Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon

"Loverly" soprano Marni Nixon has ensured herself a proper place in film history although most moviegoers would not recognize her if they passed her on the street. But if you heard her, that might be a horse of a different color. Marni is one of those unsung heroes (or should I say "much sung" heroes) whose incredible talents were given short shrift at the time. For those who think film superstars such as Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, and Audrey Hepburn possessed not only powerhouse dramatic talents but amazing singing voices as well...think again. Kerr's Anna in The King and I (1956), Natalie's Maria in West Side Story (1961), and Audrey's Eliza in My Fair Lady (1964) were all dubbed by the amazing Marni Nixon, and nowhere in the credits will you find that fact. Born Marni McEathron in Altadena, California, she was a former child actress and soloist with the Roger Wagner Chorale in the beginning. Trained in opera, yet possessing a versatile voice for pop music and easy standards as well, she not only sang for Arnold Schönberg and Igor Stravinsky but also recorded light songs. Marni made her Broadway musical debut in 1954 in a show that lasted two months but nothing came from it. In 1955, the singer contracted to dub Deborah Kerr in The King and I (1956) was killed in a car accident in Europe and a replacement was needed. Marni was hired...and the rest is history. Much impressed, the studios brought her in to "ghost" Ms. Kerr's voice once again in the classic tearjerker An Affair to Remember (1957). From there she went on to make Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn sound incredibly good with such classic songs as "Tonight" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly." She finally appeared on screen in a musical in The Sound of Music (1965) starring Julie Andrews, who physically resembles Marni. The role is a small one, however, and she is only given a couple of solo lines in "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" as a singing nun. Marni's vocal career in films dissolved by the mid 1960s, but she continued on with concerts and in symphony halls, while billing herself as "The Voice of Hollywood" in one-woman cabaret shows. Throughout the years, she has played on the legit stage, including the lead roles in "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music," and in her matronly years has been seen as Fraulein Schneider in "Cabaret," and in the musicals "Follies" and "70 Girls 70." Her last filmed singing voice was as the grandmother in the animated feature Mulan (1998) in the 1990s. Married three times, twice to musicians; one of her husbands, Ernest Gold, by whom she had three children, was a film composer and is best known for his Academy Award-winning epic Exodus (1960). Marni Nixon died July 24, 2016 (age 86), in New York City, New York, USA

  • Título: Marni Nixon
  • Popularidad: 2.653
  • Conocido por: Acting
  • Cumpleaños: 1930-02-22
  • Lugar de nacimiento: Altadena, California, USA
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  • También conocido como: Margaret Nixon McEathron
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Marni Nixon Películas

  • 1998
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    Mulán

    Mulán

    7.9 1998 HD

    Mulán, una joven china hija única de la familia Fa, en lugar de buscar novio, como sus amigas, trata por todos los medios de alistarse...

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  • 1965
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    Sonrisas y lágrimas

    Sonrisas y lágrimas

    7.727 1965 HD

    Austria, 1938. María es una alegre novicia que abandona la abadía de Salzburgo para convertirse en la institutriz de los siete hijos de...

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  • 1961
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    West Side Story (Amor sin barreras)

    West Side Story (Amor sin barreras)

    7.254 1961 HD

    En el West Side de Nueva York, un barrio marginal, se disputan la hegemonía dos bandas callejeras: los 'sharks', portorriqueños, y los...

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  • 1999
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    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tú y yo

    Tú y yo

    7.363 1957 HD

    Un elegante playboy y una bella cantante de un club nocturno se conocen a bordo de un lujoso transatlántico y surge entre ellos un apasionado...

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  • 1964
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    Mary Poppins

    Mary Poppins

    7.569 1964 HD

    Reinado de Eduardo VII (1901-1910). Una familia inglesa formada por un padre banquero, una madre sufragista y dos niños rebeldes -que...

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  • 1997
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    I Think I Do

    I Think I Do

    6.2 1997 HD

    Bob y Brendan, dos compañeros de piso víctimas de un amor mutuo no correspondido, se reencuentran cinco años después de...

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  • 1967
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    Jack y las habichuelas mágicas

    Jack y las habichuelas mágicas

    7.2 1967 HD

    Jack cambia una vaca, que es la única fortuna de su casa, por unas habichuelas “mágicas” que le ofrece el buhonero Jeremy....

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  • 1985
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    Taking My Turn

    Taking My Turn

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1956
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    El rey y yo

    El rey y yo

    7.1 1956 HD

    Adaptación de un musical basado en una novela de Margaret Landon. En 1862, Anna Leonowens, una institutriz inglesa, llega al palacio real de...

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  • 1964
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    My Fair Lady (Mi bella dama)

    My Fair Lady (Mi bella dama)

    7.495 1964 HD

    Versión cinematográfica del mito de Pigmalión, inspirada en la obra teatral homónima del escritor irlandés G.B....

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  • 1951
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    Alicia en el país de las maravillas

    Alicia en el país de las maravillas

    7.2 1951 HD

    Historia de magia y fantasía en el que la joven Alicia se sumerge en el sorprendente país de las maravillas y conoce a extraordinarios...

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  • 1995
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    More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

    More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

    7 1995 HD

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  • 1999
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    Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales

    Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales

    7.934 1999 HD

    ‘Ley y Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales’ es una serie de televisión estadounidense grabada en Nueva York donde es...

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    El premio Óscar –también llamado «premio de la Academia» o en inglés: Academy Award– es un premio...

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  • 1967
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    The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

    6.3 1963 HD

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