Marilyn Monroe - Mitzi Gaynor interview

[@brendaannedufaur6244]

Keep in mind that mitzi gaynor is an incredible talent herself. She looked so young and kept performing way past middle age. She is a lovely, lovely, caring person.

[@kassadymaree7827]

mitzi really is a sweet person🥺

[@jonisoma5726]

….yes….such a lovely girl, good vibes always with Mitzi Gaynor

[@Valerie-gn1rr]

That is what I call class! She speaks so well of Marilyn

[@46foryounger]

It’s really something to see a woman recognize another woman. Women can be so jealous and catty but every now and then a humble secure woman comes along and genuinely gives credit where credit is due. Some women just have a magnetism that none of us will ever have and MM had it. She is iconic.❤️

[@wvufreak56]

Amen! Well said!

[@dkthg]

I hate your sunglasses and you BETTER stay away from my man!

[@tula1433]

@@dkthg 😂😂😂🔥

[@tula1433]

Love this comment. 👑

[@petrifiedviewer]

Can we just applaud Mitzi for a great impersonation of Marilyn Monroe?

[@JuanFernandez-jr2wz]

Miss Gaynor was gentle and warm and she clearly have great kindness for Marilyn.

[@Bananadiva1]

How lovely to hear Mitzi talk with such genuine kindness about Marilyn. Some people take every opportunity to slate her (Jealousy?!) but Mitzi clearly has genuine fondness for Marilyn.

[@a.jlondon9039]

@cathy smith Obviously you have never read the biblical scripture "Judge not lest ye be judged". God Bless.

[@janetdaily5774]

I never realized that Marilyn Monroe suffered so much like I have in terms of being gifted and hated and ganged up on for it. Wish I could just talk with her... Oh wait. I'm a medium so.... Yeah. She had real grace and class and a vulnerability that comes from being bullied a lot.

[@s.a.6082]

Jane Russel always had lovely things to say about her too.

[@TheMikiros]

Alot of classic actresses speak very highly of MM. Women in general loved her cos they could sense her vulnerability and extreme sensitivity and wanted to protect her. From Mitzi to Jane Russell to Jane Fonda to Joan Collins to Cyd Charisse to Dame Sybil Thorndike and many more.

[@dylanpsinakis7930]

Mikiros Garoes even Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Grable, Lauren bacall and Her housemate Oscar Winner Shelley Winters. Love and fond of her.

[@puurrrr]

Brigitte Bardot too. She spoke very lovely about her

[@mengluna1294]

Also bridgitte bardot says beauty of marilyn

[@irishcountrygirl78]

Marilyn upstaged everyone, but she didn't mean to, she was a goddess. So sad that she didn't have any family. She was a broken doll that's for sure. A beautiful broken doll.

[@kashesan]

I love Marilyn. I wish she had stayed with us a little longer and could have known how much she was loved and respected. Many thanks to Mitzi.

[@MarilynMonroeFanChannel]

I always love to hear positive words on Marilyn as there are way too many negative things out there so this is refreshing ahhh love it x

[@glamdolly30]

What a lovely warm and generous woman Mitzi Gaynor is. Wouldn't it have been wonderful if Marilyn Monroe had lived and we had got to see her as a wise, witty and fascinating older lady like Mitzi - I think women get so much more interesting as they age. With maturity comes wisdom, confidence and a certain "I don't give a fuck what you think of me" air - I would have loved to have seen the older Marilyn, she could have been a fantastic kick ass mentor for women. But alas it was not to be.

[@Prionel]

Mitzi Gaynor is a beautiful, lovely human being!

[@stevebbuk]

Yes and her impression of Marilyn is the best.

[@tracymcmillan1466]

She was a goood actress. You proved it by your statement.

[@photo161]

So true...one of a kind; compassionate, and understanding...a great talent and an even greater lady...

[@rdo1231]

Mitzi Gaynor = pure legend, pure class

[@mikeneibauer5954]

Finally someone has something good to say about Marilyn and tell it like it was .

[@nmcg2587]

Mitzi is such a lovely lady. Marvelous performer. A star. Such a class-act.

