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Stage and Screen

The Ghostess with the Mostess

Monday 14 March 2005 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)

Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr all have one thing in common: the voice of Marni Nixon, queen of Hollywood's dubbing singers.

Edward Seckerson hears how she secretly starred in the films of My Fair Lady, The King and I and West Side Story.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Producer: Bill Lloyd
Playlist: Joanna Peck

My Fair Lady (Lerner/ Loewe)
Original Film Soundtrack
T3 - Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Sony Masterworks SMK 66711

West Side Story (Bernstein)
Original Film Soundtrack
T9 - I Feel Pretty
Sony 35DP 59

The King And I (Rodgers/ Hammerstein)
Original Film Soundtrack
T2 - I Whistle A Happy Tune
T7 - Getting To Know You
T9- Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?
T4 - Hello, Young Lovers
Capitol Records CDP 7 46632 2

West Side Story (Bernstein)
Original Film Soundtrack
T14 - A Boy Like That - I Have A Love
T11 - Quintet
Sony 35DP 59

LP: Mary Poppins (Shermans)
Side 2 Band 2 - Feed The Birds
Disneyland Records DQ1256

My Fair Lady DVD
Audrey Hepburn singing Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Warner Z1 28885

My Fair Lady (Lerner/ Loewe)
Original Film Soundtrack
T10 - I Could Have Danced All Night
T7 - Just You Wait
Sony Masterworks SMK 66711

The Sound Of Music (Rodgers/ Hammerstein)
Original Film Soundtrack
T4 - Maria
RCA BD82005

Schoenberg Cabaret Songs
T2 - Gigerletta, with Leonard Bernstein, piano
RCA ARL1-1231

Marni Nixon Sings Debussy and Faure
T4 - Romance (Debussy), with Armen Guzelimian
MHS Records MHS 4699Z

LP: Taking My Turn (Will Holt and Gary Friedman) - off-Broadway show
Band 8 - Vivaldi
Broadway Limited Records 1001-R




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