ACTOR

Kathryn Grayson

1922 - 2010

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Kathryn Grayson (born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick; February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano. From the age of 12, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathryn Grayson has received more than 1,384,631 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Kathryn Grayson is the 4,977th most popular actor (down from 4,927th in 2019), the 7,265th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,330th in 2019) and the 2,233rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Kathryn Grayson has had the most page views in the with 121,478 views, followed by Italian (3,586), and French (3,527). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (172.16%), Uzbek (126.81%), and Afrikaans (76.89%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kathryn Grayson ranks 4,977 out of 13,578. Before her are Shuhrat Abbosov, Jack Pickford, Dalton Vigh, Burghart Klaußner, Ron Moody, and Bindu. After her are Molly Ringwald, June Gable, Ana Torrent, Aileen Pringle, Marie-Josée Croze, and Jang Keun-suk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Kathryn Grayson ranks 312. Before her are Alfred G. Knudson, Božo Broketa, China Zorrilla, Hannelore Schroth, Oscar Pettiford, and Edwin Vásquez. After her are Marcel Mouloudji, Nancy Walker, Mariya Polivanova, Coleen Gray, Roger Gautier, and Gustav Freij. Among people deceased in 2010, Kathryn Grayson ranks 295. Before her are Federico Vairo, Nino Defilippis, Pedro Dellacha, Luigi Padovese, Philippe Séguin, and Geoffrey Burbidge. After her are Takeshi Shudo, Raúl Belén, Eino Tamberg, Edoardo Sanguineti, Walter Rudin, and José Joaquín Trejos Fernández.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathryn Grayson ranks 7,265 out of 20,380. Before her are Jimmy Kimmel (1967), Vic Damone (1928), Oscar Pettiford (1922), Clyfford Still (1904), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), and Jack Finney (1911). After her are Molly Ringwald (1968), Vikki Carr (1941), Maynard James Keenan (1964), June Gable (1945), Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779), and Aileen Pringle (1895).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kathryn Grayson ranks 2,233. Before her are Al Lewis (1923), David Dastmalchian (1977), Yasmine Bleeth (1968), Garret Dillahunt (1964), Buddy Hackett (1924), and Joyce Van Patten (1934). After her are Molly Ringwald (1968), June Gable (1945), Aileen Pringle (1895), Mildred Dunnock (1901), Mary Beth Peil (1940), and Tim Daly (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

Kiss Me Kate
Lilli Vanessi / Katherine "Kate"
Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.
Nov 26o 19536.5 / 10
Anchors Aweigh
Susan Abbott
Two sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to get a girl for Clarence. Clarence has his eye on a girl with musical aspirations, and before Joe can stop him, promises to get her an audition with José Iturbi. But the trouble really starts when Joe realizes he's falling for his buddy's girl.
Aug 13o 19456.8 / 10
Show Boat
Magnolia Hawks
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
Jul 19o 19516 / 10