[@gea1990]

What a beautifull and lovely person Mitzi is. Also a talented singer, dancer and actress.

[@fluffgirl1000]

I like that quote she glow in the dark

[@jonathanyodice8732]

That seems to be the consensus of opinion - that she was luminous.

[@carmellalor9344]

@@jonathanyodice8732 - Jane Fonda used that exact description of her in youtubed interview with David Letterman. Marilyn Monroe was extraordinary (in every sense of the word).

[@guitaria66636]

Yvonne Bales I felt that way too

[@MrSebboxxx]

interesting indeed

[@TheTibmeister]

She was right, Mitzi, She was used. And it killed her

[@jillgreenwell980]

Such a lady Mitzi. Went to see her in person in Kentucky. Love the way she talk about the great Marylin Monroe. I love them both so much. Miss my icon Marylin Monroe. There will never be another one.

[@leannewoodfull]

What a lovely interview, Mitzi is so well-spoken.

[@sangimizo4376]

Mitzi is such a decent lady,it was so great to hear her talked about MM that way.🤝

[@sarahholland1375]

Very kind, insightful lady. I like the unknown camera man who did a screen test and said 'she makes love to the camera'.

[@RideHanna]

Mitzi you are loveable and a complete doll.

[@AlexandraRieloff]

Yes! These are the people who got her! no envy. George's and Mitzi's comment are on target. Mitzi was a beautiful amazing dancer ... she recognized Marilyn's magic. ( '

[@salemfathi2035]

Beautiful hommage of an intelligent lady on another lady, I have tears in my eyes Dr Salem Fathi

[@brookehanley3659]

Marilyn and Mitzi both had the most beautiful figures.

[@sandrashevey8252]

Mitzi`s waist line!!!!

[@brookehanley3659]

Her waistline was one of the best around. Mitzi's.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

alot of these people are transgenderd thats why they got great waistlines because they are not who you think they are look into this they can use hormones in the womb even chin lifts butt lifts facial argumentation moon bumps voice therapy the list is endless there is a interveiw with jane fonda where she says she was worried about people finding out she was a FRAUD sommin to think about ? dont be decieved remember all the big stars are money making PRODUCTS and sometimes when they are not making the big money anymore they get bumped off to respin the the product again dont shoot the messenger look into trangenderd hoolyweird its there to see when you know what to look for // peace

[@johnnymfan5065]

@@racheldoesacrylic4089 When this transgender thing start about the old timers? It's so ridiculous...They did say it about Kim Novak and Capucine back in the day, but,of course, it wasn't true. You don't understand that the moviemakers back then were obsessed with beauty. They got the most beautiful women in the world to be the Movie Stars. You have never seen women like them, that's why you think they are unreal. They are out there, even today. Show business changed in the 70s, which was before you were born. They no longer wanted women to look like the old time movie stars.They wanted a"natural look"(Sissy Spaceck,Shelly Duvall,etc). You were never exposed to this level of beauty so you can't understand it.Classic Hollywood studios were also obsessed with having people that were outrageously talented...Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Bette Davis and so many others. They said back then that the beauties had no talent..It's untrue. The studios wouldn't allow it.Lana,Rita and Ava were taught how to act..And so were Errol and Tyrone.. The studios wouldn't allow them to go out there without having trained them..well. These people were not allowed to improvise or use profanity. They had to know that exact script.. even with often inane dialogue, and make it sound as real as they could

[@cmcb09]

Rachel Fitzmaurice get back on your meds nutsy

[@agostinocrosadivergagni8843]

Great, kind, lovely Mitzi. Thank you for your beautiful words on Marilyn.

[@TWTR4EVER]

Norma Jean Baker, there never was and there will never be another MARILYN MONROE

[@dalehoward3704]

Great evaluation from Mitzi ❤

[@flenif2247]

What is so incredible to me is that although she was used somehow MM rose above. The choices, sacrifices and humiliation she suffered for her fans and career were so incredibly smart to bear in hindsight. She knew the big picture and let the rest fall away. So all that remains is the best. Its as if she knew she would be gone or perhaps just that she wanted to leave a legacy no matter when she died. Really incredible in hindsight. And I think Mitzi is right, MM was "difficult" as needed.

