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Jul 27, 2016 · One of the great unsung stars of Hollywood was Marni Nixon, a voice double whose singing stood in for such actresses as Deborah Kerr in "The King and I," Nat...
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Jul 25, 2016 · Marni Nixon’s pipes were put to work at an early age. Born Margaret Nixon McEathron, in Altadena, CA, she began singing when she was a child. She studied singing and opera with Thomas Noble ...
Jul 25, 2016 · Nixon was born Margaret Nixon McEathron in 1929 in Altadena, California. The nickname Marni came from the first letters of her first and middle names. She took up the violin as a child and later ...
Margaret Nixon "Marni" McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American singer and actress in movie musicals. She was best known for dubbing the singing voices of the leading actresses in movies, including The King and I , West Side Story , and My Fair Lady .
Miss Nixon is the singing voice of Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn in the Motion Pictures and on the Soundtracks of The King and I, An Affair to Remember, West Side Story, and My Fair Lady. Recently, Marni was the recipient of the George Peabody Award 2012 for "Outstanding Contributions to American Music". Headshots.
Marni Nixon (b.Altadena, CA, 22 February 1930) is an American soprano much admired for her versatility and flawless technique.She supplied the singing voices of numerous stars – albeit anonymously – on the soundtracks of Hollywood films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably Deborah Kerr in The King and I (1956) and An Affair to Remember (1957), Natalie Wood in West Side Story (1961), and Audrey ...
Jul 25, 2016 · Marni Nixon, known as Hollywood's "invisible voice", has died aged 86. The singer appeared, uncredited, on many of the biggest movie musicals of all time - dubbing the voices for Deborah Kerr in ...
