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Article: Let's hear it for the unsung heroines Audrey Hepburn's voice - a captivating cross between a croak and a sigh
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 13, 1995
CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Hollywood screen legend with a voice like a drain? Then send for
the ghost singers. david benedict remembers ever seen a musical
starring Tulla Ellice Finklea? Well, you probably have, only you
didn't know it. Wisely, the studios changed her name to Cyd Charisse.
Nobody minded the screen name, but they might have been less
impressed to discover that her screen voice was not her own. There
she is in Brigadoon, complete with dubious Scottish accent, dancing
over "The Heather on the Hill" in glorious CinemaScope, but it's
Carole Richards you hear on the soundtrack.
Unlike Naomi Campbell who is famous for not having written her own
novel, screen legends have been very particular about keeping ...