Kathryn Grayson

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Kathryn Grayson  February 9 1922 February 17 2010 was an American actress and operatic soprano singer From the age of twelve Grayson trained as an opera singer She was under contract to MGM 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 When film musical production declined she worked in theatre appearing in Camelot 19621964 Later in the decade she performed in several operas including La bohème Madama Butterfly Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata