Name: Kathryn Grayson
Date of Birth: 9 February 1922 On contract to MGM for 13 years Howard Keel, her co-star in three movies, once described her in an interview as the most beautiful woman in the history of movies. Daughter, Patricia Kathryn, born October 7, 1948. Both her sister, Frances Raeburn, and brother, Michael Butler, were in the film Seven Sweethearts along with Kathryn. In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Renata Marini. She was occasionally dubbed by Dhia Cristiani, Lidia Simoneschi and Micaela Giustiniani. Was once engaged to Howard Hughes during the 1950s. ... The third child of Charles and Lillian Hedrick, Kathryn was born in North Carolina but grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, where her family moved in 1927. The entire family sung. Discovered and trained in voice by Frances Marshall, a Chicago Civil Light Opera singer, when Katheryn was only 11. Moved to California with her family when she was 15. Pursued a career on the operatic stage in her teenage years. She attended school at Manual Arts High in Los Angeles. Her solos at school and church eventually attracted the attention of Art Rush at RCA Redseal Records, who quickly signed her to a contract. In 1939, Sam Katz, the executive in charge of musicals at MGM, sought out a rival to Universal's popular singer Deanna Durbin and turned to Kathryn. She repeatedly turned him down at the time because she wanted an opera and not a movie career. She finally relented. Not long after signing her MGM contract, Kathryn was asked to make her operatic debut in "Lucia" at the Metropolitan Opera House. 'Louis B Mayer' talked her out of it, knowing it would damage her long-term image as a film star. The name "Kathryn Grayson" came from her middle name and her mother's maiden name. In 1954 Kathryn re-signed with RCA Records and recorded four songs with ex-husband Johnny Johnston. In the next year she made her night club debut at the Sahara in Las Vegas. In 1968 she rejoined her Kiss Me Kate (1953) singing co-star, Howard Keel for several highly successful night club appearances in Las Vegas. Kathryn made her non-singing stage debut with 1982's "Night Watch". Was offered the title role in the movie Mother (1996/II) but turned it down saying she couldn't possibly do the part because the woman is "brain dead". Fellow MGM alumnus Debbie Reynolds eventually played the part to wonderful reviews. Read more Kathryn Grayson movies (actor)
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