Mitzi Gaynor | Born 1954

“Mitzi’s back in town.” That phrase has become a traditional, annual phrase in the city of Vancouver, every time that the famed Mitzi Gaynor was performing at The Cave so she could practice the routines she would eventually show in Las Vegas. As a child, she first made investments to become a ballerina. At 13 years old, she was already dancing and singing with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.

The dancer and actress later signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and during the seven-year stint she was partnered with the biggest male stars of the day. With that degree of trust upon her, Gaynor did his best, and so she rose to stardom right at the start of the ‘50s. She took part in Golden Girl, where she played the role of Lotta Crabtree. Gaynor also appeared in Bloodhounds of Broadway, Anything Goes and The Lady Eve, among others.