Why did Liz lose out to Mitzi?
Published in Daily Trivia
Elizabeth Taylor was seriously considered for the lead role of Nurse Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical South Pacific. Taylor auditioned for composer Richard Rodgers, but she was so nervous that her normally sweet voice turned raspy -- she lost the part to Mitzi Gaynor.








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