Betty Noyes
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Betty Noyes in Cinderella (1965)
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Elizabeth Noyes October 11, 1912 Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1987 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1938–1968 |
| Spouse(s) | Milton Hand |
| Children | Two daughters, Susan and Deborah |
Elizabeth "Betty" Noyes Hand (October 11, 1912 – December 24, 1987) was a singer and actress best known for dubbing two of Debbie Reynolds' numbers in the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain. Today, this is a well-known example of dubbing in a movie musical; ironically, Reynolds's character in Singin' in the Rain was supposedly dubbing for another character.
She is also known for singing the song "Baby Mine" in the Disney film Dumbo (1941), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. However, she was not given screen credit for this performance. (None of the voice actors for Dumbo were credited on screen.)
Noyes began her career in 1938 in The Debutantes, a trio of three young women in the Ted Fio Rito big band. They made the original recording of "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii." In 1947, she was in a quartet called "The Girlfriends," a regular feature on several NBC Radio programs, including The Bill Goodwin Show, The Carnation Hour, and with Bing Crosby. Norma Zimmer, Lawrence Welk's "Champagne Lady," was also in the group. Noyes and other members of the quartet became "First Call" studio singers and can be heard on most movie musicals for two decades, including The Wizard of Oz (1939), White Christmas (1954), and The Sound of Music (1965).
She also appeared on-camera in several movies and television series, including regular appearances on The Dinah Shore Show and an episode of I Love Lucy titled "Lucy Goes to Scotland." She appeared as a mother who sings a brief solo in the 1965 television movie Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, along with fellow dubber Bill Lee. On-screen movie credits include I Married an Angel (1942), the Don Knotts comedy The Love God? (1969), and Abbott and Costello's Jack and the Beanstalk (1952). Her other singing credits include recordings with Ken Darby and Jack Halloren, and singing and voice work for the "Ice Follies."
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