In 2004, Gaynor re-released her 1997 album The Answer ( also released under the title What a Life ) as a follow up to her successful album I Wish You Love.

Other films shot in widescreen were the musical Happy Days ( 1929 ) which premiered at the Roxy Theater, New York City, on February 13, 1930, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell and a 12 year old Betty Grable as a chorus girl ; Song o ’ My Heart, a musical feature starring Irish tenor John McCormack and directed by Frank Borzage ( Seventh Heaven, A Farewell to Arms ), which was shipped from the labs on March 17, 1930, but never released and may no longer survive, according to film historian Miles Kreuger ( the 35mm version, however, debuted in New York on March 11, 1930 ); and the western The Big Trail ( 1930 ) starring John Wayne and Tyrone Power, Sr. which premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on October 2, 1930, all of which were also made in the 70mm Fox Grandeur process.

Gaynor was not only the first but also, at 22 years old, the youngest actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress up until 1986.

For a number of years, Gaynor was the Fox studios foremost actress and was given the choice of prime roles, starring in such films as Sunny Side Up ( 1929 ), Delicious ( 1931 ), Merely Mary Ann ( also 1931 ), and Adorable ( 1933 ), as well as State Fair ( 1933 ) with Will Rogers and The Farmer Takes a Wife ( 1935 ), which introduced Henry Fonda to the screen as Gaynor's leading man.

The 1958 film version, also directed by Logan, starred Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston, and Juanita Hall.

Throughout the 1970s, Polydor became a major rock label, and also championed disco, being home to such platinum-selling disco acts as the Bee Gees and Gloria Gaynor.

During the 1960s and 1970s, there were also numerous one-time variety specials featuring stars such as Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross and Mitzi Gaynor, none of whom ever had a regular television series.

Murnau, who was also resident at Fox at this time, he developed his own style of lushly visual romanticism in a hugely successful series of films starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, including Seventh Heaven ( 1927 ), for which he won the first Academy Award for Directing, Street Angel ( 1928 ) and Lucky Star ( 1929 ).

The production team also worked with Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, producer Rahni Song and Gloria Gaynor, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Gladys Knight, The Jackson 5, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Archie Bell & the Drells, Jerry Bell and The Intruders.

The initial lineup also included the " Nick at Nite Movie ," which aired nightly and included such classic films as The Red House with Edward G. Robinson and A Star is Born with Janet Gaynor and Frederic March.

In the 1970s, Curb wrote for and produced Roy Orbison, the Osmond Family, Lou Rawls, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Solomon Burke ; he also signed artists such as the Sylvers, Eric Burdon, War, Richie Havens, the Five Man Electrical Band, Gloria Gaynor, Johnny Bristol, Exile and The Four Seasons.

Mitzi Gaynor Donahue ( born May 2, 1962 in Yorba Linda, Orange County, California ) is an American actress, also credited and more popularly known as Mitzi Kapture.

Gleason also co-wrote and briefly appeared as a hot dog vendor in the 1934 Janet Gaynor vehicle Change of Heart.

During the 1990s, Gaynor also became a featured columnist for the influential newsmagazine The Hollywood Reporter.

" I Am What I Am " from La Cage aux Folles was recorded by Gloria Gaynor and became a disco favorite.

Reverting to the Burchill / Kerr / Gaynor / Duffy line-up, Simple Minds recorded a new studio album, Graffiti Soul, which was released on 25 May 2009.

In early October 2010, a new line-up of Simple Minds ( Burchill, Kerr, Gaynor, Gillespie with new bassist Ged Grimes ) completed four weeks at the Sphere Recording Studios in London during which four songs were recorded and mixed for an extensive new compilation album to be called " Greatest Hits +" and for the forthcoming new Simple Minds studio album.

Albin's Act I finale number, " I Am What I Am ", was recorded by Gloria Gaynor and proved to be one of her biggest hits.

Gaynor recorded two albums for the Verve label, one called Mitzi and the second called Mitzi Gaynor Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin.

Upon returning to Nashville in 1979, she had her songs recorded by Gloria Gaynor and Chaka Khan.

Shortly after Clout's " Substitute " climbed the charts worldwide, the song was re-arranged and recorded as an A-side release for Gloria Gaynor, though the single was soon flipped to the B-side, revealing her massive hit " I will Survive ".

Well-known late 1970s disco performers included Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Trammps, Van McCoy, Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, Chic, and The Jacksons — the latter which first dipped its toes into disco as The Jackson 5.

Also in 1974, Gloria Gaynor released the first side-long disco mix vinyl album, which included a remake of The Jackson 5's " Never Can Say Goodbye " and two other songs, " Honey Bee " and " Reach Out ( I'll Be There )".

Gloria Gaynor argued that the music industry supported the destruction of disco because rock music producers were losing money and rock musicians were losing the spotlight.

