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Book Review of Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Author: James Arntz, Thomas S. Wilson
Book Type: Paperback
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From the rear cover: "ACCOMPANYING HER PARENTS' VAUDEVILLE ACT AT AGE TEN, PERFORMING BEFORE THE QUEEN AT AGE THIRTEEN, STARRING IN LERNER AND LOEWE'S MUISICAL 'MY FAIR LADY' AT AGE TWENTY, COSTARRING WITH RICHARD BURTON IN CAMELOT, AND WINNING AN OSCAR IN 1964 FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN 'MARY POPPINS', JULIE ANDREWS IS TRULY AMERICA'S MOST BELOVED AND ENDURING MUSICAL STAR. IN THIS FIRST PICTORIAL TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND CAREER OF JULIE ANDREWS ARE MORE THAN 400 PHOTOGRAPHS--REAR SHOTS FROM HER CHILDHOOD, FASCINATING BACKSTAGE SCENES FROM HER BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD CAREERS, AND AN EXCLUSIVE SERIES OF PRODUCITON STILLS FROM HER BRAND-NEW MUSICAL, 'VICTOR/VICTORIA'. 'JULIE ANDREWS' FEATURES HER MOST FAMOUS STAGE, TELEVISION, AND MOVIE ROLES IN COLORFUL DETAIL, PLUS PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT JULIE DRAWN FROM INTERVIEWS WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WHETHER YOU KNOW HER AS MARY POPPINS, MARIA, OR THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THIS BOOK IS SURE TO PLEASE THE JULIE ANDREWS FAN IN US ALL."