I was born long after the heyday of the Hollywood movie musicals, but I grew up watching them on television -- Gigi, Showboat, Easter Parade, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Singing' in the Rain, West Side Story, The Sound of Music; the list goes on and on. And of course, New Moon. Kathryn Grayson became famous for her rendition of "Lover, Come Back to Me" from the movie (although it was actually sung by Jeanette MacDonald in the movie).
During my time at USC I won a CD of Kathryn Grayson's hits in a contest, autographed by Kathryn herself. To show my appreciation I sent her an origami flower in a box; I don't know if her people ever passed it on to her, because I never received an acknowledgment.
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