Kathryn Grayson (Born Zelma Hedrick)
February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010
Kathryn Grayson was an MGM contract performer who starred in several of their musical films during their golden age of the ’40s and ’50s. Due to her beautiful soprano, she was a featured singer in such films as Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, and Anchors Aweigh. Grayson also performed in several operas such as La Boheme and Madama Butterfly. She also played Queen Guenevere in the 1962 Broadway version of Camelot, replacing Julie Andrews and then going on the successful U.S. tour of the production. Kathryn Grayson was 88 when she died of natural causes on February 17, 2010.