Marni Nixon, the Singing Voice Behind the Screen, Dies at 86

[bluesoul]

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."

[JSngry]

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.

[HutchFan]

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

[BFrank]

I share this post from a several years ago because I remember having this album once and Marni sang on one of the cuts.

 

[Teasing the Korean]

She is on a number of space age bachelor pad albums, including Henri Rene's Riot in Rhythm and Russ Garcia's Fantastica. 

[Larry Kart]

A review I wrote of Nixon's nightclub act back in 1980: 

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1980/04/11/page/34/article/music