Mitzi Gaynor's 'no garlic' rule

In this web extra, film and TV star and Las Vegas entertainer Mitzi Gaynor explains to correspondent Mo Rocca some of the rules for her male background dancers.

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[ldodom]

The standard No Garlic & No BJ's backstage contract clause. I have a feeling Liberace didn't sign one of those.

[corey-bird]

Garlic rules, this vampire is missing out.

[gjm]

Oh please! I wore makeup every show and every time I sang and danced with her. All her male dancers did. One time I was on my way to the dressing room and I whistled just a little bit she stopped me and made me turn around 3 times. I remember thinking how stupid that was. One night during the show Mitzi and I were dancing together alone and night after night she would change Tommy Walsh’s choreography and get way too close to me and my arm knocked her blonde wig off and it fell to the ground. I just kept on dancing as big as ever and split leaped off stage and I heard her say to me, “It’s not your fault dear.” She was a talented lady but had issues.