[@huskvarsm]

I have had a crush on Mitzi gaynor for 50 yrs she is so gorgeous I watched les girls as a kid and totally lost my heart to her ❤️🙏🏼

[@sandrashevey8252]

That 16 inch waist...how did she do it?

[@gloria-sw1iw]

Mitzi had class and talent, she went on to be the no. 1 box office star in las vegas, and is very very rich, thanks to her very shrewd husband Jack Bean who was her manager, he died in 2006

[@ridwanerwin7487]

hahaha My Marilyn, she didn't trip up though she didn't practice walking up n down the stairs! Wonderful star ever!!!

[@brookehanley3659]

Beautiful pictures of Marilyn.

[@sailingforhome7578]

Mitzi Tweeted this last week in support of Saving the Historic Deauville Beach Hotel on Miami Beach: The gorgeous Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach is a cherished part of my life, and an landmark in show business history. I’ve recently read that the hotel, a masterpiece of the modernist architectural style known as MiMo (Miami Modern), has been recommended for demolition due to several years of neglect. When I first played Miami Beach in 1962, The Deauville was my home. In 1964, I shared its beautiful stage with The Beatles when we appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast live to millions across the country from the Deauville’s ballroom. It’s a moment that continues to reverberate across time and across music history. The Deauville helped establish Miami Beach as the “sun & fun capital of the world” and its showroom welcomed me and a host of artists in an era when this magic city was second only to Las Vegas as a major entertainment destination. I could go on and on about the many special memories that live within its walls…and how its mystique still lures visitors to the Miami. My wish is that this great lady of show business will somehow be saved and restored to its former glory. I hope the good people of the City of Miami Beach & its officials will help. I applaud the efforts of organizations such as Miami Design Preservation League for bringing attention to the need to preserve this glorious hotel. #SavetheDeauville Love ya, Mitzi #thebeatles #miamibeach #historicpreservation

[@ridwanerwin7487]

Mitzi is great too! I love her!

[@brookehanley3659]

Talented, great figure and dancer. also seems a super nice person.

[@normadesmond6017]

Agree with mitzi…. she had her own light following her. Put her in between a 100 beautiful women - you will only look at her. And that's why she s still talked about today.

[@ladonnastrang8208]

How to tell if a woman is integrious, generous, compassionate, fairminded, supportive, and loving; See: Mitzi Gaynor.

[@monrocsol1739]

MM NO MATTER WHAT IS SAID, WAS A TERRIFIC ACTRESSS AND UNIQUE LADY. PERIOD!

[@ald668]

Mitzi is so sweet!

[@bethbartlett5692]

*Mitzi Gaynor, a Star of a Class all her own, as Marilyn was. They both had a "Unique Set of Star Values" that few came close to, and they were of the Highest Authentic Level in Talents, Crafts, and Performances.*

[@marylamb3006]

I understand what you went through Marilyn. People who shine naturally have a hard time here on earth. You were a good person, a caring person and I think you were very disappointed in people. Not so much of the women, but with the men. Marilyn lowered herself to get where she wanted to go. They gave her no choice. SAD! And when you do that you still have to go out and face the world, and that is not a good feeling. She had a hard time right from the start, but she was still able to shine! Thank you Mitzi, glad to know you appreciated her.

[@HTub-bo2yl]

The only MM critic you need, MG❤️💎

[@jaccusefashion]

Mitzi is just beautiful....

[@carolbrooks1812]

Burt Lancaster’s

[@marlyhort]

Poor little girl. She felt she was not enough!

[@jaywillingham4085]

At 51 years old, ive only just started to really care who Marilyn was, amd it is the most heartbreaking thing. Over the past couple of weeks ive seen quite a few docs on her and each one echos the tragedy told by the last. I never had a clue she was so "alone".

