TopBilled Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Kathryn Grayson will be the first Star of the Month in 2019. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 the 8th of january andy hardy's private secretary (1941) with mickey rooney rio rita (1942) with abbott & costello seven sweethearts (1942) with marsha hunt the vanishing virginian (1942) with frank morgan the 15th of january thousands cheer (1943) with gene kelly anchors aweigh (1945) with gene kelly two sisters from boston (1946) with june allyson it happened in brooklyn (1947) with frank sinatra the 22nd of january the kissing bandit (1949) with frank sinatra that midnight kiss (1949) with jose iturbi grounds for marriage (1950) with van johnson the toast of new orleans (1950) with mario lanza the 29th of january show boat (1951) with howard keel lovely to look at (1952) with red skelton the desert song (1953) with gordon macrae kiss me kate (1953) with howard keel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieB Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I have to admit I've always been a little indifferent to her, so this will be a good opportunity to change my mind. It seems MGM in particular liked to put classically trained singers in the position of selling a combo of classical and popular material. I never questioned the artistry of the singers, but sometimes it seemed something like slumming and it could give popular material a shriller edge than I'm comfortable with. Also, the grande dame/diva persona often associated with the classical tradition doesn't necessarily translate into relatable characters in more proletarian fare, in my opinion. I've always given Kathryn Grayson A for effort, but I think the actual results could be mixed. I probably won't watch all of these, but I'll give what I do watch my best attention in hopes of being won over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 11 hours ago, DougieB said: I have to admit I've always been a little indifferent to her, so this will be a good opportunity to change my mind. It seems MGM in particular liked to put classically trained singers in the position of selling a combo of classical and popular material. I never questioned the artistry of the singers, but sometimes it seemed something like slumming and it could give popular material a shriller edge than I'm comfortable with. Also, the grande dame/diva persona often associated with the classical tradition doesn't necessarily translate into relatable characters in more proletarian fare, in my opinion. I've always given Kathryn Grayson A for effort, but I think the actual results could be mixed. I probably won't watch all of these, but I'll give what I do watch my best attention in hopes of being won over. If you have to watch one my recommendation is the Desert Song. It's a very beautiful operetta where Grayson plays a Foreign Legionnaire's daughter who falls in love with a mysterious hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 TCM's article: http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1459250|0/Kathryn-Grayson-Tuesdays-in-January.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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