My Fair Lady (1964) | |
| Director(s) | George Cukor |
| Producer(s) | Jack L. Warner |
| Top Genres | Romance, Drama, Musical, Family |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Rags to Riches, Teachers, Based on Play, Romance (Musical), England, Professors, Socialites |
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My Fair Lady Overview:
My Fair Lady (1964) was a Drama - Family Film directed by George Cukor and produced by Jack L. Warner.
The film was based on the musical of the same name written by Alan Jay Lerner performed at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY, & Broadhurst Theatre, NY & Broadway Theatre, NY from Mar 15, 1956 - Sep 29, 1962.
Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Rex Harrison | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stanley Holloway | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Gladys Cooper | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Harry Stradling | Won |
| Best Costume Design | Cecil Beaton | Won |
| Best Director | George Cukor | Won |
| Best Film Editing | William Ziegler | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Andre Previn | Won |
| Best Picture | Jack L. Warner, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | Alan Jay Lerner | Nominated |
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My Fair Lady (1964)
By Beatrice on Apr 29, 2018 From Flickers in TimeMy Fair Lady Directed by George Cukor Written by Alan Jay Lerner from a play by George Bernard Shaw 1964/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Beautiful music, great acting, gorgeous production values. ?Who could ask for anything more? Profe... Read full article
31 Days of Oscar Blogathon 2015 (Week 3: The Crafts) : My Fair Lady and the Outstanding Costumes of Cecil Beaton
By The Wonderful World of Cinema on Feb 18, 2015 From The Wonderful World of CinemaI have to say that Cecil Beaton is my favourite photographer, but he was also an incredible costume designer. He created the costumes of 14 movies:?Kipps, Dangerous Moonlight, On Approval, The Young Mr. Pitt, Anna Karenina (1948), An Ideal Husband, Beware of Pity, Dandy Dick,?The Truth about Women,?... Read full article
My Fair Lady (1964)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 19, 2014 From 4 Star FilmsAdapted from the play?Pygmalion, originally written by George Bernard Shaw,?My Fair Lady?stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It follows a speech therapist (Harrison) as he tries to win a bet with an old?acquaintance?that he can pass off a poor flower girl as a duchess. He takes Eliza Doolittle (H... Read full article
On the set of “My Fair Lady” (1964)
By Art on Feb 4, 2013 From Classic Cinema GoldBehind the scenes of “My Fair Lady” (1964), directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn as the flower girl Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as the arrogant phonetics professor Henry Higgins who wagers that he can take Eliza and turn her Cockney accent into a proper English one, ... Read full article
My Fair Lady (George Cukor, 1964)
By Judy on Oct 18, 2012 From Movie ClassicsAudrey Hepburn My Fair Lady has one of the greatest scores of any musical, by Lerner and Loewe, with many songs which have become standards, such as With a Little Bit of Luck, Wouldn?t It Be Loverly and On the Street Where You Live. It is also one of the most gorgeous musicals to look at, making ful... Read full article
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Quotes from
Lady at Ball: That young woman with Colonel Pickering, find out who she is.
Zoltan Karpathy: With pleasure!
Colonel Hugh Pickering: [on telephone to Scotland Yard] No, she's no relation, no. What? Well, just let's call her a "good friend", shall we? I beg your pardon! Listen to me, my man, I don't like the tenor of that question - what we do with her is our affair - your affair is bringing her back so we can continue doing it!
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Facts about
The American Marni Nixon had to practice a Cockney accent before she could dub all of Audrey Hepburn's singing in the movie.
Production designer Gene Allen was never given a budget to work from. He just designed and had built all the sets without having to worry about how much they cost.
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