[@StoicismDigest]

I liked Marilyn a lot, until I saw Mitzi... Jesus, she is insane, I can't believe how they didn't promote her to become as big as Marilyn

[@narniagirl1574]

I am so glad Mitzi speaks with some insight and grace on Marilyn, since she knew her early on in her career, when she was more stable and acting more naturally in front of the camera. By the time Tony Curtis and then Laurence Olivier worked with her, she was much more insecure and seemed to endlessly irritate them. But oh, if they only knew: Marilyn was raised until the age of 15 in an orphanage and bad things happen to unprotected, beautiful girls in places like that. I saw a picture of Marilyn standing with the other orphanage children, when she was about seven. There is such a look of despair, quiet desperation and abandonment, her countenance looks markedly different from the other children. I believe her abuse started that early. One of the hallmarks of being chronically sexually abused is that you have Multiple Personality Disorder, where you compartmentalize what has happened to you so you can 'get on with life'. When we see her coming across as that "little, vulnerable girl, I believe we are seeing one of her personalities. Marilyn also showed evidence that she had been severely sexually abused for years growing up in that that she had a complete lack of personal boundaries when she gave a famous interview to a journalist. As she sat on a chair, she pulled open her robe to reveal she had nothing on underneath and she proceeded to nonchalantly comb her pubic hair as she talked with the journalist. This kind of behavior would be the result of experiences that taught her that her body was not her own, not private. This is NOT normal behavior, of course but think beyond your horror of it: it is the footprints of people who used her body as a child. I am convinced it is why she had such psychiatric difficulties as an adult, and not just because she never grew up in a loving home. Her psychiatrist attested that he invited her into his home, to sit around the table with him and his wife and children so she could see what a normal home life was like. But I don't believe he ever uncovered the abuse and the Multiple Personality Disorder that went with it. I became convinced she had MPD when I saw a close up film interview with Marilyn where she exhibited, as she moved toward the camera and then it (the camera) was inches from her face, the characteristic "micro-expressions" that pass over a person's face as they transition from one personality to another. I grieve for Marilyn and all the girls like her who retreat into MPD because of horrifying life experiences.

[@aleyaashira574]

Good explaination 👍 rip MM❤️

[@standupphilosopher7059]

I don't think It was multiple personality disorder. However she was sexually and verbally abused as a child then as a adult Norma was used sexually to gain employment as a actress. Therefore she felt the despair of being taken advantage of and the abandonment from not having a family. A family that truly cared for her and loved her. A industry of men that used her. Love to Norma❤️

[@ML-rc7kb]

She did give and give and give all her life and used all her life as well would love to have been a friend to the sweet lovely marylin monroe

[@TotzkeMike]

Mitzi is SUCH a nice person ...

[@TheJamesroy3]

Class act lady- That Mitzi Gaynor!

[@deeboolove1301]

Touching deeply… touching…

[@thomaslombardo3401]

Mitzi Gaynor is a lovely lady.

[@mis5modular]

I love Mitzi she was a very good actress!

[@kashesan]

I love Marilyn. I wish she could have stayed long enough to know how much she is loved and respected today. The studios (producers) were horrible to actresses and she took all the heat.

[@sarahmuneer3666]

Marilyn Monroe Still Lives On Innocent 😇 & Beautiful ,, Love 💓 From Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@christinecraig7473]

What an absolutely lovely lady.

[@tomatoangel1]

Finally! Someone (Mitzi) who isn't busily retro-backstabbing Marilyn. God love them both.

[@lanadale1479]

Beautiful Person and A Beautiful soul!

[@Anchor5777]

Mitzi Gaynor was the star for me. I love to watch her dance.

[@pauledelsteinstudiogallery6397]

Mitzi is gorgeous

[@kimaglioti7775]

Adored her xxx xxx Tragic.

[@isaiastorres9257]

Frozen in time, forever Marilyn Monroe.

[@wildyblissjazz]

She had ZERO friends she could truly trust, yet after her death hundreds of leeches crawl out stating how great friends & supporters they were of her.

[@Endmomrntsbestrong]

Mitzi is so likeable .

[@Gundersonjohn75]

Both Mitzi and George look great for their age!

[@goldenglove4663]

she had a golden aura.

[@mimirich8766]

mitzi also exceptional

[@marthadayns4552]

It sounds like Miss Monroe had problems with depression.

