Career
In the 1940s, Sweetland provided voice dubbing for singing voices in movies, notably for Joan Leslie in several films including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and Rhapsody in Blue (1945), 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 Editor Sullivan Show. Sweetland was the female soloist on Gaslight Gayeties on National Broadcasting Company-Red in the mid-1940s and on Top of the Evening, which debuted in 1944.
In 1953, Sweetland duetted on the song I"m Walking Behind You with Eddie Fisher, which reached number one on the United Kingdom Singles Chart.
Amongst their students were Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy. Sweetland celebrated her 100th birthday in 2011, crediting her secret to longevity as laughter.
Sweetland resides in Banning, California. 1940 - The Sea Hawk ("Old Spanish Song".
Dubbed Brenda Marshall)
1942 - Yankee Doodle Dandy ("Mary"s a Grand Old Name", "Harrigan", and "The Warmest Baby in the Bunch".
Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1943 - The Hard Way ("Youth Must Have Its Fling", "Shuffle Office to Buffalo", "She"s a Latin from Manhattan", and "My Little Buckaroo". Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1943 - The Constant Nymph ("Tomorrow". Dubbed Joan Fontaine)
1943 - The Sky"s the Limit ("My Shining Hour".
Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1943 - Phantom of the Opera ("MARTHA" (Acting III, opera excerpt.
Dubbed Jane Farrar; "AMOUR ET GLOIRE". Dubbed Jane Farrar)
1943 - Thank Your Lucky Stars ("I"m Riding for a Fall" and "Number You, Number Maine".
Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1944 - Hollywood Canteen ("Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart". Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1944 - Knickerbocker Holiday ("lieutenant Never Was You".
Dubbed Constance Dowling)
1945 - Where Do We Go from Here? ("If Love Remains", "All at Once" and "Morale".
Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1945 - Rhapsody in Blue ("Embraceable You", "Swanee", "Smiles", "Somebody Loves Maine", and "Delishious". Dubbed Joan Leslie)
1946 - The Time, the Place and the Girl ("A Rainy Night in Rio" and "A Gal in Calico". Dubbed Martha Vickers Also dubbed singing for Florence Bates).