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Julie Andrews enchanted the world as Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp, but her most powerful role was off-screen—as a mother. Married to director Blake Edwards for over four decades, they built a blended family of five children: Jennifer, Geoffrey, Emma, Amy, and Joanna.

In this deep dive, discover the extraordinary lives of her children—from child star Jennifer Edwards and screenwriter Geoffrey Edwards to award-winning author Emma Walton Hamilton and the quietly private adopted daughters Amy and Joanna. Raised in the shadows of Hollywood royalty, each child forged their own unique path in film, literature, activism, and anonymity.

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Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
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discussing their new children's book Waiting in the Wings
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Plummer and Andrews discuss the Sound of Music. To be found on the 40th Anniversary edition of the DVD.

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Oscar-winning actors Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer stops on the red carpet of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival to discuss the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music (1965).

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Julie Andrews discusses how she managed to find her singing voice.

Date aired - Date aired - 12/10/71 - Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards

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"Seven things we learned from Diane Sawyer’s ‘Sound of Music’"
By Patrick Kevin Day, March 19, 2015

Wednesday night, ABC News’ Diane Sawyer blew the lid off the seething cauldron of secrets known as “The Sound of Music” and shined the cleansing light of truth into its darkest recesses. To witness star Julie Andrews squirm under Sawyer’s relentless questioning was second only to Andrew Jarecki’s chat with Robert Durst on HBO’s “The Jinx” for jaw-dropping revelations.

Actually, “The Untold Story of ‘The Sound of Music’” was exactly the kind of trivia-filled special that fans of the 50-year-old film love. To celebrate the semi-centennial anniversary of the five-time Academy Award-winning film, Sawyer traveled to Salzburg, Austria, where part of the film was shot on location to interview Andrews herself, who became famous playing the nun-turned-governess Maria Von Trapp.

The film was the subject of a special tribute at the Academy Awards earlier this year and its enduring popularity helped NBC choose that musical for its first live musical event that aired in 2013. Today, according to Sawyer, 6.5 million tourists visit the small city of Salzburg, mostly because of the film.

As with any good behind-the-scenes special for a film that’s been around for five decades, there were plenty of tidbits for even the hardcore fans.

Here are seven things we learned from the special.

-- Other casting possibilities: Julie Andrews was not yet a bankable movie star at the time she was cast as Maria. Still, she beat out Grace Kelly and Doris Day for the part. Of Day, Andrews said: “Well, she was the great star of the day who sang. How lucky can I get?” Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer was also an unknown, but he managed to land the role of Captain Von Trapp instead of Sean Connery and Richard Burton. Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss and Mia Farrow all auditioned for roles as the Von Trapp children.

-- The hills were alive with wind: The iconic opening shot of Robert Wise’s film was achieved using a helicopter with a cameraman hanging out the side. While that worked for the approach of Andrews walking up the mountain and beginning to spin, when the helicopter circled back around, the downdrafts would unceremoniously fling the star to the ground.

-- The two moments Andrews would love to film again: The Austrian folk dance between Maria and Captain Von Trapp and the scene when an unhappy Maria mounts the stairs, ready to quit, and Captain Von Trapp asks her to stay with the family. “I love that moment,” Andrews told Sawyer.

-- Andrews had never been to the real Von Trapp family home: Though the film was actually shot on location in Salzburg, Andrews had never visited the family’s real home there until Sawyer took her. Villa Trapp is a hotel.

-- The Von Trapp family’s escape from Austria was easy: In the film, the Von Trapps sneak out of their home after a performance and escape from the Nazi threat by hiking over a mountain. In real life, all the Von Trapps had to do was walk to the train station five minutes from their house. Sawyer helpfully re-created the escape for the at-home viewer.

-- What does the current Abbess of Nonnberg Abbey think about the film? Though she says she loves the film, she has some issues with the film’s Mother Abbess, played by Peggy Wood. Through a translator, she told Sawyer that when the abbess sings in the film, it “curdles the milk.”

-- “The Sound of Music” is famous. Like, really, really famous: How famous? Sawyer reported that even in North Korea, schoolchildren could sing, “So Long, Farewell” from “The Sound of Music” soundtrack.


Source: https://www.latimes.com/entert....ainment/tv/showtrack


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Julie Andrews tells Andy Cohen what she thought about the new remake of “Mary Poppins” and Whoopi Goldberg tells Julie and Andy she had a harder time accepting there was a new Mary.
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On this day in 1955, Hollywood megastar Julie Andrews gave an interview to ITN's Lynne Reid Banks. Having just returned from the US, Andrews was impressed with American commercial programming, and expressed an interest in seeing how the advent of commercial television in Britain would compare.

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Part of Episode 16 of the Julie Andrews Hour

Julie Andrews , who soared to fame in the musicals Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, has developed into one of the screen's major dramatic actresses.

Andre Previn is an old friend of hers and also of her husband, Blake Edwards , the producer, director and writer of many successful films, including the Pink Panther series.
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Producer: Michael Kerr
First Aired: 17 April 1987, BBC 2 (UK)


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Dick speaks about the moment when nobody knew who Julie Andrews was and how that was all about to change.

Date aired - November 14th 1974 - Dick Van Dyke

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On July 15, 1956, Julie Andrews made her unforgettable Ed Sullivan Show debut, captivating audiences with her stunning performance of “I Could Have Danced All Night.” 💃🏼 Her extraordinary talent and grace marked the beginning of a remarkable career. 🌟

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Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer shared one of the deepest, most enduring connections in Hollywood—beginning on the set of The Sound of Music and lasting quietly for over 60 years. But when Christopher passed away, Julie didn’t say much publicly. Until now.

In this emotional story, we explore the letter he left behind, the friendship that went beyond words, and why Julie has finally opened up about losing the love of her life. What she just shared is leaving fans heartbroken.

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