MARNEY NIXON / I Could Have Danced All Night

Lyric / Alan Jay Lerner
Music / Frederick Loewe

My Fair Lady ( SONY )

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Alan Jay Lerner(1918-1986) who writes the lyric of this tune
at the scripter and the lyric writer of the Broadway musical,
he was born in New York as a son of the magnate of the famous
lady clothes manufacturer, learned on Harvard University, United
States president after and John F Kennedy who becomes in classmate.
During Harvard attending the donation which every year is done
wrote the first musical with intended creative musical festival.
After the university graduating, first writing the script of
song contest program of the radio, but he encountered with
Frederick Loewe of the composer, at the time of 24 years old
did also the first work. After that two persons numerous hit
shot in rapid succession the musical with the Broadway, in 1956
at the time of Alan 38 year old this "My Fair Lady" was performed.
As for at this musical George Barnard Shaw's dramatic "Pigmarion
(Play)" as an original idea. With at this musical in Eliza part
of the leading part, with Julie Andrews of the "Sound of music"
and professor Higgins part, this movie and same Rex Harrison
served, was performed in New York and London became unprecedented
hit. Because of that eight year's later it was filmed Audrey
Hepburn with Hollywood Oscar acquired eight sections, large
as the leading part, the musical which is hit, it became the
movie in the entire world. After that he wrote many hit musicals
and increased, but retiring, to pass late year with the Los
Angels suburban Palm Spring, at the time of 67 years old because
of the lung cancer he died in New York. Frederick Loewe(1901-1988)
who composes this tune, he was born in Berlin Germany of the
Vienna origin parents. The father the Judean with the famous
star of the operetta, north and south America and Europe
had traveled considerably about in the performance. Frederick
who was brought up in Berlin and 5 to 13 years old he commuted
to the cadet school of local end, learned the piano from the
father. after that he commuted to the Berlin music conservatory,
He studied the piano performance by Chilean origin virtuoso
Claudio Arrau, and became the concert pianist, but at the time
of 24 years old, the father received the request for work from
New York, where he accompany to that he determined that he
become the composer of the musical. With New York he performed
the piano with the German club and the silent picture, but at
the time of 41 years old, Alan Jay Lerner of the Broadway musical
writer he encountered with him, the work did also the new musical
there. two persons finished writing the numerous musical and
were performed, but the first hit musical was possible five years
later. After that the hit work rapid fire was done, but when
finally the Frederick is 55 years old, two persons the immortal
masterpiece made this "My Fair Lady" and became large long run,
also filming was done with MGM. After that they continued to put
out the hit musical increased. Late year he was ready staying in
the same Palm Spring, as Alan of the combination closed that life
with 87 years old. where this tune is sung here Marney Nixon
(was born in 1930) with California state origin, where she
participates in the opera and the concert as a soprano on the one
hand, she participates with the musical and the television and
the movie. With the movie she was known as the champion of substitute
the singing song of the movie with she is performed as one person
of the nun. At the begining with this movie Audrey Hepburn herself
eagerly desires the performance of song, song of part the Audrey
singing, what is said, but two persons have been similar quality of
voice, also song of the Audrey was good, but compared to perfection
was expected and for the sake of Marney Nixon became the substitute
singer, so is. But cute beauty of Audrey Hepburn's it is not impaired
with that at all. These details the DVD movie in production anecdote
of "My Fair Lady" talk with Marney Nixon herself interview.


Audrey Hepburn( Official Site )

Alan Jay Lerner( Internet Movie Data Base )

Frederick Loewe( Internet Broadway Data Base )

Broadway Musical Guide ( BROADWAY.COM )



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