{"title":"MARNI NIXON: THE MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY RECORDINGS","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarni Nixon (1930–2016) was an American soprano whose voice became one of the most recognizable in cinema history, even as her face and name remained hidden for decades. Dubbed \"The Ghostess with the Mostess,\" Nixon provided the singing voices for some of Hollywood’s most iconic leading ladies during the Golden Age of movie musicals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn Margaret Nixon McEathron in Altadena, California, Nixon was a musical prodigy who began playing the violin at age four and later transitioned to professional singing.[6] Her versatility and ability to mimic the vocal mannerisms of other actresses made her the ultimate \"ghost singer.\" Her most celebrated work includes dubbing Deborah Kerr in The King and I (1956), Natalie Wood in West Side Story (1961), and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1964). She even provided the high notes for Marilyn Monroe in \"Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, Nixon worked under strict anonymity, often signing contracts that forbade her from revealing her contributions. It wasn’t until the era of home video and the publication of her 2006 memoir, I Could Have Sung All Night, that the public fully recognized her as the voice behind hits like \"I Feel Pretty\" and \"I Could Have Danced All Night.\"\u003cbr\u003eBeyond her \"ghosting\" career, Nixon was a distinguished performer in her own right. She appeared on-screen as Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music (1965) and voiced Grandmother Fa in Disney’s Mulan (1998). A classically trained soprano, she performed with the New York Philharmonic and earned Grammy nominations for her classical recordings. Her later years were spent on Broadway and teaching the next generation of singers. When she died in 2016 at age 86, she left behind a legacy as the invisible backbone of the American musical film, a talent whose voice defined an era of Hollywood magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"marni-nixon-sings-works-by-debussy-faure","title":"Marni Nixon Sings Works by Debussy \u0026 Faure","description":"\u003cp\u003eCLAUDE DEBUSSY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1        Mandoline    1:31\u003cbr\u003e2        Beau Soir    2:32\u003cbr\u003e3        Il Pleur Dans Mon Coeur (From The Ariettes Oubliées}    2:49\u003cbr\u003e4        Romance    2:05\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFêtes Galantes, First Version \u003cbr\u003e5        En Sourdine    3:08\u003cbr\u003e6        Fantoches    1:17\u003cbr\u003e7        Clair de Lune    3:05 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFêtes Galantes, Second Version\u003cbr\u003e8        Les Ingénus    \u003cbr\u003e9        Le Faune    2:18\u003cbr\u003e10        Colloque Sentimental    4:00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGABRIEL FAURE\u003cbr\u003e1        Le Secret, Op. 23, No. 3    2:31\u003cbr\u003e2        Mandoline, Op. 58, No. 1    1:51\u003cbr\u003e3        Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1    2:40\u003cbr\u003e4        Au Bord de L'eau, Op. 8, No. 1    1:55\u003cbr\u003e5        Prison, Op. 83, No. 1    2:17\u003cbr\u003e6        Notre Amour, Op. 23, No. 2    2:01\u003cbr\u003e7        Après Un Rêve, Op. 7, No. 1    2:41\u003cbr\u003e8        Les Roses D'Ispahan, Op. 39, N0. 4    2:53\u003cbr\u003e9        Clair de Lune, Op. 46, No. 2    3:01\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Musical Heritage Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48897393492276,"sku":"d4dfadd7-b317-47c6-8885-48feafa559c2","price":9.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/5740\/5748\/files\/artwork811be39a-0816-4fe2-80bb-dadc589110cf.jpg?v=1783359967"},{"product_id":"maxwell-davies-eight-songs-for-a-mad-king-miss-donnithornes-maggot","title":"Maxwell-Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King; Miss Donnithorne's Maggot - The New Music Settings Ensemble, Marni Nixon, Michael Gallup","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight Songs for a Mad King, \u003cbr\u003e(Text by Randolph Stow \u003cbr\u003eand King George III)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sentry (King Prussia’s Minuet)\u003cbr\u003e2. 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