[Ansteorra] RE: Movie Musicals (WAS: Fire for Pendaran )

[Jane Sitton]

You get double the extra points for mentioning Marnie Nixon.  The next topic
is... French existentialists!!

LOL

Madelina

-----Original Message-----
From: morgancain at earthlink.net [mailto:morgancain at earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:09 PM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Ansteorra] RE: Movie Musicals (WAS: Fire for Pendaran )


>>> Extra points if you knew that Julie Andrews played
>>> Eliza Doolittle before Audrey Hepburn did.
>>>
>>> Ly Madelina de Lyndesaye

> Only on Broadway - they refused her for the movie.
>
> Elysia

That's because Julie Andrews was not well-known at the time, and the moguls
were afraid going with an unknown (who could sing) was not as wise as going
with a star (who could not).  "Mary Poppins" was Julie Andrews' movie debut.
And Marnie Nixon dubbed Audrey Hepburns' singing in "My Fair Lady."

                        ---== Morgan merch MusicalLover