Marni Nixon: The secret voice of movie musicals

from WSJ Speakeasy · host Christopher Farley, The Wall Street Journal

Marni Nixon has dubbed the singing voices for some of the most celebrated musicals in movie history including The King and I, West Side Story, and My Fair Lady. She joins Christopher John Farley with stories about the classic film era, and what Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and Audrey Hepburn thought about her singing over them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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