bluesoul Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Marni Nixon, the Voice Behind the Screen, Dies at 86 "Classically trained, Ms. Nixon was throughout the 1950s and ’60s the unseen — and usually uncredited — singing voice of the stars in a spate of celebrated Hollywood films. She dubbed Deborah Kerr in “The King and I,” Natalie Wood in “West Side Story” and Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady,” among many others." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 She went to work, didn't she. Made a lot of money and such for many others, sent a lot of spotlight a lot of different ways. And generally got the recompense of a common laborer. RIP, great job, and thanks for refusing to remain anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) Sorry to hear this news. Along with her work in Hollywood, Nixon made a terrific LP of Charles Ives' songs for Nonesuch. Here's a sample, a beautiful setting of a Matthew Arnold poem: Edited July 25, 2016 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 I share this post from a several years ago because I remember having this album once and Marni sang on one of the cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 She is on a number of space age bachelor pad albums, including Henri Rene's Riot in Rhythm and Russ Garcia's Fantastica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 A review I wrote of Nixon's nightclub act back in 1980: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1980/04/11/page/34/article/music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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