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Carol Sloane: My Foolish Heart

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Marc Myers
Jan 11, 2018
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The song My Foolish Heart had a hard birth. Written by Victor Young with lyrics by Ned Washington, My Foolish Heart was first sung by Martha Mears in the 1949 film of the same name. Mears was the singing voice of many film actresses, including Marjorie Reynolds in the debut of White Christmas in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn. In My Foolish Heart, though, M…

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