The late actress & singer Marni Nixon was much in demand in Hollywood, but only for her voice, though she did land a few roles in front of the camera during her career.
Nixon was known as a voice dubber or ghost singer, who had sung for Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno in "West Side Story", Deborah Kerr in "The King & I", and Marilyn Monroe, among others. Her fame and relative anonymity led to appearing on To Tell The Truth twice. The first time was in December 1964. The 2nd appearance came just over 26 years later, in January 1991. Kitty Carlisle was on the panel both times, which explains why she recused herself in 1991.......
In between Truth appearances, Nixon continued her career, and millions of children heard her sing for Janet Waldo in Hanna-Barbera's adaptation of Jack & The Beanstalk in 1967.
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