Julie Andrews by Richard Stirling - ISBN: 9780749951627
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From beloved star to silent survivor, an enduring Hollywood icon.

Julie Andrews

An intimate biography

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2007

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Summary

Julie Andrews is the last of the great Hollywood musical stars - her extraordinary career spans more than forty years. Her first film, Mary Poppins, was Disney’s most successful film, and in 1965 The Sound of Music rescued Twentieth Century Fox from bankruptcy. Three years later, Star! almost put the studio back under, and the leading lady of both films fell as spectacularly as she had risen.

But Julie Andrews is nothing if not a survivor; and despite many setbacks - including the tra…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780749951627
ISBN-10:0749951621
Author:Richard Stirling
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:1 December 2007
Weight:320g
Dimensions:30mm x 128mm x 196mm
Series:Tom Thorne Novels
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Julie Andrews by Richard Stirling - ISBN: 9780749951627
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Critics Review

”‘Julie Andrews is, quite simply, a phenomenon. She has probably brought more joy to more people than any other star of her generation’ - Richard Attenborough ‘Impressively thorough Stirling compiles an absorbingly extensive study, with glossy photographs and lively quotes bringing the pages alive with the sound of a much-loved musical star’ London Lite”

About The Author

Richard Stirling

Richard Stirling is an actor who has appeared many times on television and on screen - including parts in Great Expectations, The Secret Agent and Mrs Dalloway. He has interviewed Julie Andrews for magazines several times over the years, and curated a film tribute to her at the National Film Theatre in London for her 70th birthday in 2005. He lives in London.

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