Marni Nixon - Movie and TV Clips

Marni Nixon talking about her career, with film clips featuring her voice dubbing for Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and Audrey Hepburn in West Side Story, The King and I and My Fair Lady. Also clips from Mulan, Mary Poppins, and a TV appearance with Liberace. Marni's new book is out, and she appears live on stage at Theatre West in Los Angeles October 19-22, 2006. www.theatrewest.org 323-851-7977

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• marni
• nixon
• west
• side
• story
• king
• poppins
• mulan
• audrey
• hepburn
• natalie
• wood
• sondheim
• kerr
• bernstein
• hammerstein
• rogers

[CharlieMount]

Marni didn't sing for Julie Andrews in "Mary Poppins". She did voices for the animated characters.

[54nomore]

It is unbelievable to me a woman w/so much talent never truly got the recognition from the masses she truly deserved. She has such a tremendous and most beautiful voice. I grew up on those musicals she dubbed for, and I can never forgive the producers for never mentioning her in the credits. I love and adore Marni Nixon and she will forever hold a place in my heart. She should be given a special Oscar, Tony, and Grammy for her work over these years. Great Post!!

[Kismetico]

If you read Marni's book, she is frank about her career and is not unkind about any of the women she voice-doubled.She and Deborah really collaborated - and lovely Audrey ,she said, tried so hard to impress the producers with her gentle but limited singing voice.She felt sorry that Natalie was praised by the producers to her face, and all the while they intended to dub her,when filming finished.

Natalie was furious,and i can understand why.

[delicatewhimsy]

I had no idea she was the voice behind all of my favorite muscials... I feel like my whole life is a lie! But she had such a versatile voice. And so beautiful too! My goodness.

[RobinGoodFellovv]

@Picture111

She's not dubbing Julie Andrews, she's dubbing the geese!

[ApoloExpress]

i grew up liking sister sophia the best because she was on maria's side haha and a few years ago when i found out she was marni nixon i was yeahhhh!! she's awesome!!!

[Picture111]

Why is the clip from Mary Poppins included? I thought that was all Julie Andrews?

[girldetective18]

Incredible voice.  Ahhhh

[Rapture1987]

@jmie5 Audrey Hepburn sang more in MY FAIR LADY than Natalie Wood did in WSS. Audrey sang most of "Just You Wait" herself - as well as the reprise, later on in the film.

Audrey also sang a few lines in the introduction to "I Could Have Danced" (e.g: 'Sleep, sleep, I couldn't sleep tonight!')

If they had transposed the songs down for Audrey, she could have done it with some proper guidance - not in an operatic manner of course, but still meaningfully.

Still, Marni was mostly awesome in MFL.

[gLeEeEeK123]

Legend.

[dahsuerk]

My family always had both the Broadway and motion pictures record albums of the hit musicals.  The motion picture soundtrack albums never mentioned who sang the songs.

[Loobs666]

Did you also know that she over-dubbed Johnny Rottens vocals on the Sex Pistols' track 'Anarchy in the UK' and the Nine Inch Nails track 'Starfuckers inc'...amongst many others! Check out the Stranglers first album, Rattus Norvegicus.... It's all Marni!