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Julie Andrews: ‘I was certainly aware of tales about the casting couch’

THE CELEBRATED ACTOR HAD A TURBULENT UPBRINGING BEFORE BECOMING WORLD-FAMOUS FOR PLAYING TWO PERFECT NANNIES. NOW SHE’S BONDING WITH A NEW GENERATION OF CHILDREN THROUGH HER STORYTELLING PODCAST

“I’ll tell you what, shall I go outside?” Julie Andrews asks. We are talking by phone, but, alas, the reception inside her home on Long Island is, she says, “always terrible”. Torturous minutes pass in which I can hear only fragments of her conversation, and if anyone knows of a sweeter agony than being barely able to hear Andrews’s still lovely, melodious voice, I don’t want to know what it is. Eventually, I have to tell her this phone conversation isn’t working.

“I can stand out in my garden, although it is a bit nippy…” Andrews suggests.

Please do not go outside, I nearly shout down the line, suddenly envisioning Andrews developing pneumonia because of me.

“Honestly, it is no trouble at all! Oh dear, now my dogs are going crazy…”

Julie Andrews has described being offered cocaine at a party in 1971. ‘The hosts began pushing me hard, curious to see how Mary Poppins would react,’ she wrote. ‘Oh yes, I was terrified!’ she says, laughing, when I mention the incident.

Andrews and I are talking today because she and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, have launched a podcast, soothingly titled Julie’s Library, in which the two women read children’s stories. The podcast had been scheduled to launch later this year, but they decided to bring it forward when most of the world was suddenly locked inside their homes. It’s fair to say the world was grateful. “Oh thank God: Julie Andrews wants to read us some stories” was a typical headline in response to the news.

Few people are more associated with feelings of comfort and safety than Andrews. “Nothing can be wrong in the world if Andrews is looking after us,” the US journalist Diane Sawyer said while interviewing Andrews last year. Much of this, of course, is to do with her two most famous roles, the perfect nannies Mary/Maria in Mary Poppins, from 1964, and The Sound of Music, from 1965. The movies are more than half a century old, but Andrews has long since accepted that she will never escape their double-headed shadow and has gracefully answered questions about them ever since from besotted members of the public and journalists.

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by Anonymousreply 74May 16, 2020 4:29 PM

Is she Jewish?

by Anonymousreply 1May 11, 2020 4:12 PM

Leave it to Julie Andrews to refer to rumors of the casting couch as "tales".

by Anonymousreply 2May 11, 2020 4:14 PM

Does her sloppy pussy stink with hollywood wolfs semen?

by Anonymousreply 3May 11, 2020 4:15 PM

If she'd opened her thighs sooner she might have got the My Fair Lady movie. And she didn't deserve an Oscar for Mary Poppins.

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by Anonymousreply 4May 11, 2020 4:17 PM

As a child, she left me cold. I didn’t want that prissy birch taking care of ME. I wanted Endora to be my babysitter.

by Anonymousreply 5May 11, 2020 4:18 PM

I don't think so R1. Anyone else?

by Anonymousreply 6May 11, 2020 4:19 PM

She lives on Long Island?

by Anonymousreply 7May 11, 2020 4:23 PM

Yeah, Lindhook.

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by Anonymousreply 8May 11, 2020 4:28 PM

Here you go R1: "Seeing that she played in a movie representing herself as a very devout Catholic, you might think she's Catholic. That's unlikely though. As much I pray and hope that she was a Christian that truly knew and accepted Christ, she happens to be something called a "Freudian psychoanalysis." She also says that she is simply a humanitarian, but that her "cart lies more on the Democratic side." I pray that she comes to know Christ. She is such a lovely woman, especially back when she played on "The Sound of Music." I'm simply mesmerized by her performance and beauty each time I see the old film. She is such a lovable character."

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by Anonymousreply 9May 11, 2020 4:31 PM

Julie had nice tits.

by Anonymousreply 10May 11, 2020 4:36 PM

Like boy's R10

by Anonymousreply 11May 11, 2020 4:43 PM

Julie was certainly aware of the casting couch as her father/manager was fucking her.

by Anonymousreply 12May 11, 2020 4:50 PM

After 1964/1965 her career went nowhere but down.

by Anonymousreply 13May 11, 2020 4:59 PM

I am going to show my boobies. Are you here to see my boobies?

by Anonymousreply 14May 11, 2020 5:06 PM

The pic at R4 Reminds me of Johnny Carson’s line about Julie at one of the Oscars ceremonies he hosted.

