birth_place background birth_date article_title name occupation
los angeles , california , u.s. solo_singer 23 september 1911 sally sweetland
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sally sweetland

sally sweetland -lrb- born september 23 , 1911 -rrb- is an american soprano singer and teacher .
in the 1940s , she provided voice dubbing for singing voices in movies , notably for joan leslie in several films including `` yankee doodle dandy '' -lrb- 1942 -rrb- and `` rhapsody in blue '' -lrb- 1945 -rrb- , as well as for brenda marshall , martha vickers and joan fontaine in other films of that era .
she was featured as solo artist on television programs such as the perry como show and the ed sullivan show .
in 1953 she duetted on the song `` i 'm walking behind you '' with eddie fisher , which reached number one on the uk singles chart .
sweetland later worked as a vocal coach with her husband lee .
amongst their students were seth macfarlane , creator of `` family guy '' .
she celebrated her 100th birthday in 2011 , crediting her secret to longevity as laughter .
sweetland resides in banning , california .
