Martha Mears

Martha Mears (18 July 1910, Missouri - 13 December 1986, Versailles, Missouri)

Martha Mears was the female singing voice in the renditions of "White Christmas" in the movie Holiday Inn (1942), and for two of Lucille Ball's songs in the MGM musical version of DuBarry Was a Lady (1943). Her other movie singing credits include singing on the soundtrack of the films below.


 * 1) My Foolish Heart (1949) (performer: "My Foolish Heart")
 * 2) The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) ("Count Your Blessings", "Who Believes in Santa Claus")
 * 3) Isn't It Romantic? (1948) ("Miss Julie July", "Indiana Dinner", "At the Nickolodeon")
 * 4) Nocturne (1946) ("Nocturne", "Why Pretend", "A Little Bit is Better than None")
 * 5) Bring on the Girls (1945) ("You Moved Right In")
 * 6) Tonight and Every Night (1945) ("Tonight and Every Night", "What Does an English Girl Think of a Yank?", "You Excite Me", "The Boy I Left Behind", "Cry and You Cry Alone")
 * 7) Cover Girl (1944) ("The Show Must Go On", "Sure Thing", "Make Way for Tomorrow", "Long Ago and Far Away", "Poor John")
 * 8) DuBarry Was a Lady (1943) ("DuBarry Was a Lady", "Madame, I Like Your Crepe Suzettes", "Friendship")
 * 9) Higher and Higher (1943) ("It's a Most Important Affair", "Today I'm a Debutante", "You're On Your Own", "Minuet in Boogie")
 * 10) Action in the North Atlantic (1943) ("Night and Day")
 * 11) They Got Me Covered (1943) ("Palsy Walsy")
 * 12) The Big Street (1942) ("Who Knows?")
 * 13) Holiday Inn (1942) (performer: "White Christmas", "(Come To) Holiday Inn", "Happy Holidays", "Abraham")
 * 14) Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) ("A Sweater, a Sarong, and a Peek-a-Boo Bang")
 * 15) This Gun for Hire (1942) ("I've Got You", "Now You See It, Now You Don't")
 * 16) Call Out the Marines (1942) ("The Light of My Life", "Hands Across the Border")
 * 17) Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) ("Karanina", "You Go Your Way", "Wherever You Go")
 * 18) South of Tahiti (1941) ("Melahi")
 * 19) The Parson of Panamint (1941) (performer: "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon", "It's in the Cards", "Merry-Go-Round", "Rock of Ages")
 * 20) I Wanted Wings (1941) ("Born to Love")
 * 21) Road Show (1941) ("I Should Have Known You Years Ago")