Greetings! In the second post of
the three part series of the tribute to legends born in October,an
International Celebrity will be revealed. She is a living legend in the field
of English Cinema. Have you figured out who she is? Well, it is a woman par
excellence in her field! That much is certain! Okay, time for the second
clue! She is an English Film and Stage
Actress, Singer, Author , Theatre Director and Dancer. Got it? Not yet? The
third and final clue is coming up! Born
on 1 October 1935, she is a former child actress and singerand she appeared on the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway Debut in a
1954 production of The Boy Friend. I think that most of my international readers would have identified
her! Presenting to you, Dame Julia “Julie” Elizabeth Andrews, DBE - The Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Julie Andrews rose to eminence by acting in Musicals like My
Fair Lady and Camelot, both of which got her Tony Award nominations.In 1957,
she appeared on television as Cinderella in the Musical with the same name,
which was viewed by over 100 million viewers.
Andrews made her
feature film debut in Mary Poppins in 1964 for which she won the Academy Award
for Best Actress. She received her second Academy Award Nomination for the Musical
and one of my personal favorites, ‘The Sound Of Music’ (1965) and won the
Golden Global Award for Best Actress In a Musical. She has had many other box
office successes between 1964 and 1967, making her the most successful fim star
in the world at that time.
She is also an
author of Children’s books , and in 2008 published an autobiography, Home: A
Memoir of My Early Years,
which includes memories of surviving the London Blitz. She has many other awards and laurels
to her credit, which you can google and find out for yourself.In 2002, she was
ranked 59 in the BBC’s poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
My Favorite Movies of Dame Julie Andrews or
shall I say ‘These are a few of my favorite
movies’???
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
MARY POPPINS
THE PRINCESS DIARIES
THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2 : ROYAL ENGAGEMENT
Truly, one of the most
multi-talented, versatile and timeless entertainers, the world has seen !
As I conclude this post, I leave you with the following quote
by Julie Andrews,
“ Perseverance
is falling 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.”
As always, thank you for reading!
P.S. Return to my blog for the concluding part of the three
part series on tribute to October born legends. Feel free to leave your
thoughts, comments and guesses for the personalities of the third and
concluding part of the series in the Comments section below.
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