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MY FAIR LADY ('64) MY FAIR LADY ('64) English double crown OR search current auctions Auction History Result 7w0332 MY FAIR LADY English double crown 1960s Audrey Hepburn & Harrison, soundtrack, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/19/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Folded English Double Crown Poster (DC; measures 20" x 30" [51 x 76 cm]) (Learn More) My Fair Lady, the classic 1964 George Cukor (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) England romantic love triangle rich-educated-man/poor-flower-girl musical ("The most loverly motion picture event of all!......"; "Based upon the play 'My Fair Lady'"; "From the play by Bernard Shaw"; adapted from the hit Broadway play by Lerner and Loewe, which itself was adapted from George Bernard Shaw's non-musical "Pygmalion"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Audrey Hepburn (as Eliza Doolittle), Rex Harrison (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; as Henry Higgins), Stanley Holloway (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Alfred Doolittle), Wilfrid Hyde-White (as Colonel Pickering), Gladys Cooper (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Jeremy Brett (as Freddy Eynsford-Hill), and Theodore Bikel. Of course, the making of this movie was the center of a major controversy! When Hollywood went to make this movie adaptation of this hit play in 1964 (after it completed its Broadway run, where Julie Andrews had played Eliza Doolittle), they were fine with retaining the lead stars of the stage production EXCEPT for Julie Andrews, because she wasn't a big enough "name"! They replaced her with Audrey Hepburn, which was especially surprising, given that Miss Hepburn could not sing the part, and Marni Nixon was brought in to sing the songs for her (but that was uncredited and carefully kept under wraps, and Miss Nixon was not allowed to admit to it!). This was very unfortunate for Julie Andrews, but in an unusual twist of fate, she made Mary Poppins that year, and, while My Fair Lady swept the top Oscars with the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor awards, Miss Andrews won the Best Actress award over Miss Hepburn (who wasn't even nominated!)! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Bob Peak Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned an example of this poster! It is advertising a sound track release from the original movie picture, but we do not know exactly when this poster was made (but we think it likely relatively soon after the first release of this movie in the U.K. in 1965). If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here but please do not bid if you are uncomfortable with the uncertainty regarding its production date. Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. There are some light creases and scuffs along portions of the folds and in some other areas (see our image). It is otherwise in generally nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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