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Australia a few times. On one of those trips to the Far East, Grayson also gave a concert in Manila, the Philippines, in 1969, where she performed at the New Frontier theater.
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by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as
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1557:Night Watch
1504:La traviata
1399:Grace Moore
1123:Filmography
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1090:Johnston's
1007:Tony Martin
952:Night Watch
947:La traviata
896:Cole Porter
834:Scott Brady
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644:New Orleans
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604:Mario Lanza
582:Mario Lanza
362:Jerome Kern
360:, from the
326:Film career
278:La traviata
246:Howard Keel
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2068:2010-07-30
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1580:Noises Off
1489:Stage Work
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750:Hermes Pan
669:laryngitis
637:Helen Rose
623:Be My Love
543:included "
463:Gene Kelly
430:Van Heflin
304:, outside
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285:Early life
230:Gene Kelly
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306:St. Louis
260:La bohème
235:Show Boat
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