the sweetness of a vintage wine and so true to life. Carry on Mitzi into the sunset of life!
She’s still adorable even now! I can’t believe she’s in get 90s and still with us! What a talent!