[@julienawrocki655]

A P this is true as well. Her environment in her later years would have been different if someone introduced her to God. This was not going to happen in Godless Hollywood.

[@ML-rc7kb]

Oh yeah serve depression or clinical depression poor woman

[@ML-rc7kb]

@@julienawrocki655 your right she was trying for acceptance in the wrong people in men i feel bad for her life as a child on all up she did try to carw she needed JESUS

[@mckenzie.8653]

M L tell that to Whitney Houston.

[@Peayou...]

@@julienawrocki655 I forgot the women's name but the other lady who stars in gentleman prefer blondes did try to do that . Maryln Monroe definitely should have listened. Believing in God might have saved her from certain things. Just my opinion.

[@AaronOBryan60]

Love Mitzi Gaynor

[@cittaromap4163]

Classy Mitzi !!!!

[@patriciascrabeck8093]

I loved mitzi soo much. She was my favorite during those great musicals of the 1950s and 60s. I took dancing lessons thinking i could dance like her.....nope, never happened.

[@yosephjimmy7200]

O God, please interview Mitsy about the number they were doing in "Lazy" (There is no business like show business). It must be very interesting to know!

[@sandrashevey8252]

Interviewed Eve Newman (music) for my book `The Marilyn Scandal`..Marilyn did sing it but they pieced together the song as they pieced together many of her performances.

[@Mac62671]

I saw There's No Business like Show Business at least 30 years ago when I was a preteen. I only remember two things about the show and both are about Marilyn. The scene where they all walked down the stairs. I didnt remember any dress of the ladies except I totally recall that Marilyn wore blue. Remarkable iconic star.

[@duchess88]

omg i love how they talk about her, i wish i could have seen her in person

[@TheTibmeister]

Mitzi seems a sweetheart

[@goldenglove4663]

Ethel merman's dress is beautiful wow,

[@ESAATRAVIESAA]

she was not used she had a wild interesting life that no one but herself felt right in despite the messed up people in show biz

[@jadezee6316]

a rare woman by Hollywood standards thats fr sure

[@TheHarryleemartin]

Mitzi Gaynor -- what a class act

[@susannasaffold3232]

I agree that she was being used.and she didnt even now.

[@blemelin]

She knew. Watch the interviews with Joan Collins talking about Marilyn giving advice to Joan about the Wolves of Hollywood.

[@miltsar]

I like Mitzi Gaynor. I think she is one of the undervalued stars of the Hollywood studio system, Unfortunately for her , though she was being groomed to be the next 20Th Century Fox musical star, Marilyn came along. In later interviews, available on KZbin, she is not so generous in her comments about Marilyn. It's understandable but its not very nice.

[@johnnymfan5065]

If Mitzi's not very nice comments were about waiting for 96 takes, or waiting 6 hours for MM to appear on the set....hmmm..maybe, she was justified? That's kind of ridiculous that she talks about the 96 takes as if they were nothing in this interview. She was,like every other human being in that situation, fucken pissed off .No one's thinking about someone's mental illness at times like that..Get real. And Marilyn was no Angel, she was human like all of us. I don't think she cared for Mitzi. And what she did could be looked at as cruel. She did an imitation of Mitzi for her roommate(when she lived with the Strasberg) Susan Strasberg that was so right on , it had Susan on the floor laughing. I am guessing that it was not a complimentary imitation.. So there's another look at Marilyn and Mitzi,as just like us, just two more human beings, no one is better or worse than another. We are all a combination of good and bad. Marilyn Monroe wasn't a divine being. She wasn't a Saint.She was just another human being.

[@HarrisonHeld]

V nice interView about MM w/colleagues Mitzi Gaynor, George Chakiris & Julian Myers (I think) who was 1 of Marilyn's publicists at Fox

[@minelliradney9132]

Mitzi looks great too! Marilyn needed parents to guide her in youth. This beautiful needed a husband. I think that 2 husband was the healthiest one for her. Not the Kennedy men. They were married public figures. Marilyn had great potential -she just needed parents real bad!

