Betty Wand

{{short description|American singer 1923–2003}}

Betty Ruth Wand (August 10, 1923 – September 12, 2003){{cite web |title=U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/71777031:3693?tid=&pid=&queryId=67ce1e2776e76bc4c99426cfa97c7b00&_phsrc=ddL3960&_phstart=successSource |website=Ancestry |access-date=7 March 2023}} was an American singer and author, best known as the singing voice dubbed in for various actresses in musical films, including Leslie Caron in Gigi and some of Rita Moreno's part in West Side Story.Crosby Day. "Showtime will air 'West Side Story,'" The Wichita Eagle, (Kansas), February 1, 1993, page 9A. In 1990, she wrote Secrets for Women in Their Prime, an advice book for older women on fashion, nutrition, and travel.Jacquelyn Gray. "A woman 'in her prime' shares her beauty secrets with readers," The Milwaukee Journal, September 22, 1991, Life/Style section, page 5.Frances Halpern. "Booksmarks: Senior circuit goes prime time with literary adventures," The Daily News of Los Angeles (California), September 2, 1990, page L29.

Wand was born in Venice, California.{{cite web |title=U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/47512384:60901?tid=&pid=&queryId=68fd2050d99f770046e8ae6832fe3bd6&_phsrc=ddL3961&_phstart=successSource |website=Ancestry |access-date=7 March 2023}} She began her career in the 1940s during the Big Band era, singing with the orchestras of Xavier Cugat, Horace Heidt, and Ray Conniff.

In the 1950s, she invented and patented a baby bottle holder.{{cite news |title=WAND (continued from page 1) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120394694/palm-desert-post/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=Palm Desert Post |date=5 March 1998}}

Wand married Aulden Schlatter, with whom she had two sons.{{cite news |title=Song dubber brought melody to some of Hollywood's tops |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120394543/palm-desert-post/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=Palm Desert Post |date=5 March 1998}} Schlatter died in July 2004, ten months after Wand.{{cite news |title=Schlatter, Aulden |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120395168/the-desert-sun/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=The Desert Sun |date=15 July 2004}}