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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Profile: Marni Nixon: The "Real" Voice in 1960's Film Musicals (CBS News)

From CBS News:

Sunday Morning
April 20, 2008

In 1964, Time magazine outted Marni Nixon as the singing voice behind Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady,” Deborah Kerr in “The King and I,” and Maria in “West Side Story.” Long an open secret in Hollywood, Marni Nixon and her four octave, pitch-perfect soprano voice was finally getting her due as “the ghostess with the mostest” for her uncredited roles in three of the most successful movie musicals in history. Charles Osgood spends time with Marni Nixon, the voice of Hollywood.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/09/sunday/main13562.shtml

Also see:
www.marninixon.com

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