Gloria Gaynor ( born September 7, 1949 ) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits ; " I Will Survive " ( Hot 100 number 1, 1979 ), " Never Can Say Goodbye " ( Hot 100 number 9, 1974 ), " Let Me Know ( I Have a Right )" ( Hot 100 number 42, 1980 ) and " I Am What I Am " ( R & B number 82, 1983 ).

In 1980 and again in 1981, Gaynor released two disco albums which were virtually ignored in the United States due to the backlash against disco, which began late in 1979.

In 1983, she released an album entitled Gloria Gaynor, in which she rejected disco for mid-tempo R & B and Pop style songs.

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First appearing in dance clubs by the middle of the decade, ( with such hits as " The Hustle " by Van McCoy ), songstresses like Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and Anita Ward ( in North America ); and Dalida ( in Europe ) popularized the genre and were described in subsequent decades as the " disco divas.

During 1973 – 74, MFSB's " Love Is the Message " displayed " early rumblings of the disco sound ", and shortly afterward emerged the songs " Never Can Say Goodbye " by Gloria Gaynor, " The Hustle " by Van McCoy, and " Love to Love You Baby " by Donna Summer.

Despite the award's short span, the award helped solidify Gaynor as one of the best-known female disco artists from the 1970s and the song " I Will Survive " as one of the most recognized and top-selling songs from the genre.

* Gloria Gaynor, American singer, best known for the disco hit " I Will Survive "

Gloria Gaynor performed a disco version in 1975.

The song has been covered numerous times, most notably in 1974 by disco diva Gloria Gaynor and in 1987 by Hi-NRG / dance-pop group The Communards.

A second major version, reimagined as a disco record by Gloria Gaynor in 1974, was a number-nine hit on the U. S. Pop Singles chart and went to number thirty-four on the Soul Singles chart.

The Gloria Gaynor version became one of the defining recordings of the disco era.

After almost 30 years of its release, Gaynor continues to ride the success of " I Will Survive ", touring the country and the world over and performing her signature song on dozens of TV shows.

Said Gaynor of her biggest hit in a 2012 interview " It feels great to have such a song like that because I get kids five and six years old telling me they like the song, and then people seventy-five and eighty.

When a goal is scored by Feyenoord in their home matches the song I Will Survive, covered by the Hermes House Band, but made famous by Gloria Gaynor in the 1970s is played.

Although the band described it as a serious take on the original, one they'd been playing live for years, original performer Gloria Gaynor considers it her least favorite version of the song due to its use of profanity.

Although Forbes played bass guitar on all album tracks, Gaynor only played on one song, " War Babies ".

* Gloria Gaynor ( Disco version of the song, on 1975 MGM Records album Experience Gloria Gaynor, catalog number M3G 4997 )

Gloria Gaynor and producers Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren won the Best Disco Recording award for the song " I Will Survive ".

" I Will Survive " is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978.

Originally released as the B-side to a cover version of the Righteous Brothers song " Substitute ", " I Will Survive " became a worldwide hit for Gaynor when disc jockeys played that side of the record instead.

The song has been covered by many other artists, including 2Play ( 2005 ), Bananarama ( 2001 ) on Exotica album, Brian McKnight ( 2007 ), Kenny G featuring McKnight ( 2004 ) from At Last ... The Duets Album, Boston Pops Orchestra composed by John Williams, Columbia Ballroom Orchestra ( 1994 ), Dave Koz featuring R & B artist Montell Jordan taking the vocal lead ( 1999 ) on the album The Dance, David & the High Spirit ( 2003 ), Del ( 2004 ), Delight ( 2001 ), DJ Irene ( 2003 ), Farhad Besharati ( 2006 ), George Michael ( 1998 ), Gloria Gaynor, Harlemm Lee ( 2003 ), Hit Crew ( 2006 ), James Douglas ( 2003 ), Julio Iglesias ( 2006 ), Jordan Knight ( 2006 ), Katelyn Tarver ( 2006 ), Kenny G ( 2004 ), Kymeria ( 2005 ), Paul Mauriat, Richard Clayderman for his 1988 album ' A little night music ', Roger Williams, Roxy Pain ( 2007 ), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1998 ), Sarah Washington, The Sax Brothers ( 2003 ), Simion Luca ( 1998 ), Skip Martin ( 2006 ), Slinkee Minx ( 2004 ) A on " Closer ( Slinkee Minx song ) | Closer " single, The Shadows ( 1987 ) on Simply Shadows, Barry Manilow ( 2008 ) Tereza Kerndlová and 3Oh! 3 Ft: Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter & Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, The Supervillains ( 2011 ) and sampled by the Paper Route Gangstaz, Sharam Jey ft. James Douglas-Out Of Your Mind ( Club Mix ).