Kathryn Grayson

Opera Singer

Birthday February 9, 1922

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Winston-Salem, NC

DEATH DATE Feb 17, 2010 (88)

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About

Actress and operatic soprano who performed in musicals like Show Boat in 1951 and Camelot from 1962 to 1964.

Before Fame

She was discovered by a janitor at the St. Louis Municipal Opera House who introduced her to Frances Marshall.

Trivia

In the early 1950s, she starred in Lovely to Look At with Howard Keel.

Family Life

She married John Shelton on July 11, 1941; after their divorce on June 17, 1946, she married Johnny Johnston on August 22, 1947.

Associated With

She co-starred with Mario Lanza in the 1950 film The Toast of New Orleans.