Fratelliyo (August 19, 2008 at 9:55 pm)

two recordings? i only know this one (and the songs sung by her)..?

hibliskiss (August 19, 2008 at 4:08 am)

julie andrews really deserved the part in the movie. it sucks that they didn't pick her. audrey did a good job though.

hazzah4me (August 17, 2008 at 10:55 am)

You're exactly right!! :DIt's in one of her auto biographies! and autobiographies dont lie! *giggles*

noelito10 (August 14, 2008 at 4:52 pm)

Just to separate a little fact from fiction--Julie Andrews has stated a number of times that she would have done the film if it had been offered, but it wasn't, for the reasons stated (she wasn't known in Hollywood and there was a rumor that she wasn't photogenic). When she was offered the part of Mary Poppins, she said she would do it if she weren't offered Eliza. She wasn't, she did Poppins and the rest is history. Thank goodness there are two wonderful recordings to document her portrayal.

tfd1998 (August 14, 2008 at 2:16 am)

Julie didn't get it because she didn't have a big enough "name" in the film industry. It's a shame they picked someone who couldn't sing the songs!

sarikaris (August 11, 2008 at 9:30 pm)

I think julie andrews would do well but I'm glad audrey hepburn got the part.

yelanates (August 11, 2008 at 6:26 am)

I am fairly certain that she was offered Mary Poppins, turned it down b/c she was pregnant, and they said they would wait. She was never in the running for the movie of My Fair Lady, Jack Warner is on record as saying that she wasn't a bankable name in Holywood. Disney would have allowed her to make it first, has she been offered it.

wickedfiyero79 (August 10, 2008 at 10:49 pm)

The reason why Julie Andrews didn't do the film version was because she was already filming Mary Poppins at the same time. Both films were released the same year

ojorulez96 (August 10, 2008 at 4:59 pm)

I thought Audry Hepburn did a wonderful job!!

kcowcobear (August 7, 2008 at 7:07 pm)

Shut up! Although Julie Andrews is such a good actress, she wasnt famous enough then! you cant say things lke that if you dont know the reason for it!