[Hollywood] Andrews, Julie. (b. 1935)
Signed Photograph from "Mary Poppins."
A large bold signature, "Julie Andrews," on a glossy color film still measuring 8 x 10 inches.In 1959, Andrews starred as Eliza Doolittle in Lerner/Loewe's "My Fair Lady," a role which made her one of the biggest stars of the theatre. Despite the rave reviews, film studio head, Jack Warner chose Audrey Hepburn over Andrews to play the role in the film version, banking that Hepburn (at that point, already a huge star), would carry the film at the box office. Being passed over for this film role, however, freed Andrews to soon accept the invitation from Walt Disney to star in the the film "Mary Poppins." As a result of her performance in this film, Andrews won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Actress and the 1965 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She and her Mary Poppins co-stars also won the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Album for Children. As a measure of "sweet revenge," as Poppins songwriter Richard M. Sherman put it, Andrews closed her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes by saying, "And, finally, my thanks to a man who made a wonderful movie, and who made all this possible in the first place, Mr. Jack Warner." (2254)
Signed Photograph Film