He said ” This is the year Julie Andrews reminded us the hills are still alive“

by Anonymousreply 15May 11, 2020 5:08 PM

[quote] Does her sloppy pussy stink with hollywood wolfs semen?

No: only with Carol Burnett's saliva.

by Anonymousreply 16May 11, 2020 5:09 PM

On Hollywood Squares:

Peter: Is it true there's a new bra that plays music

Paul: (singing) The hills are alive with the sound of music.

by Anonymousreply 17May 11, 2020 5:14 PM

I watched Mary Poppins a few years ago, and I thought it was absolutely dreadful. It's just a series of incidents that happen and then it's over. Children's movies really have come a long way.

I watched Victor/Victoria for the first time last year, and OH MY GOD I was so impressed. What a fucking amazing movie. I always knew it was reputed to be good, but I had no idea how envelope-pushing and consistently funny it would be.

And I still love The Sound of Music. It and The Wizard of Oz are pretty perfect to me; they're absolutely timeless.

by Anonymousreply 18May 11, 2020 5:47 PM

R18 How are your personal likes and dislikes relevant to, "Julie Andrews: ‘I was certainly aware of tales about the casting couch’"?

by Anonymousreply 19May 11, 2020 5:50 PM

R19 Are you suggesting that most of the comments here are relevant?

by Anonymousreply 20May 11, 2020 5:52 PM

I think I read somewhere that Bing Crosby came on to Julie when they were doing the tv musical "High Tor" in the 1950s. The show has been on YouTube.

by Anonymousreply 21May 11, 2020 6:08 PM

Yours certainly isn't relevant R20.

by Anonymousreply 22May 11, 2020 6:27 PM

SHE KNEW!

by Anonymousreply 23May 11, 2020 6:40 PM

[quote] She lives on Long Island?

Yes. There is this little-known region of Long Island called “The Hamptons.” In that region is a town called Sag Harbor, where there is something called the Bay Street Theater. Julie Andrews’ daughter Emma Walton Hamilton was a founding member of the theater, along with Sybil Christopher (ex-MrsRichard Burton) & Stephen Hamilton. Julie & Emma sometimes appear together at the theater.

by Anonymousreply 24May 11, 2020 6:44 PM

What happened to her two adopted Vietnamese daughters. I've seen no recent pictures of them and although there are a lot of stories about when she adopted them, there's nothing about their current relationship.

by Anonymousreply 25May 11, 2020 6:53 PM

Sag Harbor is a retirement community for aging film stars.

by Anonymousreply 26May 11, 2020 6:58 PM

R26, that's why they call it Sag.

by Anonymousreply 27May 11, 2020 6:59 PM

Sag Harbor is a lovely little town. Each house is more adorable than the next, and the downtown is right on the water.

by Anonymousreply 28May 11, 2020 7:02 PM

It's close to a retirement community for drag queens called Man Tuck.

by Anonymousreply 29May 11, 2020 7:03 PM

She is absolutely lovely. I adore her and always have. I've never been a huge fan of Mary Poppins, but The Sound of Music is absolute perfection and she is perfection in it. It's impossible to imagine anyone doing that role better. Her Oscar should have been for TSOM. Or for My Fair Lady had she not been robbed of the opportunity.

by Anonymousreply 30May 11, 2020 7:08 PM

This old bitch hasn’t dropped a solid since the turn of the century.

by Anonymousreply 31May 11, 2020 7:13 PM

Both Sag Harbor and Man Tuck are somewhat close to a gay retirement community called Fire Island.

by Anonymousreply 32May 11, 2020 7:29 PM

I had a brief encounter with her at CBS Television City when I was young and it made me love her.

I was working on an awards show that was being taped for TV about 10-15 years ago, and I had to carry a huge box of gift bags down to the set. It wasn’t heavy but the box was so big I could barely carry it and couldn’t see around or over it. My coworkers helped me onto the elevator but didn’t ride with me. The doors opened and I had a hard time getting out the door and I hear this chipper and familiar English voice say something like, “Oh, dear! Can I help you with that?!” I swung around to thank the person and it was fucking JULIE ANDREWS. Julie Andrews is the only person who offered to help me carry a big ass box.

by Anonymousreply 33May 11, 2020 8:04 PM

R33 That's so nice to hear and also corroborates what many others have said about Julie over the years. She is an absolute sweetheart.

by Anonymousreply 34May 11, 2020 8:34 PM

Did she start ripping open the gift bags while singing "My Favorite Things"?

by Anonymousreply 35May 11, 2020 8:51 PM

R33, that’s a very nice story. Thank you for sharing it. I’ve never heard a word against her.

by Anonymousreply 36May 11, 2020 9:20 PM

Always happy to share it, R36.

