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They didn't want to take a chance by using Julie Andrews. Although Julie had perfected the character of Eliza Doolittle on stage on Broadway and in London in My Fair Lady and was a star on Broadway, she was virtually unknown in the movie world. They wanted a big name to play Eliza Doolittle in the movie version of My Fair Lady and that's why they chose Audrey Hepburn instead. I'm not sure why they didn't choose another star who could actually sing. In hindsight, I'm sure they realized that Julie Andrews would've been the better choice.
In Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society.
My Fair Lady was based on the myth of Pygmalion.
The play 'Pygmalion' by GB Shaw was made into the musical. In the myth Pygmalion was a Greek sculptor who fell in love with a beautiful sculpture he had made. He implored Aphrodite/Venus to make the sculpture alive, which she did.
If you mean MY Fair Lady, Alan Jay Lerner (who was responsible for the screenplay) co-wrote the music and lyrics with Frederick (Fritz) Loewe.
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The voice of Eliza Doolittle, although played by Audrey Hepburn, was actually dubbed by Marni Nixon.
In Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society.
Yes, he did sing, but the part of Freddie required very little vocal talent; essentially, he talked his way through the music.
I'm afraid the above answer is wrong.
They are confusing the lead Rex Harrison with Jeremy Brett. Rex talked/sang his numbers.
Jeremy Brett was dubbed this upset him for he wanted to sing his songs.
He and Audrey Hepburn were both dubbed in MY FAIR LADY.
The heroine of "My Fair Lady" is Eliza Doolittle. But that is not the answer to the crossword clue.
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In Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society.
"My Fair Lady" is based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
According to the Turner Classic Movie trivia page on My Fair Lady, the ball gown was an antique dress flown in from England. Presumably, once filming was over, the dress was returned to the owner.