[@GH-oi2jf]

Minelli Radney - Do you mean DiMaggio? He was a bum.

[@normadesmond6017]

2 husbands? Marilyn had 3. The first one was at 16, the second di Maggio, the third Miller. The last 2 were the worst. Di Maggio didn't think he married Marilyn Monroe. Miller didn't think he married Norma Jean.

[@heathervelasco5159]

@@normadesmond6017 really then why was she going to remarry Joe demaggio before she was killed

[@normadesmond6017]

@@heathervelasco5159 yes really. It was well known for those who know what happened in Marilyns life. Watch the documentaries. Read the books that matter. He beat her up after this scene in The seven years itch. He wanted a wife who would cook him spaghetti, gave him children and took care of the house. And then he married Marilyn Monroe. Not so smart.... She threw him out after the beating and divorced him. That's a fact. Wanting to remarry DiMaggio is not a fact. He helped her during the last year of his life? Big time. But that doesn't mean their marriage wasn't a disaster.

[@TheVerbalVolley]

She looks so nervous, uneasy and tight around Tony Curtis at about 5:37.

[@gardensofthegods]

I would never have guessed that was George chakiris

[@yoventa]

will there be a second part to this? Very interesting interview btw

[@Kath666]

Very interesting indeed. Hope you will put the rest up.

[@hubs37]

Mitzi is so sweet, It would enhance my life so much if she was my next door neighbour

[@Rankutubuki88]

Wow what a wonderful statement! “ She kinda glow in the dark”😲😲😲😍

[@msmarycrawley4303]

Aw i love Mitzi

[@howardballou6211]

Marilyn was a one of a kind talent. The biggest mistake she made was announcing she was going to hold a press conference the next day to disclose her relationship with JFK. The night before that press conference she "over dosed" & died. The missing pages from the White House Telephone Log have never been recovered for incoming calls of that fateful night. "Like a candle in the wind..."

[@davidmoser7849]

howard Ballou wrong Howard

[@GH-oi2jf]

howard Ballou - This is baloney. People who promote these things are just another group exploiting her.

[@solution42]

@@GH-oi2jf so what you think she died of ? There are two options 1.She was murdered but why ? 2.She over dosed but why at that time ? There have to be something that happened to her.

[@daphneduryea9136]

@@solution42 Accidental. She took Nembutal & chloral hydrate with champagne.

[@ironduke2000]

She did not announce that she was going to hold a press conference to denounce JFK. This is utter hogwash without an iota of proof to back it up.

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

How do I suppose to feel about myself? Marilyn being so beautiful, knowing that she atracted people like no one, and yet, so insecure! How do I suppose to feel about myself? And yet I am content within myself. Maybe Marilyn had an idea of how the character in the movie should behave but she didn't quite grasp that idea to put it in the film. Maybe she was so demanding of herself. One thing is sure, she respected her work and wanted to excell at it.

[@richardmcleod1930]

Norma Jean Baker is a classy Mae West!

[@danielfronc4304]

Mitzi Gaynor in her prime was so beautiful, talented, and professional that only Marilyn Monroe could make her look less than she was. In the '60s I studied the great musicals and productions of Hollywood's '30s and '40s and boy did I have a crush on Mitzi Gaynor.

[@ageeblue752]

the truth come out sooner or later...........NORMA JEAN!

[@jackjones3657]

It's painfully obvious that Monroe's quote of 'Hollywood pays $1000 for a picture and $1 for your soul' seems true. You get financially rich but almost always lose yourself in the process.

[@mariejones3913]

unlike shelley YOU were STUNNING you are allowed to speak about her as you were NOT jealous! nice

[@lindataylor6831]

Such a shame. She was gorgeous, talented, but lonely and lacked self esteem for some reason. Men used her. She is an Icon for sure. We will never know for certain whether it was murder or suicide.

[@kimaglioti7775]

Heartbreaking.

[@jeanneensign9792]

Poor Marilyn didn't have anyone to share her success with. No dad, no mom, no siblings. 😢 What a pity she was so misunderstood. Now I think many women can identify with having no self confidence but, no family. That is a lot to deal with.