For the record, I was also once carrying boxes of along with two of my women coworkers in an elevator in a Disney-owned building in LA. When we got on the elevator, there were three men on it. The door closed, and the shortest of the men said in a squeaky little voice, “SOMEBODY better help these fine ladies carry those boxes!” and the two tall dudes took the boxes from my coworkers and carried them to our car. The smallest of them was Mike Tyson. I wasn’t totally sure until one of my coworkers became absolutely giddy.

That’s the end of my friendly-celebrities-on-elevators stories.

by Anonymousreply 37May 11, 2020 9:25 PM

Is this lady a Jewess?

by Anonymousreply 38May 12, 2020 1:29 AM

No, she's talked on holiday shows about having a Christmas ham at holidays.

by Anonymousreply 39May 12, 2020 2:39 AM

Same here r5. Endora was excellent.

I love Julie Andrews but Mary Poppins was a bossy bitch.

by Anonymousreply 40May 12, 2020 3:53 AM

Sag Harbor used to be where black families with money bought or rented houses in the Hamptons. I’m not really sure why but it was definitely true in the 70s, 80s and most of the 90s.

I love it there.

by Anonymousreply 41May 12, 2020 6:57 AM

Elaine Stritch lived in Sag Harbor for a few years. Arthur Laurents was friends with Sybil Christopher, who had produced one of his plays, and he said Stritch told Christopher that he called the Bay St. Theatre "strictly amateur night" and advised Stitch not to appear there. Laurents said Christopher told him she had laughed off Stritch's comments as the drunken lies which, Stritch later admitted, they were.

by Anonymousreply 42May 12, 2020 7:32 AM

What the fuck has happened to her face?

by Anonymousreply 43May 12, 2020 7:58 AM

No doubt that's what made some of us wonder if she is Jewish R43.

by Anonymousreply 44May 12, 2020 1:18 PM

What the fuck is with the antisemitic comments here? Muriel, I'm invoking you again. Why do you allow/encourage racist and bigoted shit on this site?

by Anonymousreply 45May 12, 2020 1:24 PM

Who is antisemitic? If I ask if a person is a Roman or a Buddhist, is that anti? No it is not, hysterical frau at R45. Muriel, don't listen to her, she maketh a blight on the Earth.

by Anonymousreply 46May 12, 2020 1:37 PM

There is nothing even remotely Jewish about Julie Andrews. A ridiculous question.

by Anonymousreply 47May 12, 2020 10:58 PM

[quote] There is nothing even remotely Jewish about Julie Andrews. A ridiculous question.

If it's a ridiculous question, don't all get so shrill about it. There is no sensitivity here about lots of stuff like Trans, yet talk about a minority faith and lots of people here lose it. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

by Anonymousreply 48May 13, 2020 12:49 AM

Dumb dumb dumb would be you trying to justify asking if Julie Andrew is Jewish, which only a semi-retarded person would ask.

by Anonymousreply 49May 13, 2020 2:32 AM

Was Julie the favourite to win the Tony for Victor/Victoria? What did people think when she turned down the nomination?

by Anonymousreply 50May 14, 2020 6:23 PM

Aren’t there rumors she was a sex pest with Rachel York and Julia Murney?

by Anonymousreply 51May 14, 2020 6:34 PM

What happened to those fucking Vietnamese kids she adopted. Do she and Mia Farrow have a support group going?

by Anonymousreply 52May 14, 2020 7:44 PM

Yes, Julie was the favorite. Theater folks were clamoring to give her a Tony. It still doesn't seem right she doesn't have one, other than maybe an honorary one.

by Anonymousreply 53May 14, 2020 8:00 PM

[quote] Sag Harbor used to be where black families with money bought or rented houses in the Hamptons. I’m not really sure why but it was definitely true in the 70s, 80s and most of the 90s.

