Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film)
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Marni Nixon was an American soprano and renowned "ghost singer" best known for dubbing the singing voices of major actresses in classic Hollywood musicals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3169628 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film) Context triple: [Getting to Know You, performedBy, Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film)]
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A.
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra is an American singer and actress best known for her 1966 hit song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and her influential pop and country recordings of the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Toni Cornell
Toni Cornell is the daughter of late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, known for her own emerging work as a singer and songwriter.
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C.
Lyn Collins
Lyn Collins was an American soul and funk singer known for her powerful vocals and collaborations with James Brown, including the classic track "Think (About It)."
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D.
Marilyn
A Marilyn is a type of British hill or mountain classified by having a prominence of at least 150 meters, regardless of its absolute height.
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E.
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn was an American film and television actress best known for her work in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood comedies and dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film) Target entity description: Marni Nixon was an American soprano and renowned "ghost singer" best known for dubbing the singing voices of major actresses in classic Hollywood musicals.
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A.
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra is an American singer and actress best known for her 1966 hit song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and her influential pop and country recordings of the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Toni Cornell
Toni Cornell is the daughter of late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, known for her own emerging work as a singer and songwriter.
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C.
Lyn Collins
Lyn Collins was an American soul and funk singer known for her powerful vocals and collaborations with James Brown, including the classic track "Think (About It)."
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D.
Marilyn
A Marilyn is a type of British hill or mountain classified by having a prominence of at least 150 meters, regardless of its absolute height.
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E.
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn was an American film and television actress best known for her work in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood comedies and dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
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human ⓘ playback singer ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Nixon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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musical theatre ⓘ vocal performance ⓘ |
| fullName | Marni Nixon ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film soundtrack ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | Marni ⓘ |
| hasQuality | uncredited vocal dubbing for film actresses ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of film playback singers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dubbing singing voices for Hollywood actresses
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uncredited vocal performances in classic film musicals ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| notableAlias | ghost singer ⓘ |
| notableStudent | various voice students in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
appearance as a nun in the film "The Sound of Music"
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singing voice of Anna in the film "The King and I" ⓘ singing voice of Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" ⓘ singing voice of Deborah Kerr in "The King and I" ⓘ singing voice of Eliza Doolittle in the film "My Fair Lady" ⓘ singing voice of Maria in the film "West Side Story" ⓘ singing voice of Natalie Wood in "West Side Story" ⓘ singing voice of child character in the 1956 film "The King and I" ⓘ vocal dubbing in multiple 1950s and 1960s film musicals ⓘ |
| occupation |
music educator
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playback singer ⓘ singer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hollywood musicals
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood musicals
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| performedWith |
Hollywood studios
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surface form:
Hollywood film studios
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film) Description of subject: Marni Nixon was an American soprano and renowned "ghost singer" best known for dubbing the singing voices of major actresses in classic Hollywood musicals.
Referenced by (1)
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