tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post8509136732865090854..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Marni Nixon is My "Kathy Selden"NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87621353398182109862008-04-06T15:15:00.000-04:002008-04-06T15:15:00.000-04:00I met and talked with Marni Nixon last spring (07)...I met and talked with Marni Nixon last spring (07) in Athens, GA when Robert Osborne brought her here for his annual Film Festival. It was one of the highlights of my life. She is very lovely. We are almost exactly the same age and I grew up on her beautiful singing voice. I bought her cd that night and also her book "I could have sung all night." It is a very good read. It is a shame that she didn't get more credit for all the work she did. I wish Hollywood would honor her in some wonderful way. KittyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027418977349043861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73286967808390911802007-08-13T17:13:00.000-04:002007-08-13T17:13:00.000-04:00Hi again,The transition for Audrey to Marnie can a...Hi again,<BR/><BR/>The transition for Audrey to Marnie can also be clearly heard in the build up to and start of 'The rain in Spain'. Audrey sings the recitative and then Marnie takes it off! I understand that there's a recording around of Audrey singing the songs - maybe conducted dby Andre previn! This was before they decided to use another (Marnie's) voice. Also, in a bio of the life of Natalie Wood you can also hear - in the background - short pieces of the songs Natalie recorded for 'West Side Story'. She doesn't sing the songs well at all! This info. may not be 100% correct becasue it's coming from memory - or 'off the cuff'!<BR/>Philmonkey1954https://www.blogger.com/profile/01793655091285529547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66962239131104303282007-08-13T17:04:00.000-04:002007-08-13T17:04:00.000-04:00Hi, everyoneNo one has mentioned Ms Nixon's dubbin...Hi, everyone<BR/>No one has mentioned Ms Nixon's dubbing in 'Gyspy'(1962) for Natalie Wood. She also dubbed Deborah Kerr's singing voice in 'A Affair to remember' (1957). In this movie, I honestly believe that at some point Ms Kerr uses her own voice to sing a few bars because the sound of the voice in the song sequence (dubbed by Marnie Nixon) doesn't sound the same to me! Similarly, in 'My Fair Lady' TWO voices can clearly be heard in the sonf 'Just you wait 'enry Higgins' If I remember correctly, it starts off with Audrey, switches to Marnie, switches back to Audrey, then ... I can't remember the exact seequence of voices - but one thing is for sure! - Audrey's and Marnie's voices can BOTH BE HEARD in that song! By the way, in 'An affair to remember' - at some point - Cary Grant calls the character 'Debbie' by mistake! Grace - 'the dreadful' - Kelly does the same thing in 'Dial M for <BR/>Murder' when she speak to her lover! Sorry - movuie buffs - for all this bad news<BR/>Philmonkey1954https://www.blogger.com/profile/01793655091285529547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31411747278195136482007-07-10T09:11:00.000-04:002007-07-10T09:11:00.000-04:00THank you to Nathaniel AND jj - I've heard the nam...THank you to Nathaniel AND jj - I've heard the name mentioned now and again, but never knew the details. Now doesn't this woman deserve one of those nationally televised AMC-tributes, where all of Hollywood finally gives her the ovation she deserves?<BR/><BR/>The studio minx telling Marni to keep her mouth shut about the dubbing or she'd never work again (as mentioned in jj's tribute) is more chilling than anything I've seen onscreen of late.<BR/><BR/>RedSatinDollAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51578561162309684072007-07-09T06:00:00.000-04:002007-07-09T06:00:00.000-04:00god bless you! i had great admiration for her gro...god bless you! i had great admiration for her growing up on musicals. i don't know if she ever properly got her due. but if she were to ever read this post, i think she'd approve! xoxo ArdenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13645241988930754822007-07-09T04:04:00.000-04:002007-07-09T04:04:00.000-04:00This entry appeared on MCN's home page. Nice.This entry appeared on MCN's home page. Nice.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79668368851186426352007-07-08T19:00:00.000-04:002007-07-08T19:00:00.000-04:00Always happy to work in a shameless plug. Glad you...Always happy to work in a shameless plug. Glad you wrote about her, though -- it's important to keep her in the mix. I think AMPAS owes her one of its honorary statuettes, rather than a split-second mention in the In Memoriam montage when she goes. (What clip would they really show, though? Kerr, Hepburn and Wood's bodies, with Nixon's singing head CGI'd on?)J.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815005929352267468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47313200261903280482007-07-08T02:54:00.000-04:002007-07-08T02:54:00.000-04:00Excellent, informative, and imaginative (love the ...Excellent, informative, and imaginative (love the Kathy Selden parallel) take on an original choice for the blogathon. I knew you'd come up with something great.<BR/><BR/> Nixon definitely was a big part of my musical upbringing, with the sountracks for <I>West Side Story</I>, <I>My Fair Lady</I>, and <I>The King and I</I> staples on the turntable. Sure hope Marni at least received gold records for her work on these albums, which all sold in the millions.Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15845559301157102352007-07-07T22:12:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:12:00.000-04:00wow JJ you beat me to this tribute by 2 years! ;)wow JJ you beat me to this tribute by 2 years! ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36212470739090679932007-07-07T21:59:00.000-04:002007-07-07T21:59:00.000-04:00She was at the NYC AMPAS screening of The King and...She was at the NYC AMPAS screening of The King and I a couple years ago -- <A HREF="http://aslittleaspossible.blogspot.com/2005/03/marni-nixon-unsung-hero-of-movies.html" REL="nofollow">I was there and she was great.</A>J.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815005929352267468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19753235248059437992007-07-07T18:12:00.000-04:002007-07-07T18:12:00.000-04:00I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Marni Nixon ...I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Marni Nixon and having her work with me in a master class for musical theatre at the National Association of Teachers of Singing in 1990. She was a very interesting and delightful person... and scared the hell out of me when she was on stage with me... my first experience with a true professional telling me what I was doing right... and mostly doing wrong. It was an experience I'll never forget. After my segment and two other performers' she said "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "I Could Have Danced All Night". It was VERY cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23183583396886135052007-07-07T16:34:00.000-04:002007-07-07T16:34:00.000-04:00Lovely post.In a way Marni is like all those peopl...Lovely post.<BR/>In a way Marni is like all those people who dub movies in European countries. People who then become forever attached to the specific actors and actresses they lend their voice to. That often reminds me of what a wonderful thing cinema is. In a way of speaking it's THE artform that merges everything and everyone into something heavenly.Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26844825920008117122007-07-07T15:13:00.000-04:002007-07-07T15:13:00.000-04:00I've known about her for a long time, but you have...I've known about her for a long time, but you have lots of details I didn't know. Like the geese. She really is a remnant of another era in Hollywood, and she contributed so much.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28003263793575227142007-07-07T15:07:00.000-04:002007-07-07T15:07:00.000-04:00aw, what a great tribute. When I read interviews s...aw, what a great tribute. When I read interviews she is also gracious about the way the studios stiffed her all those years, by working feverishly to conceal the fact that she even existed. I think she also sang the grandmother in Mulan. If she does another cabaret act in NYC, I am there (and will look to spot you in the audience).The Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587505433284584391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68805880449085428512007-07-07T13:56:00.000-04:002007-07-07T13:56:00.000-04:00She also sang Rita Moreno's part at the end of the...She also sang Rita Moreno's part at the end of the Quintet in <I>West Side Story</I>. You know, the whole "We're gonna mix it tonight" part. Apparently, Rita was "sick" that day they recorded it and Marni was already there in the studio. The worst part is that although Marni was there throughout the entire recording process, no one told Natalie Wood that they would be dubbing her. They recorded the entire score with Natalie's voice, all the time lying to her by saying that she was singing beautifully. Marni was supposed to only be there for high notes Natalie couldn't reach. Oops.<BR/><BR/>I have met Marni Nixon. She spoke at my school this past year. She's a lovely and gracious woman. She has recently written a memoir called <I>I Could Have Sung All Night</I>. Check it out if you like. She does have some interesting stories.<BR/><BR/>~StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710651889427937373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49530562274433471622007-07-07T13:18:00.000-04:002007-07-07T13:18:00.000-04:00She's a really nice lady....If anyone of you know ...She's a really nice lady....If anyone of you know what the Skip E. Lowe show is, I was a cameraman for this season (It films at Beverly Hills High School), Marni Nixon was on and it was really nice...It's unfortunate that she didn't become even more well known...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91311967778478535212007-07-07T12:38:00.000-04:002007-07-07T12:38:00.000-04:00I'm so glad to now know of Marni Nixon. Thank you...I'm so glad to now know of Marni Nixon. Thank you. Without the unsung - pardon the pun - heroes/heroines of behind the scenes, where would we be - seriously.VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875869221696200724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34656087777601773372007-07-07T11:49:00.000-04:002007-07-07T11:49:00.000-04:00That was amazing! Marni Nixon is all kinds of awes...That was amazing! Marni Nixon is all kinds of awesome and she really doesn't get the props she deserves. She was an inspired choice for this Blogathon (I'm kind of jealous you came up with it first!) and I also had no idea she was still alive. <BR/><BR/>Plus, West Side Story is one of my favourite films. Probably in Top 5 territory.<BR/><BR/>That was a great read. :)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.com