Mitzi Gaynor, the actor, singer and dancer who starred in such 1950s Hollywood musicals as South Pacific and There’s No Business Like Show Business before going on to conquer the Las Vegas stage and TV variety specials,

Mitzi Gaynor has died at the age of 93, her management team announced in a statement on Oct. 17. The actress was best known for her roles in movie musicals in the 1950s, most notably 1958’s South Pacific. She also starred in a series of Emmy-winning TV specials.

Mitzi Gaynor, star of 1950s big-screen musicals including “ South Pacific ” and “Les Girls” and of a series of beloved variety specials in the 1970s, died on Thursday. She was 93. Gaynor’s management team, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda, posted the news of her death to her X account, saying she died of natural causes.

Mitzi Gaynor, whose singing and dancing brightened Hollywood musicals throughout the 1950s, including trying unsuccessfully to "wash that man right outa my hair" as nurse Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific,

Mitzi Gaynor, an actor, singer and dancer who starred in the 1950s movie musicals 'South Pacific' and 'Anything Goes,' died Thursday at 93.

Mitzi Gaynor, the star of Golden Age musicals such as South Pacific and Les Girls, who also gained acclaim for a string of Emmy-winning TV specials, has died. She was 93. Gaynor’s managers, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda,

Singer, dancer and actress Mitzi Gaynor, who wowed audiences in movie musicals like "South Pacific," and became a fixture on TV variety shows and a headliner in Las Vegas, died Thursday. She was 93. Gaynor died of natural causes in Los Angeles,

An effervescent dancer and actor, Mitzi Gaynor was among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical.

When she explained her plight, he told her, "Don't worry, I'll change the schedule." Hammerstein was impressed with Gaynor, who had already won the approval of director Josh Logan and composer Richard Rodgers.