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  1. On February 22nd, 1929: (Margaret) #MarniNixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), born in Altadena, California (d. 2016).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️

  2. "Shall We Dance?" is a #showTune from the 1951 #RodgersAndHammerstein #musical, #TheKingAndI. It is sung by the characters of Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam, originated on Broadway by #GertrudeLawrence and #YulBrynner respectively. #ValerieHobson played Anna in the original #London #WestEnd production, and #MarniNixon (who sang the songs while #DeborahKerr lip-synced) in the 1956 film of The King and I. The song comes about after Anna.
    youtube.com/watch?v=RkDy6Vdzw3I

  3. "Shall We Dance?" is a #showTune from the 1951 #RodgersAndHammerstein #musical, #TheKingAndI. It is sung by the characters of Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam, originated on Broadway by #GertrudeLawrence and #YulBrynner respectively. #ValerieHobson played Anna in the original #London #WestEnd production, and #MarniNixon (who sang the songs while #DeborahKerr lip-synced) in the 1956 film of The King and I. The song comes about after Anna.
    youtube.com/watch?v=QgVPnWmUqd4

  4. #OnThisDay in 2016, (Margaret) #MarniNixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), died at 86.
    #RIP 🪦