Marjorie Lane (February 21, 1912 – October 2, 2012) was an American singer of the 1930s who is best known for providing the singing voice of actress

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's characters in the movies ''

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'' (1936), ''

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'', '' Rosalie'' (1937), and ''

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''. Lane was married to actor

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from 1936 to 1947, and they had one child.''Dictionary of American Biography'' (1946), pp. 242. Her career in film did not extend beyond the 1930s. She was often confused with a Broadway performer of the same name, who began appearing on Broadway in 1913. Lane lived in

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, where she died on October 2, 2012 at the age of 100.

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