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Hollywood singers told to take dancing lessons
NEA dispatch from Hollywood notes a trend where screen singers including Vic Damone Doris Day Tony Martin and Jane Powell face pressure to dance for film. Interviews reveal concerns over shifting Image backstage gossip about star treatment and industry expectations alongside anecdotes of auditions replacements and studio pressures in early Broadway to Hollywood careers.
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Hollywood
Nelson
Jeannite
Huckdebuck
Vic Damone
Doris Day
Tony Martin
Jane Powell