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Betty Wand

American singer, author and inventer. Born August 10, 1923 in Venice, California, USA. Died September 12, 2003. Best known as the singing voice dubbed in for various actresses in musical films. She spent over 30 years in film studios dubbings songs, providing many uncredited, and sang for many actresses including Leslie Caron in "Gigi" (1958), Rita Moreno in "West Side Story" (1961) and Esther Williams "Pagan Love Song" (1950) and "Easy to Love" (1953). She also dubbed "Baby Mine" from Disney’s "Dumbo". She began her career in the 1940s during the Big Band era, singing with the orchestras of Xavier Cugat, Horace Heidt, and Ray Conniff. In 1989 Wand published the book “Secrets for Women in their Prime”. In the 1950s, she invented and patented a baby bottle holder in the 1950s which provided a way for moms to hold their babies with one hand and have the other to eat talk on the phone, reading, etc.