Mitzi Gaynor…Headline Act For Beatles Miami Show Tells All

This is a wonderful five minute clip of Mitzi talking about her appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ on February 16 which would be the Beatles second time on the show. In an earlier post, I mentioned the heat in the Deauville Hotel’s ballroom and how everyone was gleaming with sweat. What I did not tell you was the story Mitzi alludes to here…about her “glistening cleavage”. Sullivan production secretary Barbra Forster was there and told me this story. Even though they were in Miami, so was a CBS censor! The man from the dreaded Program Practices saw the rehearsal and notice Mitzi was sweating as she danced and it was only after seeing the sweat drip into her cleavage that he became concerned that she was showing too much. After a lot of cringing and arguing, more powder was added and a small scarf was tucked in behind the top of her dress to cover the offending extra inch of skin. Now you’ll understand her comments about the catholic church. Thanks to Glenn Mack for the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI-8YxFNArM&feature=youtu.be

See the full interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/mitzi-gaynor

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