My Fair Lady ended up leaving with eight awards and Mary Poppins with only five, but Andrews (whose category didn't even include Hepburn) had the chance to saunter away with the Best Actress statue like Vivian Ward on Rodeo Drive. Julie Andrews originated the role of Eliza Doolittle for Broadway in 1956, but Warner Brothers ended up casting Audrey Hepburn instead. 1964 film version of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewes My Fair Lady sparked a. The 2013 Broadway Legends ornament is the loverly Julie Andrews as the guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. She took singing lessons in an attempt to improve, but still. My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins, starring Andrews as Disney's magical nanny, were both released in 1964, landing them side by side at the Oscars - My Fair Lady entering the evening with 12 nominations and Mary Poppins with 13. Audrey Hepburns landing the role of Eliza Doolittle in Warner Bros. United Artists Hepburn got the part over Julie Andrews for the role of Eliza Doolittle, despite the fact she couldn't sing.
In honor of Mary Poppins's return to theaters this week, we've decided to spend this lazy preholiday Friday flashing back to one of our favorite pieces of Mary Poppins history - Julie Andrews's vindicating win at the 1965 Academy Awards.Īs many My Fair Lady aficionados know ( particularly Broadway's newest Eliza Doolittle, Laura Benanti), Julie Andrews, Broadway's original Eliza Doolittle, was passed over for the chance to reprise her performance on the big screen, and was replaced by Breakfast at Tiffany's star Audrey Hepburn (and Marni Nixon who sang for Hepburn). At its helm as director is Dame Julie Andrews, who played Eliza Doolittle opposite Rex Harrison’s Henry Higgins for the musical’s debut.It was the role that propelled her to stardom.
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