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My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical comedy drama film adapted from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe stage musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play Pygmalion.With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower-seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears a phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, as he casually wagers that he could teach ...
My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.The story, based on the 1938 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phonetician, so that she may pass as a lady.
Regardless, "My Fair Lady" remains a classic, due in large part to Hepburn's performance and her chemistry with co-star Rex Harrison. Story editing by Tim Bruns. Copy editing by Kristen Wegrzyn.
The movie adaptation came out 60 years ago in 1964 (there are screenings currently taking place to mark the anniversary) and won eight Academy Awards. ... 'My Fair Lady' When: 8 p.m. Feb. 16; 2 ...
My Fair Lady: George Cukor: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Stanley Holloway: Musical: Warner Bros. Based on Pygmalion; won 8 Academy Awards: The Naked Kiss: Samuel Fuller: Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley: Neo-noir: United Artists: The Nasty Rabbit: James Landis: Michael Terr, Arch Hall Sr. Spy: Fairway International Pictures ...
After this, she auditioned for the role of Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film adaptation of My Fair Lady, losing the role to Audrey Hepburn. [5] Instead, Andrews was cast as the title role in the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins. [6] For this role, she received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy Award. [7]
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John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a Canadian actor noted for his skill at different accents. [1] His film appearances include My Fair Lady (1964), In Cold Blood (1967), John Frankenheimer's movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and First Blood (1982).