Oh my gosh, what a wonderful anecdote, Stephen; thank you so much for sharing it. And thank you for posting that link from "Victor/Victoria," I haven't watched that film in decades; I need to see it again.
Like many of us Gen-Xers, my introduction to her was the yearly airing of "The Sound of Music" on network TV. For my first several viewings as a child, I would doze off after the wedding scene, and so I was almost a teenager before I realized there was a whole second half of the movie.
Lovely piece and lucky you!
What a lovely reminiscence, SER. We are 3 degrees of separation as I have done a movie with Michael Nouri.
And yes, that voice was rich and captivating. A voice any singer would love.
"Hepburn is terribly miscast as Eliza, just as she was miscast as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. (Leave your angry comments below.)"
I adore Hepburn but you are 100% spot on there...
BAT was a shock when we watched it. The horrible racist trope that Rooney played really bothered us.
Oh my gosh, what a wonderful anecdote, Stephen; thank you so much for sharing it. And thank you for posting that link from "Victor/Victoria," I haven't watched that film in decades; I need to see it again.
Like many of us Gen-Xers, my introduction to her was the yearly airing of "The Sound of Music" on network TV. For my first several viewings as a child, I would doze off after the wedding scene, and so I was almost a teenager before I realized there was a whole second half of the movie.
Yes, we still have Julie Andrews, and love your encounter with her.