Kathryn Grayson died today at the age 88. Miss Grayson was one of the last survivors of Hollywood's Golden Age, perhaps best remembered for her performance as Magnolia Hawks in Show Boat (1951), in which she sang the sentimental duet, "Make Believe," with Howard Keel. Pertly pretty, she was a classically trained coloratura soprano who was equally comfortable with popular music, holding her own against Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh (1945); Mario Lanza in That Midnight Kiss (1949); and Howard Keel again in Kiss Me, Kate (1953). Her first movie appearance was in 1941's Andy Hardy's Private Secretary; her last acting role was a recurring part in the 1980s series, Murder, She Wrote.
This clip is from the 1947 movie, It Happened in Brooklyn. Miss Grayson, young and beautiful, accompanied by the young and handsome Frank Sinatra, sings "Time After Time" to the equally young and handsome Peter Lawford.