She was an American soprano who was contracted to MGM and after several sucessful musicals worked in the theatre and returned to opera repertore usually buffa roles:

Born: February 9, 1922 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Died: February 17, 2010 (age 88) in Los Angeles, California, USA

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337113/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/...ayson-obituary


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Portraiture:


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This Is Love:
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Life magazine (Two Sisters From Boston with Jimmy Durante)


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Miscellany (inc.promotional shots Kiss Me Kate etc):

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LP covers:

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