Ninevah

by Anonymousreply 54May 14, 2020 9:07 PM

r44 is Matt Anscher, the crazy "everyone is actually Jewish and trying to hide it" troll. He hates Julie andrews (because he thinks she's unfairly more beloved than his heroine Angela Lansbury).

Pay him no heed.

by Anonymousreply 55May 14, 2020 9:28 PM

[quote] I think I read somewhere that Bing Crosby came on to Julie when they were doing the tv musical "High Tor" in the 1950s.

Well, he was sure barking up the wrong tree there.

Richard Burton also came onto her when she did "Camelot" with him--apparently he had come on to every single one of his leading ladies before in film or on the stage, and she was the first one to turn him down.

Julie don't spread for no drunks.

by Anonymousreply 56May 14, 2020 9:32 PM

Julie also turned down Robert Goulet during their time at "Camelot".

by Anonymousreply 57May 15, 2020 3:32 AM

" I pray that she comes to know Christ. "

Honey, once you've seen one circumsized dick, you've seen them all.

Of course, my husband found them much more interesting.

by Anonymousreply 58May 15, 2020 3:49 AM

[quote]Julie don't spread for no drunks.

You are right. However she will trade her virtue for a meatball.

by Anonymousreply 59May 15, 2020 3:59 AM

I remember the absolute disgrace when she showed those 2 meaty titties!

by Anonymousreply 60May 15, 2020 5:36 PM

Aunt Bella when she saw Julie in "S.O.B." -- "Eh, she has goyishe ta-tas!"

by Anonymousreply 61May 15, 2020 6:47 PM

My dad used to laugh and laugh when he watched SOB. He loved that movie. Julie showed she had a great sense of humor to lampoon herself in that way. I thought it was great. And her breasts looked fabulous, btw.

by Anonymousreply 62May 15, 2020 6:49 PM

Did your dad get a chubby when she disgraced herself by showing those beautiful bossoms?

by Anonymousreply 63May 15, 2020 7:15 PM

Bitch please, she was more than "aware."

by Anonymousreply 64May 15, 2020 7:21 PM

I never could understand how the Banks didn't sack her at once for giving the kid medicine (with a spoonful of sugar). How did she know they needed medicine so soon after meeting them? Maybe it was LSD or opium or something like that which made them experience those different adventures?

by Anonymousreply 65May 15, 2020 7:33 PM

The 'medicine' was love

by Anonymousreply 66May 16, 2020 2:55 AM

At least hers were considered pretty titties. I showed mine a about the same time and everyone said mine were ugly!

by Anonymousreply 67May 16, 2020 3:17 AM

[quote] After 1964/1965 her career went nowhere but down.

Let's see... after 1965:

"Hawaii" was one of the top three highest grossing films of 1966, and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" was one of the top ten for 1967. "10" was one of the top grossing films of 1979.

She was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for "Victor/Victoria," and for Golden Globes for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) for "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Star!," "Darling Lili," "10," "Victor/Victoria," and "That's Life," and Best Actress (Drama) for "Duet for One."

by Anonymousreply 68May 16, 2020 4:57 AM

R68 she had her biggest success in 1965-1965 with 2 classics. She may have had successes now and then afterwards but she would never ride as high as she did in these 2 heady years again.

by Anonymousreply 69May 16, 2020 1:05 PM

Plus she had big success in NY with "The Boy Friend", "My Fair Lady" (also in London) and "Camelot from 1954 on just till before she made "Mary Poppins" in 1964 as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein writing "Cinderella" for her, so she wasn't any kind of slouch in her career.

by Anonymousreply 70May 16, 2020 3:30 PM

SHE WAS MOST KEEN TO DIVE INTO MY MUFF BUT I SAID “NO, MA’AM.”

by Anonymousreply 71May 16, 2020 3:47 PM

Julie Andrews Edwards', age 84, legal address is now 45 Strongs Ln, Water Mill, NY 11976. WAAAAAY out toward the end of Long Island. Look her and all of your favorite stars up so you can write them a gushing fan letter.

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by Anonymousreply 72May 16, 2020 3:51 PM

R4 That photo makes me uncomfortable

by Anonymousreply 73May 16, 2020 4:16 PM

[quote]What the fuck has happened to her face?

85 years Dear, that's what happens and if you're really lucky you will get there too.

by Anonymousreply 74May 16, 2020 4:29 PM
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